We performed a comparison between GFI LanGuard and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 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."This product is a great solution at a great price as long as it is only going to be used for a local area network."
"The most useful features of GFI LanGuard are vulnerability assessment and patching solutions."
"The most valuable features in GFI LanGuard are patch management and vulnerability assessment."
"The most valuable feature is that I am able to patch third-party solutions."
"The most valuable feature of GFI LanGuard is its email spam feature."
"It is helpful to patch and scan vulnerabilities."
"The solution is easy to use and integrates well with other operating systems."
"The most valuable features of GFI LanGuard are the vulnerability assessment, it provides us with substantial insight into what applications are running on the endpoint systems and what vulnerabilities are there in the running applications. The second would be the assets tracking. I'm able to see in the network whether my endpoint server is operating and if all the other IT equipment is running in the environment. Additionally, GFI LanGuard is not heavy on system resources. It gives a competitive advantage over others."
"The ability to deploy patches seamlessly is the solution's most valuable aspect. It allows us to not only deploy patches but to monitor the deployment of those patches."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The initial setup was easy."
"You can create remote sessions for client systems."
"The most valuable features are patch management and mobile device management."
"The fetch repository is a good feature."
"GFI LanGuard can improve by adding asset tracking."
"GFI LanGuard can improve by adding more modules, such as asset control or asset inventory."
"If GFI LanGuard had a cloud version it would be better for people that are working from home."
"GFI LanGuard could improve the rollback feature. If we have installed the wrong we have had some issues with the rollback function. Additionally, more input from GFI LanGuard for the custom software push install."
"The only drawback with GFI LanGuard is that you cannot directly integrate it from the Outlook email; instead, you have to first log in to the site to make changes."
"The documentation on how to use this solution in a Linux environment is not clear, which is something that should be improved because it is complicated."
"GFI LanGuard has some technical limitations with machines."
"When you want to uninstall software from an endpoint, sometimes it becomes very problematic."
"The cloud version should have option to add all the endpoints using the agent. Not only for Windows, but also the Linux version. There are some versions which are not compatible with SaaS Manager. So some customers do not want to use the latest version of Linux latest version of CentOS. Actually, CentOS is not available. But some are using and patch manager is compatible for some versions only, not older older versions. So there are some pros and cons that are referred to patch management."
"There are limitations to this solution when we are working with iOS, Apple laptops or desktops such as the Mac and iMac."
"The user interface of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to be made more user-friendly, simplified, and less complicated."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."
"They should add better features for managing hardware."
"The agent can be a bit more intelligent."
"The solution's UI is an area that requires improvement."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
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GFI LanGuard is ranked 9th in Patch Management with 10 reviews while ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is ranked 7th in Patch Management with 12 reviews. GFI LanGuard is rated 8.0, while ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of GFI LanGuard writes "A scalable, competitively priced solution with a good ROI and easy setup process ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus writes "Good scalability and a responsive tech support team ". GFI LanGuard is most compared with Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager, BigFix and Kaseya VSA, whereas ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is most compared with Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, BigFix, Microsoft Configuration Manager, ManageEngine Endpoint Central and N-able N-central. See our GFI LanGuard vs. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus report.
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