ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Microsoft Configuration Manager comparison

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine Patch Manager ...

Ranking in Patch Management

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Configuration Man...

Ranking in Patch Management

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (2nd), Configuration Management (2nd)

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Patch Management category, the market share of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is 8.2% and it increased by 4.4% compared to the previous year. The market share of Microsoft Configuration Manager is 21.5% and it increased by 10.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Server Monitoring

7.9%

Configuration Management

15.8%

Featured Reviews

Isaac Al Wahaibi

Senior Application Support Specialist at Oman Data Park

Nov 20, 2022

Directly receive updates and push them to the server using a stable solution

There is one area that confuses me and can use a lot of improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus. Once we add a server inside the solution, we cannot specify the server or target for a specific customer. If I want to apply a patch for a specific customer, I have to look at them by the IP, I have to sort them by the IP, then select them, one by one. There is no tagging or a site where I can include them in that group, so I have to patch the group. I would like the ability to segregate the customer. The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers.

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Mani Bommisetty

Infrastructure patching Manager at Keyloop

Sep 1, 2023

Helps IT manage PCs and servers, keep software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies

Regarding this, I'd like to mention the agent situation. When the agent on an end-user device is not functioning correctly, it can be quite problematic. It would be highly beneficial if there were a self-healing mechanism in place. Essentially, if the agent becomes corrupted or encounters issues, it should be able to rectify itself autonomously. This is particularly critical because, in order to utilize a tool like MECM (assuming you're referring to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager), we need to deploy agents, known as AsMs, on all the devices we use, such as Windows 10 or Windows Server. Sometimes, when we deploy configurations or updates, they don't apply properly due to agent issues. This issue has been present since we began using MECM around 23 years ago. Unfortunately, there is currently no built-in mechanism for the agent to detect its own problems and initiate self-repair. Microsoft doesn’t have any feature to scan vulnerabilities and hence, they could include those.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The fetch repository is a good feature."

"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."

"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."

"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is centralized management."

"It is a highly stable solution."

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"Valuable features include configurations enforcement, compliance data gathering, and deployment of a standardized OS."

"The technical support is good."

"The initial setup is fairly straightforward."

"I like the data collection."

"The solution is highly scalable."

"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is valuable in keeping our systems updated. We are able to send updates to all the systems. Additionally, the Intune integration is helpful."

"The product is useful for patch management."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is the availability of being able to manage the Microsoft estate. It handles many areas, such as asset management and tracking."

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Cons

"The agent can be a bit more intelligent."

"The user interface of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to be made more user-friendly, simplified, and less complicated."

"The solution's UI is an area that requires improvement."

"The tool's support needs improvement."

"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."

"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."

"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."

"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."

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"In terms of the monitoring, the timeframe it takes to actually report back on the compliance of a device after it has been patched is a bit too long."

"SCCM does not scale well, which is one of the reasons we are not going to continue to use it."

"We'd like the solution to make it easier to manage remote users."

"I currently need to increase my compliance level in the patching processes which this solution could improve on."

"Regarding this, I'd like to mention the agent situation. When the agent on an end-user device is not functioning correctly, it can be quite problematic. It would be highly beneficial if there were a self-healing mechanism in place. Essentially, if the agent becomes corrupted or encounters issues, it should be able to rectify itself autonomously. This is particularly critical because, in order to utilize a tool like MECM (assuming you're referring to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager), we need to deploy agents, known as AsMs, on all the devices we use, such as Windows 10 or Windows Server. Sometimes, when we deploy configurations or updates, they don't apply properly due to agent issues. This issue has been present since we began using MECM around 23 years ago. Unfortunately, there is currently no built-in mechanism for the agent to detect its own problems and initiate self-repair. Microsoft doesn’t have any feature to scan vulnerabilities and hence, they could include those."

"The ability to integrate MDM would be great."

"In spite of us being a premier customer we find the support unsatisfactory."

"With Microsoft Premier Support, you get what you pay for. There's Third Tier Support that you pay for. If you pay for that, you get excellent support, and if you don't pay for that, then you get the less experienced staff."

More Microsoft Configuration Manager cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of this product is reasonable."

"The solution cost is around $5,000 per year."

"Patch Manager is cost-effective."

"I rate the price of the product a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"I rate the product price a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"Its price needs improvement."

"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and the charge for support is extra."

"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is a little bit cheaper."

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"Along with buying a license for MECM, we also have to buy a service called CMG (Cloud Management Gateway) which is a virtual machine in the cloud with which you can link your MECM to the Azure tenant so as to manage teleworkers."

"The price model is different for every client."

"The solution operates on a licensing model that can be expensive."

"We have to pay for a license."

"Its price is okay because it is part of our licensing."

"I rate the price of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager an eight out of ten."

"SCCM comes with its own version of SQL Server. If you use that SQL Server with SCCM and don't use it for another applications than you get an SQL Server for free."

"As far as I know, it is an annual operating expense license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

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By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?

The fetch repository is a good feature.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?

Patch Manager is cost-effective.

What needs improvement with ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?

The cloud version should have the option to add all the endpoints using the agent. Not only for Windows but also the Linux version. There are some versions that are not compatible with SaaS Manager...

How does Ansible compare to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM)?

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager takes knowledge and research to properly configure. The length of time that the set up will take depends on the kind of technical architecture that your org...

How to choose between ManageEngine Desktop Central and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM)?

ManageEngine Desktop Central is very easy to set up, is scalable, stable, and also has very good patch management. What I like most about ManageEngine is that I can log on to every PC very easily a...

What do you like most about SCCM?

One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined ...

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Also Known As

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Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM )

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Overview

Patch Manager Plus is a simple patch management tool that makes it easy to keep your network patched and secure. It is an endpoint patch management software that provides enterprises a single interface for automating all patch management tasks - from detecting missing patches to deploying patches - for Windows, Mac, Linux and 250+ third-party applications. Whether you have one computer or hundred, they can all be patched at the same time from a single point of console.

Microsoft Configuration Manager helps IT manage PCs and servers, keeping software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies, and monitoring system status while giving employees access to corporate applications on the devices that they choose. When Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, you can manage corporate-connected PCs and Macs along with cloud-based mobile devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, all from a single management console.

New features of Configuration Manager, such as the support of Windows 10 in-place upgrade, co-management with Microsoft Intune, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Servicing Dashboard, integration with Windows Update for Business, and more make deploying and managing Windows easier than ever before.

Sample Customers

IKEA Honda UNICEF The University of Georgia Evander

Bank Alfalah Ltd., Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, Dimension Data, Japan Business Systems, St. Lucie County Public Schools, MISC Berhad

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