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Kaseya VSA vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Kaseya VSA is efficient and cost-saving for many, but some users cite inefficiencies and lack expected financial returns.
Sentiment score
7.8
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus enhanced efficiency, security, and productivity with centralized management, automation, and an intuitive interface for users.
Compared to other products, ManageEngine provides good return on investment within five years.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.6
Kaseya VSA customer service is responsive for high-priority tickets but experiences delays and inefficiencies with lower-priority issues.
Sentiment score
8.3
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus has excellent customer service with responsive technical support that resolves issues efficiently.
The customer service provides a fast response.
Customer service and support are excellent, with a perfect score of ten out of ten.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Kaseya VSA is scalable with fast onboarding but struggles with enterprise demands and on-premises hardware limitations.
Sentiment score
5.7
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus excels in scalability and multi-OS support, though scaling may require temporary downtime considerations.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
Kaseya VSA's stability varies; some face downtimes, connectivity issues, and unresolved support challenges, with performance affected by infrastructure.
Sentiment score
8.7
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is stable and efficient, rated highly for reliable performance, easy deployment, and no issues during use.
 

Room For Improvement

Kaseya VSA needs a more user-friendly interface, better security, improved support, and enhanced integration with systems and applications.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs improvements in usability, compatibility, reporting, support, pricing, and interface simplicity for better user experience.
Instead of separate technician licenses for each product, there should be a single bundled license to simplify licensing requirements.
When the patch testing works well, there is no need for patch management rollbacks.
 

Setup Cost

Kaseya VSA offers competitive pricing with discounts, flexible agreements, and regional disparities, but contracts are sometimes considered costly.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus offers affordable pricing with options like endpoint-based to server-based licensing, impacting future costs.
It's always expensive for the customer.
ManageEngine's licensing model recently changed from being endpoint-based to server-based, which might affect costs during the next renewal.
 

Valuable Features

Kaseya VSA offers valuable remote management, automation, security features, and ease of use, enhancing efficiency and reducing complexity.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus simplifies centralized patch management with automation, multi-OS support, and comprehensive reporting for diverse platforms.
All modules are working well, and for me, it's a complete product.
The software covers platform security and application security, ensuring everything is updated at the endpoint level.
The Patch Management Plus feature has rollback capabilities, which are easy to use, especially in cases affecting servers.
 

Categories and Ranking

Kaseya VSA
Ranking in Patch Management
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (2nd)
ManageEngine Patch Manager ...
Ranking in Patch Management
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of Kaseya VSA is 3.5%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is 8.2%, up from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Patch Management
 

Featured Reviews

Ben Blissett - PeerSpot reviewer
Broken from the beginning and never functioned as anticipated
They had a major issue that resulted at one point (the straw that broke the camel's back for us, although we'd been fighting with support for months by that point in time) in which every Kaseya VSA customer was offline for two weeks. This vulnerability pushed us over the edge. It never functioned as intended. If it functioned as it was supposed to, it would've been fantastic. However, the previous solution we used just performed reliably and so much better. I can't say that there was anything positive about my experience. The intent of the software, other than integrations, is to be able to just make an anytime secure direct connection to an endpoint. However, whenever we would connect, at least half the time, it would not record keystrokes properly, no matter what system we connected from. So if you're trying to enter a password, there'd be 2-3 seconds' latency in the response and then it would just spew out a bunch of letters and numbers you didn't type in. You would just try, try, try again to type in something, and just half the time it worked, half the time it didn't. If you brought up more than three or four endpoints simultaneously, it never worked. It was a major point of contention for us. For us, at least, it just didn't work. It just was broken. Scripting didn't fire, reports didn't come back, and monitoring wasn't there. A server goes down or a router goes offline, no notification. Stuff like that. Bush league.
AdeolaEkunola - PeerSpot reviewer
A quite straightforward solution that works easily with different operating systems
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. When the use of the solution for customers grows, there is a need for more endpoints, and it may grow up to 500 endpoints, and the solution's use may even be scaled up further. It is possible to do what is needed to scale up the solution for the IT environments of any of our company's customers. Before scaling up, one needs to buy the license and consider the IT architecture to see if there are any modifications required in the solution. Around three of my company's customers who manage enterprise-sized businesses with a minimum requirement of 700 endpoints at least use the solution.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Healthcare Company
6%
Educational Organization
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kaseya VSA?
The most valuable feature of Kaseya VSA is the ability to control laptops remotely.
What needs improvement with Kaseya VSA?
The network monitoring module today is not the best one. If it can improve, it would be better.
What is your primary use case for Kaseya VSA?
We are a reseller. I am conducting some research since we are a vendor for the Kaseya solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
ManageEngine's licensing model recently changed from being endpoint-based to server-based, which might affect costs during the next renewal. I cannot disclose specific pricing details.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
Patching over the Internet should be improved. If I am traveling, I should have an Internet patching option for control, visibility, and vulnerability management for roaming users. Additionally, in...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sage UK, MSP, CodeBlue Ltd, Connect Work Place Solutions, All Covered, 501cTech, Chairo Christian School, Green Duck
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