Kaseya Traverse vs Microsoft System Center comparison

Kaseya and Microsoft are both solutions in the Cloud Monitoring Software category. Kaseya is ranked #37 with an average rating of 6.3, while Microsoft is ranked #24 with an average rating of 7.8. Kaseya holds a 0.3% mindshare in CMS, compared to Microsoft’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of Kaseya users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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85% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Microsoft System Center and Kaseya Traverse compete in the IT management software category. Microsoft System Center has the upper hand in feature richness and integration with Microsoft products, while Kaseya Traverse stands out for its flexibility and pricing.

Features: Microsoft System Center offers integration with Microsoft products, ease of configuration, and robust automation for Windows environments. It provides comprehensive management packs and excels in OS deployment. Kaseya Traverse provides effective IT stack visualization, network and application monitoring, and remote support, known for its processing capabilities and scalability.

Room for Improvement: Microsoft System Center has challenges with non-Microsoft product integration, a cumbersome installation process, and outdated UI. Its cloud-monitoring performance needs improvement. Kaseya Traverse lacks a configuration management database, struggles with patch management post-updates, and its reporting is basic with integration issues causing false positives.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft System Center focuses on on-premises deployment, sometimes complicating setup despite hybrid options. Customer support satisfaction varies, often requiring consultancy. Kaseya Traverse supports both on-premises and hybrid environments, allowing cloud integration flexibility, though its support is criticized for delays and inadequate engagement.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft System Center is expensive with annual licensing and additional support costs. It offers ROI through task automation and reduced third-party dependencies. Kaseya Traverse is competitively priced, with a straightforward monthly licensing model, providing savings compared to other solutions.

To learn more, read our detailed Kaseya Traverse vs. Microsoft System Center Report (Updated: March 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Kaseya Traverse

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

37th

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (67th)

Microsoft System Center

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

24th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Kaseya Traverse is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft System Center is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AMMAR HUMAIDY HUSIN

Technical Consultant at a university with 11-50 employees

Automation increases efficiency, but pricing needs to be more competitive

Improvement is needed in making it cheaper, of course. I am not emphasizing making it cheaper, however, it should be more competitive with other products. The product itself is very good and helpful for me as a customer. The issue always is the price, as we cannot beat most of our competitors on pricing alone. If a product is just nice to have, not essential like an antivirus, if it's not really competitive with pricing, we cannot sell it.

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Ajinkya Mohod

System Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv

Makes user management and application management easy for users

Speaking about the impact of the automation feature that impacted our company's operational efficiency, I can say that the complete tool works on automation. You just have to configure it, and it works, especially in areas like auto-patching updates. I suggest that others can definitely go ahead with Microsoft System Center, especially beginners who choose it, can get hands-on experience with it, and acquire a good understanding of how things work. In terms of the value and benefits derived from the use of the solution, I can say that my company's operations have been made simpler because of the product, especially in areas like user management and application management where we have been benefited a lot. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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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

"Most of the features are pretty good and the solution is user friendly."

"It is a pretty stable solution...It is a pretty stable solution."

"It's a simple and humble tool."

"Automating processes is crucial for me, so the automation part stands out."

"The remote support and data collection features are great."

"Everything is running seamlessly on the solution, to the point where you don't see any gap."

"Kaseya Traverse is a very stable solution and very sustainable in terms of what the market wants, what is out there, price-wise and functionality features. They're quite competitive and they are always innovating."

"If I want to automate the management and maintenance of my server automatically, this product is a good use case for that."

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"Managment Packs for Microsoft-specific products, help us implement the best practices for each product."

"The installation process is easy."

"The tool has many valuable features, including license tracking, software deployment, and installation deployment. However, we primarily use it for Windows updates and deployment for Windows servers and desktops. It's a complex product but very well-managed. If you use all the features, they will be valuable to your organization. It allows you to deploy desktops, manage patches, and track various features."

"I like the automated features of it that let you schedule those updates and the ability of the product to focus on the specific updates, specific platforms, and products that we're interested in keeping up to date."

"We like Microsoft System Center's Operations Manager. That is primarily why we use it."

"The solution is easily available. That's its most valuable aspect."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."

"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features."

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Cons

"The tool needs to have some AI capabilities, which it lacks currently."

"Kaseya Traverse can improve by adding a Service Map to help us create a configuration management database (CMDB), this would be helpful for us."

"Improvement is needed in making it cheaper."

"Reporting is tedious and not organized in the way customers expect."

"In terms of what could be improved, we are innovating all the time, as well as having a look at different avenues so that the strategy follows the structure. I think the software is still a little bit too new to actually fully asses what it has."

"However, the issue lies in the adequacy of the responses to my questions, which are usually not up to par."

"Dashboards and Central Protection were an issue. Also, database monitoring was not there. Even though they said that it was there at an additional cost, that tool was very basic. We couldn't have device configuration backup also."

"Reporting is a bit difficult."

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"We have some bugs but it's stable. It doesn't break every day. It works. Like other applications, it has a lot of bugs but they're manageable."

"The solution's dashboard needs improvement."

"For me, the tool's UI seems to be too old."

"Could be more user friendly."

"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."

"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."

"Most of the documentation is online, however, there are some gaps there. The product documentation still refers back to the 2012 Server. We're pretty much in 2022. There's a ten-year gap there."

"Something super important that we need is this integration via Intune Configuration Manager."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is not cheap, but it is not too expensive."

"The price depends on whether you are monitoring different applications, especially in bulk, and depends on what you're doing. If you're monitoring one endpoint, it will cost you 150 ZAR."

"Microsoft System Center is quite expensive."

"Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"It's rolled into our enterprise subscription. The entire subscription is around $25,000 a year, however, that covers all the products that we use."

"We maximized our license investment."

"I know that sometimes there is some reduction in the prices of Microsoft System Center because of the costs of Microsoft SQL Server, which can be advantageous."

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

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kaseya Traverse?

The remote support and data collection features are great.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaseya Traverse?

The solution is not cheap, but it is not too expensive. We pay an annual license fee. There are no additional fees associated with the product.

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What needs improvement with Kaseya Traverse?

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What do you like most about Microsoft System Center?

The product's initial setup phase was easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center should be easier to manage. However, it is complex to deploy, so people hesitate to use it. Though it has many features, such as licensing, asset tracking, and software depl...

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Overview

Immediately identify impacted IT services using insights based on rich data analytics of events such as SNMP traps, Windows events and Syslogs. Resolve faults quickly via NetFlow enabled root cause analysis across cloud, on-premise, hybrid cloud and virtualized IT environments.

Kaseya

System Center helps customers realize the benefits of the Microsoft Cloud Platform by delivering unified management. Experience fast time-to-value with out-of-the-box monitoring, provisioning, configuration, automation, protection and self-service.

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Sample Customers

UltiSat, Clear Concepts, nVidia, United States Postal Service, Cisco, Redbox, Spark Digital, People's Bank & Trust

Kassen_rztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein, Magyar Telekom Nyrt., Adeka, QualCare, Aeriandi, UniCredit Bank d.d., Mostar, Allianz Australia Ltd., Grupo Familia

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