We performed a comparison between ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 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 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."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is centralized management."
"The solution's technical support is top-notch. Whenever I have a question, they get back to me immediately, which is probably one of the best features of the solution's technical support."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."
"The most valuable features are patch management and mobile device management."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
"A valuable feature about this solution is that it enforces an updating and patching process for my applications."
"PowerShell is a valuable feature."
"The platform provides good value in terms of time and effort by eliminating the need for manual patch management."
"The product is quite stable."
"This solution is stable."
"The solution gives authentic updates."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is highly stable. It is one of the most stable solutions from Microsoft."
"The solution performs well."
"The user interface of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to be made more user-friendly, simplified, and less complicated."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
"The agent can be a bit more intelligent."
"The tool's support needs improvement."
"The solution's UI is an area that requires improvement."
"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."
"This solution's deployment could be improved. When I was the admin, there were some problems when deploying to clients. Sometimes the policy is not effective. I guess, more on the reliability side, more reliable means working more often with the clients. It could be easier to deploy."
"Some issues with scalability in larger organizations."
"Could be improved with additional features such as an update alarm."
"The reporting is not as practical as I would like it to be."
"The platform’s dashboard and reporting features need enhancement."
"A few bugs need to be figured out for the security side."
"Having the ability to group updates by the operating systems would be very helpful."
"The old backup files created by this solution use up a lot of storage, and this needs to be improved."
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ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is ranked 7th in Patch Management with 12 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 38 reviews. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus writes "Good scalability and a responsive tech support team ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services writes "Lets us manage all our organization's updates from a single management console". ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is most compared with BigFix, Microsoft Configuration Manager, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, GFI LanGuard and N-able N-central, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, Quest KACE Systems Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune and GFI LanGuard. See our ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services report.
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