We performed a comparison between Kaseya VSA and Microsoft Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Patch Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The backup tool is highly useful, offering a fast and efficient way to retrieve and restore data."
"The patching is very efficient and we can rely on the alerts that we receive."
"The way Kaseya VSA treats application vulnerabilities is good. They have released some new features that have been a benefit, such as updates from the Microsoft repository directory."
"The remote support is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"The most valuable feature of Kaseya VSA is the ability to control laptops remotely."
"The product's support team is very quick to respond, especially because the tool's technical team operates in the same time zone where I am located."
"Being able to connect to client computers without them necessarily needing to be there and being able to put in the patches and manage different information systems is valuable."
"I like the remote control, audit, inventory, patch management, software management, and monitoring features."
"The scalability to deploy the package."
"SCCM does everything from A to Z for a Windows operating system."
"One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined process has significantly improved our software distribution workflows."
"The main, clear valuable feature is updating the latest, patches and updates from Windows. This is the main feature we really utilize a lot."
"It is a very good solution. It has a good interface and is easy to use. On top of that, it is very reliable in terms of distribution as well as getting the report."
"The ability to make collections and deploy to them has been great."
"With the SCCM inventory, we found a lot of rogue applications. We were able to identify them, find out who was running them, and either put them on our application list or remove them."
"The most valuable features are application deployment and task-sequenced imaging."
"The way it is laid out can be improved. If it could be a little more intuitive, it might be a little bit easier. Sometimes, it is hard to find features because they're called something weird, or they're in an interesting location that you wouldn't have thought that they'd be in."
"The technical support of the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement."
"The audit and KNM tools could improve."
"The user interface is somewhat outdated."
"I have been looking for a way to deploy patches via the internet to selected equipment from Kaseya VSA, but it seems impossible."
"The main difference would be the addition of audio transfer between the end-user and the remote connectivity software. That is the one critical piece that we are currently lacking."
"Kaseya VSA could be improved with more features to support the latest operating systems."
"Sometimes, the product misinterprets the functionality of a machine."
"Not everything is readily available, and there are a lot of commands that are only executable via PowerShell."
"SCCM can improve on third-party application support."
"The assets have reached their end-of-life, and patching them is a complex and laborious task. It would be highly advantageous if there were an integrated solution that provided distinct options for each end-of-life asset, streamlining the process and facilitating comprehension."
"The reports are too busy. They could be simpler. I'm a technician, so I don't care how pretty the reports look. They should be easy to read. I'm designing this for production folks. They need to read the reports quickly when they're patching in the middle of the night."
"The analysis is something that can be integrated. Their report analysis can be improved a little bit due to the fact that most of the time complaints policies are saved by the admins. It's something that we need to look into and search for."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager can improve by allowing us to schedule the scripts, we don't have a script scheduling option and have to do it manually."
"Devices like smartphones and tablets are managed very well on VMware, however, they are absent in SCCM. I could configure iPad from the VMware site and it was done very easily. It should be just as possible on SCCM."
"Built in PowerShell cmdlets would be a nice feature because managing clients remotely can be a pain without knowing the WMI calls to run."
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Kaseya VSA is ranked 4th in Patch Management with 29 reviews while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 1st in Patch Management with 78 reviews. Kaseya VSA is rated 7.6, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Kaseya VSA writes "Single portal management, cost-saving, with thorough technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". Kaseya VSA is most compared with ConnectWise Automate, NinjaOne, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Datto Remote Monitoring and Management and N-able N-central, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Microsoft Intune and NinjaOne. See our Kaseya VSA vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager report.
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