We performed a comparison between ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Patch Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a highly stable solution."
"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
"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."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."
"You can create remote sessions for client systems."
"The initial setup was easy."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable features are patch management and mobile device management."
"It provides central management interface for deployment."
"The most valuable features are that it is included with Windows, and it can be driven by Group Policy Objects (GPOs)."
"The solution performs well."
"The performance has been okay."
"The central points of managing product updates have been the tool's most valuable features."
"We can track the updates of the PC and servers."
"The most important aspect is that we can centrally deploy the updates that are necessary for the organization. It's important."
"The noteworthy aspect is the system's capability to handle an extensive range of services and workloads, with the potential for almost unlimited scalability."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."
"They should add better features for managing hardware."
"The tool's support needs improvement."
"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."
"In the next release, I would like them to provide better connectivity. They must improve the connectivity between the WSS with Microsoft or the client."
"The old backup files created by this solution use up a lot of storage, and this needs to be improved."
"The platform’s dashboard and reporting features need enhancement."
"They should offer patch management across platforms."
"The security could be improved."
"The solution must provide the issue description of the patches."
"User interface is outdated and not user-friendly."
"In the next release, I would like to see additional tools added to fix the engine issues on the client's side."
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ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is ranked 7th in Patch Management with 12 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 38 reviews. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus writes "Good scalability and a responsive tech support team ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services writes "Lets us manage all our organization's updates from a single management console". ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is most compared with BigFix, Microsoft Configuration Manager, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, GFI LanGuard and N-able N-central, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, Quest KACE Systems Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune and GFI LanGuard. See our ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services report.
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