ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Microsoft Configuration Manager comparison

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine Patch Manager ...

Ranking in Patch Management

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Configuration Man...

Ranking in Patch Management

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (6th), Configuration Management (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is 8.0%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Configuration Manager is 15.0%, down from 18.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AdeolaEkunola

Director at NIGERCUBES LTD

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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MikeNelson2

IT Infrastructure Coordinator at NSW Government

Deployment recovery works well but requires configuration improvements

While I do not use the product frequently, many issues were due to configuration rather than the product itself. I cannot give an exact recommendation as it is not my area of responsibility. The team that uses it finds it adequate. It is presently good enough for us not to investigate other options. Overall, I rate the product a six 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

"The ability to deploy patches seamlessly is the solution's most valuable aspect. It allows us to not only deploy patches but to monitor the deployment of those patches."

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

"The solution's technical support is top-notch. Whenever I have a question, they get back to me immediately, which is probably one of the best features of the solution's technical support."

"The initial setup was easy."

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

"You can create remote sessions for client systems."

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

"It does not restart unexpectedly, allowing automation anytime, even during weekends."

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"The tool's most valuable features include security updates and patch management, which are critical functions for maintaining security. The automated software distribution and the ability to manage deployments are also highly useful. Enforcing compliance with set policies on systems is another key functionality we leverage."

"We're a Microsoft-centric organization, so we are happy with the integration between products."

"The major features of this product are the reporting tools. The most valuable features are package deployment and application deployment. Security management is also good because any vulnerability will be identified, and you can fix it. It's the best tool because you never know what kind of client you will have. For example, you may have your offices in low bandwidth remote areas. But it's achievable because it accommodates the bandwidth that you have available. Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is an excellent reporting tool for your environment. If you want to know the details about the hardware configuration, software configuration, what is causing a problem, or when a new feature update comes in for Windows, even that goes on SCCM itself. A lot of deployment stuff."

"The technical support is good."

"Technical support is very helpful and very responsive."

"With the SCCM inventory, we found a lot of rogue applications. We were able to identify them, find out who was running them, and either put them on our application list or remove them."

"Endpoint Manager is valuable to our organization because it allows us to connect to our enterprise from remote locations securely. The most useful feature is its robustness and scalability. It is highly scalable and flexible, allowing us to use it in various environments. Additionally, we can specialize the policies related to each device group. This ensures that each group has access to the applications they need for their work and non-work hours."

"Microsoft Configuration Manager gives different tools in one solution."

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Cons

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

"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."

"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."

"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."

"Patching over the Internet should be improved."

"The tool's support needs improvement."

"I think ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus could improve its testing capabilities. If they could test different SQL versions and server versions in their sandbox, it would be better. For example, it didn't work well with Server 2012, but it works fine with 2016 and up."

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

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"This solution should be simpler, and more consistent across modules/sections."

"With Microsoft Premier Support, you get what you pay for. There's Third Tier Support that you pay for. If you pay for that, you get excellent support, and if you don't pay for that, then you get the less experienced staff."

"Their compliance reporting is not accurate, and they admitted it on the phone when we had a call with them. We were trying to understand why their numbers didn't match on our compliance reports. It is not accurate and you cannot depend on the compliance reports. The numbers just don't match, and we can't figure out why. We called Microsoft and they said, "Yeah, that's a known issue." But there is no word that they're working on it."

"I'm looking for a single solution for all discovery needs. It fulfills about 40% of the requirements, and I'd like to see the other 60% so that I don't have to keep doing this."

"Our company would prefer not rebooting computers while people are using them. There seems to be no strategy behind it."

"There is a reboot issue with the patching. Sometimes, if patching runs into any issue whatsoever, it doesn't reboot but it doesn't tell you it errored out. It just sits there and we don't find out until the next day whether it patched or not. That was a big issue for us. We're working through that. They added some stuff in there now where you can actually tell reboot is pending. But we still need some kind of notification that if something fails or is pending, we know. We shouldn't have to go in and look. They don't have anything for that right now."

"SCCM should strive to enhance the accuracy of its reporting functions in order to avoid any issues with incorrect or inaccurate data."

"The database should be made to be more stable and robust, but not so much the configuration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The price of this product is reasonable."

"The solution cost is around $5,000 per year."

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

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

"Its price needs improvement."

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

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

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"I would rate the cost as eight out of ten."

"When you compare this solution with other tools in the market you might actually find a lot of variation in the pricing and that's why people opt for the other tools rather than Microsoft tools."

"Microsoft provides a steep price for their enterprise products, but they offer very competitive pricing for their legacy customers."

"The price of SCCM depends on the size of the organization. The price is competitive."

"We have to pay for a license."

"Presently, I am using a free trial version."

"Pricing is negotiable with Microsoft, depending upon which of their packages you choose."

"Pricing and licensing are horrible. You have to not look at dollar value to use SCCM. It's super-duper expensive but it works. The acquisition cost is expensive, it's labor-intensive. But it works."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?

The fetch repository is a good feature.

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...

How does Ansible compare to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM)?

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How to choose between ManageEngine Desktop Central and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM)?

ManageEngine Desktop Central is very easy to set up, is scalable, stable, and also has very good patch management. What I like most about ManageEngine is that I can log on to every PC very easily a...

What do you like most about SCCM?

One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined ...

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Also Known As

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Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM )

Overview

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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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.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

IKEA Honda UNICEF The University of Georgia Evander

Bank Alfalah Ltd., Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, Dimension Data, Japan Business Systems, St. Lucie County Public Schools, MISC Berhad

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