We performed a comparison between Kaseya VSA 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."I like the Live Connect module provided by Kaseya. It is a powerful module. I also like the Agent Procedure module. We work with it most of the time."
"Kaseya VSA's best features are auditing and reporting."
"The most valuable piece of the puzzle for me is what they call Live Connect. It is the piece that allows you to support an end-user without having to take the keyboard and mouse."
"The remote support is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ability to offer control remotely to its users and provide patching capabilities to users."
"Provides efficient automation."
"The ease of access and ease of use was great."
"The solution was scalable."
"The solution performs well."
"The product provides a valuable Single Sign-On (SSO) integration feature within our IES environment, particularly with the IT directory and server systems."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is an easy-to-use and stable solution."
"The noteworthy aspect is the system's capability to handle an extensive range of services and workloads, with the potential for almost unlimited scalability."
"The central points of managing product updates have been the tool's most valuable features."
"The solution has great potential and leaves the user with almost limitless possibilities. It is truly a product with a million uses."
"It provides central management interface for deployment."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is highly stable. It is one of the most stable solutions from Microsoft."
"It never functioned as intended."
"The audit and KNM tools could improve."
"The UI could be streamlined. The menu has 18 options, but we only use three. It has a lot of redundant stuff. Software management, software deployment, patch management, etc., all do the same thing, but they're different programs and licenses."
"Kaseya VSA could be improved with more features to support the latest operating systems."
"I have been looking for a way to deploy patches via the internet to selected equipment from Kaseya VSA, but it seems impossible."
"The solution is hard to use at first until you understand how it works."
"We actually upgraded the solution due to the fact that we needed the support for Apple devices. We haven't had a chance to test that part of the product just yet, however, that was our biggest criticism of the product prior to this most recent update."
"I believe we should include a VSA license to provide complete endpoint management."
"More integration with different platforms would be an improvement."
"The solution's stability could be improved because sometimes, there are some problems in communication and sending updates and patches."
"Because you have to pay for the product and there may be other good free solutions, this may not be the best choice for a cost-minded organization."
"The reporting is not as practical as I would like it to be."
"Having the ability to group updates by the operating systems would be very helpful."
"The product must integrate with third-party applications."
"They could reduce the platform's prices."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services must include functions for providing updates about inventory."
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Kaseya VSA is ranked 5th in Patch Management with 29 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 2nd in Patch Management with 41 reviews. Kaseya VSA is rated 7.6, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Kaseya VSA writes "Broken from the beginning and never functioned as anticipated". 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". Kaseya VSA is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, ConnectWise Automate, NinjaOne, Datto Remote Monitoring and Management and N-able N-central, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Quest KACE Systems Management and Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune. See our Kaseya VSA vs. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services report.
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