We performed a comparison between AWS Systems Manager and Kace Systems Deployment Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Microsoft, HCLTech and others in Configuration Management."This product works very well for companies already using the full Microsoft suite."
"The synchronization of Intune with other Microsoft solutions is a valuable feature."
"The stability of Microsoft Intune is good."
"For the price, the features included with Microsoft are appealing."
"The features I found most valuable in Intune are its user visibility and troubleshooting options."
"The security-related tools are excellent; these features allow us to secure devices, lock them down, and ensure compliance."
"A great solution for anyone wanting a modern endpoint device management solution."
"The dashboards, the security, and the customization capabilities work very well for us."
"When we do the automation in the cloud, we use the SSM agent. This helps us to test our automation and documents, and monitor the cloud."
"Has a variety of automation options."
"With AWS Systems Manager, our company can patch our systems directly from it, so we don't need to patch our systems manually."
"The solution's ability to scale is good."
"Systems Manager has a feature where it analyzes the logs and gives us a performance overview in the form of a graph. We know when it's taking up more resources and when there are spikes, so we can predict the usability."
"The solution is user-friendly"
"Its ticketing is pretty good."
"It would be better if they can reduce the cost of the license."
"Lacking in features such as Wi-Fi and network security."
"Additional application deployment options e.g. MSI deployment with more complex parameters or additional side-by-side files, and non-MSI deployment options."
"Microsoft Intune lags market leaders, such as Apperian, in its MAM capabilities."
"Microsoft Intune is not user-friendly to manage and has room for improvement."
"I think there should be a better tracking of the cell phones used on the Intune."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple."
"The reporting is subpar. That's the only issue we have with Intune. We use another solution for that purpose."
"We formerly used third-party products to analyze the log, give us information, and find bottlenecks. Systems Manager could provide more tools that conduct this analysis, so we don't have to do it ourselves."
"Additional features can be added as per customer requirements."
"Lacks sufficient integrations."
"The current challenge is that we can't pull any incidents from other accounts."
"The AWS UIs are not the most intuitive. Also, the usability needs room for improvement."
"The fact that AWS Systems Manager takes time to complete the patching process, makes it an area where improvements are required."
"I have heard feedback that the imaging is slow. It takes somewhere around an hour to image one PC."
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AWS Systems Manager is ranked 6th in Configuration Management with 6 reviews while Kace Systems Deployment Appliance is ranked 28th in Configuration Management. AWS Systems Manager is rated 8.2, while Kace Systems Deployment Appliance is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of AWS Systems Manager writes "Offers a variety of automation options; simplifies governance and administration ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kace Systems Deployment Appliance writes "Straightforward to use with good ticketing but accessing inventory needs to be easier". AWS Systems Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat Satellite, AWS CloudFormation and BigFix, whereas Kace Systems Deployment Appliance is most compared with .
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