Microsoft Configuration Manager vs SolarWinds Patch Manager comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Configuration Man...
Ranking in Patch Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (2nd), Configuration Management (2nd)
SolarWinds Patch Manager
Ranking in Patch Management
21st
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Patch Management category, the market share of Microsoft Configuration Manager is 21.5% and it increased by 10.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of SolarWinds Patch Manager is 0.6% and it increased by 92.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Patch Management
Unique Categories:
Server Monitoring
7.9%
Configuration Management
15.8%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

PC
Jan 31, 2023
An integrated solution for managing all of your devices with a useful reporting feature
We use Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager for application deployment and patching. We run the gamut, and we use it for quite a bit To do what we are doing with the configurations manager manually would be impossible. We have over 100,000 systems, and it simplifies a lot of what we are…
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is good because they have various options, depending on what you are looking for."
"The solution operates on a licensing model that can be expensive."
"The price could be better."
"The price of SCCM depends on the size of the organization. The price is competitive."
"We use the tool's free license. It is expensive."
"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."
"Pricing is negotiable with Microsoft, depending upon which of their packages you choose."
"There is not a license needed to use the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
27%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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

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

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Sample Customers

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