We performed a comparison between Ivanti Security Controls 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."What has been most valuable is the ability to manage, restore and install upgrades and applications. We scan PCs and server and receive results."
"Technical support is helpful and responsive."
"We can easily download particular patches, and we can apply them on a group basis and policy basis."
"The performance has been okay."
"Once we configure it and it keeps updating the patches, all I need to do is filter out which patches are required or not."
"I like that we could evaluate every client and compare some weaknesses and vulnerability exploits in Microsoft Windows Server Update Services. This is a useful way to test applications against an attacker attempting to exploit the operating system."
"The product provides a valuable Single Sign-On (SSO) integration feature within our IES environment, particularly with the IT directory and server systems."
"The reporting capabilities that help maintain compliance and security are good."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is an easy-to-use and stable solution."
"For the Windows upgrade, the errors we experience are not clear. We see a time out error but do not know the reason. We would like to know the root cause."
"It should be more scalable."
"Could be improved with additional features such as an update alarm."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services could improve the ease of use."
"The approval process must be improved."
"It would be good if it could deploy third-party patches or applications."
"The ability to have more fine control within this solution is very important. It is not available for the solution in its current state."
"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."
"The platform’s dashboard and reporting features need enhancement."
"The reporting is not as practical as I would like it to be."
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Ivanti Security Controls is ranked 14th in Patch Management with 2 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 2nd in Patch Management with 40 reviews. Ivanti Security Controls is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Ivanti Security Controls writes "Straightforward to set up and good support but needs to be on the cloud". 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". Ivanti Security Controls is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager, Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, Mac, Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune and NinjaOne, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Quest KACE Systems Management and Atera. See our Ivanti Security Controls vs. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services report.
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