User Reviews of Atera & Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)

Updated April 2025

Would you like to learn about products from people using them now? Simplify your research with trusted advice from people like you.

Download our FREE report comparing Atera and Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) based on reviews, features, and more!

Where should we email your report?






Atera review

James Clowes
James Clowes
IT Manager at Dynamic Bradview Roofing
Having fewer hardware replacements saves us in annual costs
There is a new version of the interface coming out. I have been asking for a new version for a while. While the interface is nice, I guess the developer thinks one way and the user thinks another. So, I think the interface is getting a big overhaul. This is what they have mentioned in their webinars and stuff. It is in beta, but I'm not on...
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) review

Scott Tweed
Scott Tweed
Windows Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Low maintenance, reliable, and easy to create packages
I like how when you click on the device, it shows you everything that has changed as well as the software versioning. I am really enjoying the inventory aspect of it. The deployment process for both deploying and creating a package is straightforward. I believe the inventory in KACE is superior to SCCM's. I know with SCCM I could do things...

Since 2012, we've had 850,900 professionals use our research.

As seen in