Ivanti Security Controls vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus comparison

Ivanti Security Controls vs. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus

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Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Security Controls

Ranking in Patch Management

13th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ManageEngine Patch Manager ...

Ranking in Patch Management

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of Ivanti Security Controls is 2.5%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is 4.6%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Patch Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus	4.6%
Ivanti Security Controls	2.5%
Other	92.9%

Patch Management

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Chethan R

Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS

Has reduced hardware strain through agentless patching and improved asset visibility

This solution does not have capability of managing applications. It is only used for asset management and patch management. Regarding analytics for Ivanti Security Controls, it does not have extensive capabilities. It is a basic tool from Ivanti for scanning and deploying. It does not have analytics features such as EDR or security tools available in the market. It only has capability to check missing patches, find them, and deploy them. When it comes to reports, compliance reports or similar types of reports are not user-friendly. Expertise is required for handling these aspects. The asset management in Ivanti Security Controls needs more visibility. Additionally, it can be improved to handle in-house applications, which currently cannot be installed. It can only handle existing applications, unlike Ivanti's Endpoint Manager. It should have additional features in this area that need improvement.

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ManojNair2

Founder/Director at Augesys Solutions Pvt Ltd

Centralized patching has unified multi‑OS management and delivers detailed security reporting

Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day. It has a central scanning activity that scans every laptop for changes in assets, meaning both hardware and software, as well as installed software for patches. However, this activity works only once per day and does not work on local time. If you are a global organization with the UK office and a colleague in the US, for example, and you set the task at 11:00 AM UK time, that translates to 6:00 AM in the US East Coast. If that colleague's laptop is on, the task completes; otherwise, it fails. This represents a major drawback because the task does not run on the local time of the system. Regarding the ability to create multiple tasks, you cannot create them, which is another significant issue. Only one task exists for these two activities. That one task performs both the hardware and software scanning for any changes and also conducts a patch scan. Both activities occur through the same task, but the problem is that if you have a global user base, this becomes a bottleneck.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Ivanti Security Controls is a better solution than SCCM."

"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."

"Ivanti Security Controls is an agentless tool which means we do not need to install any agent on the server or endpoint, and through agentless capabilities, it can install software, install patches, and control over the server, including asset management."

"You can create remote sessions for client systems."

"The best features in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus are the connectivity across different platforms, such as connectivity with Rapid7, connectivity with CrowdStrike, and connectivity with the SIEM solution."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is centralized management."

"The integration with both Linux and Microsoft systems is seamless."

"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus provides patching for Windows, Mac, and Linux from a single console, including cloud servers like AWS EC2, which makes it particularly valuable because you can patch and monitor all platforms from one tool."

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten."

"The fetch repository is a good feature."

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Cons

"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."

"When it comes to reports, compliance reports or similar types of reports are not user-friendly. Expertise is required for handling these aspects."

"It should be more scalable."

"Ivanti Security Controls is a powerful product, but it has quite a steep learning curve."

"The cloud version should have option to add all the endpoints using the agent. Not only for Windows, but also the Linux version. There are some versions which are not compatible with SaaS Manager. So some customers do not want to use the latest version of Linux latest version of CentOS. Actually, CentOS is not available. But some are using and patch manager is compatible for some versions only, not older older versions. So there are some pros and cons that are referred to patch management."

"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."

"The solution's UI is an area that requires improvement."

"Patching over the Internet should be improved."

"I experienced issues with server 2012, which required an upgrade to 2016 for better functionality before moving to Azure."

"The user interface of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to be made more user-friendly, simplified, and less complicated."

"If a report shows that testing did not work for one version but succeeds for another, a comparison would be beneficial."

"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is on the moderate side."

"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is a little bit cheaper."

"The price of this product is reasonable."

"I rate the price of the product a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"Its price needs improvement."

"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and the charge for support is extra."

"I rate the product price a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"Patch Manager is cost-effective."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

University

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Ivanti Security Controls?

Ivanti Security Controls is a powerful product, but it has quite a steep learning curve. There is quite a lot to learn, though it proves to be very powerful if you put in the time to learn how to u...

What is your primary use case for Ivanti Security Controls?

We are using Ivanti Security Controls for deploying Windows updates to Windows servers.

What advice do you have for others considering Ivanti Security Controls?

I am currently working with Ivanti Security Controls as a customer. I think Ivanti Security Controls is an effective product for this purpose. I would give tech support for Ivanti Security Controls...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?

The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is reasonable. There is a concern regarding the exchange rate as one dollar equals six reais today, making everything expensive in dollars for us.

What needs improvement with ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?

While it's a good feature, it needs some improvement. Different patch manager competitors have functionality with AI inside, so if that could be integrated, it would be much easier for the end-user...

What is your primary use case for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?

We receive vulnerabilities from our Rapid7 engine, which transfers those vulnerabilities to ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, and we have a bunch of servers to be patched. We usually use that for th...

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Overview

Ivanti Security Controls simplifies security with unified and automated prevention, detection, and response techniques that target your biggest attack vectors. It provides the security global experts agree creates the highest barriers to modern cyber attacks, including discovery, OS and application patch management, privilege management, and whitelisting.

Ivanti

Patch Manager Plus is a simple patch management tool that makes it easy to keep your network patched and secure. It is an endpoint patch management software that provides enterprises a single interface for automating all patch management tasks - from detecting missing patches to deploying patches - for Windows, Mac, Linux and 250+ third-party applications. Whether you have one computer or hundred, they can all be patched at the same time from a single point of console.

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Ivanti Security Controls vs. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus