We performed a comparison between Ivanti Security Controls and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 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."What has been most valuable is the ability to manage, restore and install upgrades and applications. We scan PCs and server and receive results."
"Technical support is helpful and responsive."
"We get server updates from the internet and from the Bluetooth server. All of the clients are connected to it, and they're all updated from this exact server. It updates automatically."
"The product provides a valuable Single Sign-On (SSO) integration feature within our IES environment, particularly with the IT directory and server systems."
"Instead of leaving each server to download their own updates, with WSUS you have a centralized management tool for all the updates alongside a log for all the servers. By creating and deploying a WSUS server that will download the updates from the internet and dispatch them to the other servers, you can have control over the entire deployment process."
"The solution gives authentic updates."
"I like that we could evaluate every client and compare some weaknesses and vulnerability exploits in Microsoft Windows Server Update Services. This is a useful way to test applications against an attacker attempting to exploit the operating system."
"We can easily download particular patches, and we can apply them on a group basis and policy basis."
"It's a scalable product."
"The most valuable features are that it is included with Windows, and it can be driven by Group Policy Objects (GPOs)."
"For the Windows upgrade, the errors we experience are not clear. We see a time out error but do not know the reason. We would like to know the root cause."
"It should be more scalable."
"Could be improved with additional features such as an update alarm."
"The solution's stability could be improved because sometimes, there are some problems in communication and sending updates and patches."
"A few bugs need to be figured out for the security side."
"They should offer patch management across platforms."
"We have some problems when we update the servers."
"The product must improve its support."
"Job management and control is an area that is in need of improvement."
"User interface is outdated and not user-friendly."
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Ivanti Security Controls is ranked 14th in Patch Management with 2 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 38 reviews. Ivanti Security Controls is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Ivanti Security Controls writes "Straightforward to set up and good support but needs to be on the cloud". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services writes "Lets us manage all our organization's updates from a single management console". Ivanti Security Controls is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Ivanti Patch for Linux, UNIX, Mac, Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager, Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune and NinjaOne, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Quest KACE Systems Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager and Atera. See our Ivanti Security Controls vs. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services report.
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