We performed a comparison between Microsoft Windows Server Update Services and NinjaOne 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 noteworthy aspect is the system's capability to handle an extensive range of services and workloads, with the potential for almost unlimited scalability."
"A valuable feature about this solution is that it enforces an updating and patching process for my applications."
"The most valuable feature is Server Update's stability."
"Once we configure it and it keeps updating the patches, all I need to do is filter out which patches are required or not."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to identify which updates are needed on a particular machine."
"It's a scalable product."
"The solution has great potential and leaves the user with almost limitless possibilities. It is truly a product with a million uses."
"The performance has been okay."
"Good at managing updates and for remote support."
"The installation is easy, it only took two minutes."
"NinjaOne helps us view the status of software patching, whether the PC is locked or unlocked."
"NinjaOne has a feature where we can create custom scripts that we can run on devices remotely."
"We can use it for remote monitoring, and it also works great as a troubleshooting tool. We are able to open up a command line or a PowerShell session remotely without having to disrupt the user. They have a limited network device monitoring capability, but for workstation servers, we have the event logs. We can do performance monitoring, system changes, software deployment, and patch management. We can also push scripts. It has a very simple web interface. There are no additional things to do there. Security is also pretty good. It does the same things that the other competitor's tools do. One of the advantages of Ninja is that they have a more capable mobile app, which allows you to see the alerts immediately. I get alerted to major critical issues."
"The solution's most valuable feature is related to its remote access...I know that NinjaOne's technical support is good."
"The most important aspect of this tool is the security it provides our company."
"The tool's most valuable feature is third-party application updates."
"The database could be improved. In large environments, for example, we often get problems with reporting."
"The old backup files created by this solution use up a lot of storage, and this needs to be improved."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services could improve the ease of use."
"We have some problems when we update the servers."
"In the next release, I would like them to provide better connectivity. They must improve the connectivity between the WSS with Microsoft or the client."
"The reporting is not as practical as I would like it to be."
"The main problem with WSUS is that the management console doesn't allow you to do a lot of operations. It's actually quite a primitive console, and has been since day one. In order to be more effective, you need to use another tool from Microsoft that can take advantage of WSUS and also offer you the extra features you need."
"The solution's stability could be improved because sometimes, there are some problems in communication and sending updates and patches."
"NinjaOne's reporting module is cumbersome."
"It can have more integrations with third-party providers, such as Deep Instinct. They do partner with certain antivirus or remote access tool partners, but they can increase their portfolio to have more choices."
"The remote connectivity could be better. It works most of the time, but sometimes, there are issues."
"NinjaOne's pricing and user interface needs improvement."
"The reporting is lackluster. NinjaOne is great for maintaining systems, but it's hard to use it to understand the state that systems are in without going in and mining the information myself. I rate the reporting two out of 10."
"The graphical user interface could be improved."
"I would like to see more scripts for PowerShell commands."
"I want NinjaOne to improve the reports."
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Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 38 reviews while NinjaOne is ranked 5th in Patch Management with 14 reviews. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0, while NinjaOne is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services writes "Lets us manage all our organization's updates from a single management console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NinjaOne writes "A tool that helps with a lot of configurations and creates automation processes that work perfectly". Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Quest KACE Systems Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager and ManageEngine Patch Connect Plus, whereas NinjaOne is most compared with Atera, N-able N-central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, LogMeIn Central and ConnectWise Automate. See our Microsoft Windows Server Update Services vs. NinjaOne report.
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