Microsoft Configuration Manager and Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager compete in the endpoint management space. Microsoft tends to have an edge in environments heavily integrated with Microsoft products due to its seamless integration capabilities, while Ivanti has the upper hand in comprehensive patch management features.
Features: Microsoft Configuration Manager facilitates seamless integration with Microsoft services, offering robust software distribution, update management, and asset tracking. Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager focuses on third-party application patching support with automated management and comprehensive reporting tools.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Configuration Manager offers streamlined deployment within Microsoft-centered environments and benefits from strong community and vendor support. Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager provides a straightforward deployment process with highly responsive customer support, enhancing post-deployment satisfaction.
Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Configuration Manager may involve high setup costs due to infrastructure needs, yet offers significant ROI for Microsoft-centric businesses. Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager typically employs a flexible pricing model and can yield quicker ROI for organizations requiring extensive patching solutions.
Patch for Endpoint Manager can swiftly detect vulnerabilities in Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and hundreds of third-party apps (Acrobat Flash/Reader, Java, Web browsers, and more) and deploy expertly pre-tested patches everywhere you need them.
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.
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