We performed a comparison between ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Microsoft Configuration Manager 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 solution's technical support is top-notch. Whenever I have a question, they get back to me immediately, which is probably one of the best features of the solution's technical support."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is centralized management."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The initial setup was easy."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."
"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."
"The most valuable features are patch management and mobile device management."
"We are happy with the collaboration of SCCM with Patch My PC, which allows us to do patch work."
"Offers good patching."
"The cloud account management is a valuable feature."
"Software deployment and WSUS are most valuable."
"The ease of usability is the most valuable feature. It's user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is it's incredibly simple to configure and execute changes in bulk, allowing for seamless deployment. With this solution, you can easily track the status of all modifications and send them with ease, making it a comprehensive and efficient solution for any necessary adjustments."
"It is a good choice for deployment that performs very well."
"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 process has significantly improved our software distribution workflows."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
"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."
"There are limitations to this solution when we are working with iOS, Apple laptops or desktops such as the Mac and iMac."
"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."
"They should add better features for managing hardware."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
"Our company would prefer not rebooting computers while people are using them. There seems to be no strategy behind it."
"It is not easy to get good technical support, especially at level one."
"SCCM should strive to enhance the accuracy of its reporting functions in order to avoid any issues with incorrect or inaccurate data."
"I would like to see some improvements in WSUS and control of other, non-Microsoft, product updates."
"The tool's deployment is difficult. Microsoft needs to improve documentation with videos."
"Troubleshooting in general needs improvement. There's just a ton of logs to go through, and so finding the error log that corresponds with that you're doing can sometimes be difficult."
"This solution should be simpler, and more consistent across modules/sections."
"I would like to see an agentless version of the solution."
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ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is ranked 7th in Patch Management with 12 reviews while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 1st in Patch Management with 78 reviews. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus writes "Good scalability and a responsive tech support team ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is most compared with Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, BigFix, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, GFI LanGuard and N-able N-central, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Microsoft Intune and Tanium. See our ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager report.
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