We performed a comparison between BigFix 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."I’ve found patching to be the most valuable feature of the solution."
"BigFix is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the patching."
"It allows us to quickly deploy capabilities that we need, whether it be security or non-security. We use it to keep systems up to date, deploy new drivers, find the information we need in the case of security incidents. The capability allows us to gather a lot of information very quickly and it also allows us to have a centralized reporting feature and a centralized deployment capability which is nice."
"Almost every feature is wonderful in BigFix. It is very stable, and we can rely on it. It is an awesome tool."
"The patch management and the BigFix Inventory have been the most valuable features."
"This has very much improved our organization by saving time to deploy thousands of endpoints to our customers."
"Before we had BigFix, we had problems with some malware. BigFix allows us to immediately patch all instances of endpoints that were vulnerable to antivirus and initiate scans. That's key."
"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 tool's most valuable feature is performance."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"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."
"I would like to see improvements in the Web UI program and also a BigFix console for Mac OS."
"The solution could improve by adding support drivers for different systems and equipment. When you have a lot of different computers if they could fix how to install any updates, firmware, or drivers for different systems or servers it would be good."
"The tool should be more friendly in terms of Web UI and should be having better vulnerability scanning mechanisms so a third-party application is not required to fulfill that aspect."
"Relay selection and availability needs improvement as an incorrect relay selected can cause network chokes."
"Maybe the online help could be improved. It'd be nice if you would have a lot more phrases and keywords that you could search for and find answers with the help."
"BigFix is actually a little bit on the expensive side in Turkey because of the dollar's exchange rate in our currency."
"Its pricing should be improved. It is too costly."
"I would request them to build a robots, or an easier way for integration with the other tools, like ITSM tools."
"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."
"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."
"The solution's UI is an area that requires improvement."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."
"There are limitations to this solution when we are working with iOS, Apple laptops or desktops such as the Mac and iMac."
"The agent can be a bit more intelligent."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
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BigFix is ranked 2nd in Patch Management with 91 reviews while ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is ranked 7th in Patch Management with 12 reviews. BigFix is rated 8.6, while ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of BigFix writes "Very stable and easy to deploy with excellent patch compliance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus writes "Good scalability and a responsive tech support team ". BigFix is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Satellite, whereas ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is most compared with Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, GFI LanGuard and N-able N-central. See our BigFix vs. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus report.
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