We performed a comparison between Forescout Platform and Quest KACE Systems Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Compliance solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We think it's simple. We think it's very useful and we really like reports and everything."
"It's one of the tools that has given the federal government visibility into network devices and everything."
"Forescout Platform has made it possible to block people working near our construction sites who should not have access to our network."
"The most valuable features are remote access and administration scripts."
"Forescout is easy to integrate with a lot of end systems."
"I can integrate Forescout with products from multiple vendors in my environment, and also, the integration is searchable. It can be used with 802.1X and non-802.1X to integrate with my existing network. I don't need to upgrade any existing networks in my system, and I don't need to replace existing devices to integrate with Forescout. I find value in not having to spend money upgrading existing devices and networks."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment, which does not require the use of an agent."
"It has helped with improving our security posture in terms of controlling the access of rogue devices into our network through identification. We have been able to prevent rogue device activities on the network, check the health of the system, and ensure remediation."
"KACE’s knowledge-based articles are very good."
"The scripting is a very valuable feature, as it saves us time on pushing certain things out to the users, such as software and patches."
"I like how when you click on the device, it shows you everything that has changed as well as the software versioning. I am really enjoying the inventory aspect of it."
"We're able to deploy software and push out fixes to endpoints faster than ever."
"KACE automatically tracks this information and saves it for me, allowing me to call it up on the dashboard. For example, if I need to find Juliano's computer in the system, I don't need to search through endless spreadsheets. I just search for "Juliano" in KACE. KACE also lists other details like the last login user."
"The most valuable feature is the imaging of computers through the SDA... Being able to do that so quickly with the SDA, and to then use the SMA for reinstalling software, has been huge for our productivity."
"We can get the majority of what we need with this product and do not have to spend money on something else."
"There is one place for a lot of different things. If somebody has a problem with their computer, they will put in a ticket. From there, we will know who it is and the assets assigned to them, because there is one place to go look for what we are talking about and with whom we are talking. Just having one place for everything is really convenient. For example, we are able to deploy software to hundreds of computers. We don't need to go to each individual device."
"For the user, the policy that they have implemented sometimes needs adjustments. Sometimes the features that the customer asks for aren't involved in the main installation, and I need to bolt an add-on in. However, I never know if this policy is the right one when I do this."
"I should be able to integrate my Forescout with any other third party security technology, to build that connected security strategy."
"Forescout Platform needs to improve how the device works in preventing rogue servers."
"More detailed analysis during the authentication process, especially for troubleshooting access issues. We have found that troubleshooting RADIUS controls is quite arduous, as it is today. A trace function could easily resolve this by providing a means by which access issues from a certificate to passwords or accounts could easily be identified and remediated."
"The solution needs more definitive pricing. The costs are hard to nail down."
"This solution is not that easy to scale but this depends on a company's needs."
"Better integration with third-party vendors is needed because as it is now, the list of third-party solutions that we can integrate and automate is quite limited."
"The ability to block external devices in Mac is lacking and needs to be added."
"What could be improved is the possibility to use replicas in a secure way outside our network in order to maintain the machines that never connect to our corporate network."
"The KACE Go Mobile App crashes a lot, and it always has. I would love to see that get fixed because it's very convenient when it does work properly, but most of the time it does not."
"Its dashboard needs improvement. Currently, there is no way to modify the dashboard. There should be more flexibility so that we can create views according to our use case."
"I think it should have the ability to have the applications automatically update. It would be really helpful if this would override what the user might choose to do."
"There is always room for improvement. However, the system does most of what we need at this moment."
"There should be a mini toolbox, like the competitors of KACE have, with the small features for KACE administrators. That would make their lives easier. If you are troubleshooting a specific endpoint, remote control is available as is Wake-on-LAN. But if you want to execute some commands, you have to use a third-party tool, the PS tool. If they would integrate those small things, it would make KACE more powerful."
"Sometimes the information is not as real time as it's supposed to be."
"I have complaints about smart label adaptation and because of this, I recommend a 24 to 48 hour bake-in period."
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Forescout Platform is ranked 4th in Endpoint Compliance with 69 reviews while Quest KACE Systems Management is ranked 5th in Endpoint Compliance with 38 reviews. Forescout Platform is rated 8.4, while Quest KACE Systems Management is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Forescout Platform writes "We can go granular on each endpoint, quarantine non-compliant machines, and target vulnerabilities through scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Quest KACE Systems Management writes "Easy to use, saves us time, and increases IT productivity". Forescout Platform is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Nozomi Networks and Armis, whereas Quest KACE Systems Management is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, BigFix and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. See our Forescout Platform vs. Quest KACE Systems Management report.
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