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."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."
"You can create remote sessions for client systems."
"The most valuable features are patch management and mobile device management."
"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"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."
"The solution has great potential and leaves the user with almost limitless possibilities. It is truly a product with a million uses."
"With WSUS, you can automatically install and distribute Microsoft security patches without using an internet connection for all clients and servers. It is not difficult to understand how it works and I think it's a very nice tool."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is the efficiency once configured."
"It provides central management interface for deployment."
"The central points of managing product updates have been the tool's most valuable features."
"The performance has been okay."
"It's a scalable product."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is an easy-to-use and stable solution."
"They should add better features for managing hardware."
"The tool's support needs improvement."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
"The user interface of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to be made more user-friendly, simplified, and less complicated."
"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."
"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."
"Because you have to pay for the product and there may be other good free solutions, this may not be the best choice for a cost-minded organization."
"A few bugs need to be figured out for the security side."
"I would like to see support for other operating systems such as Linux."
"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."
"Microsoft should improve their support for the product. A lot of guys are installing their products, especially Xero. If you have a real problem, though, it's quite difficult to find someone who you can support you."
"Some issues with scalability in larger organizations."
"The solution must provide the issue description of the patches."
"The product must integrate with third-party applications."
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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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