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 initial setup was easy."
"The most valuable features are patch management and mobile device management."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."
"The fetch repository is a good feature."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is centralized management."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"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 solution performs well."
"Provides the ability to create multiple downstream servers."
"We can track the updates of the PC and servers."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to identify which updates are needed on a particular machine."
"The product provides a valuable Single Sign-On (SSO) integration feature within our IES environment, particularly with the IT directory and server systems."
"The interface is easy to use."
"The platform provides good value in terms of time and effort by eliminating the need for manual patch management."
"The reporting capabilities that help maintain compliance and security are good."
"The user interface of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to be made more user-friendly, simplified, and less complicated."
"The agent can be a bit more intelligent."
"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."
"They should add better features for managing hardware."
"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 solution's UI is an area that requires improvement."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."
"Having the ability to group updates by the operating systems would be very helpful."
"The security could be improved."
"The product must improve its support."
"User interface is outdated and not user-friendly."
"They could reduce the platform's prices."
"In the next release, I would like to see additional tools added to fix the engine issues on the client's side."
"The approval process must be improved."
"The only complex part was the solution’s tricky setup phase."
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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, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, 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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