GFI LanGuard vs Microsoft Configuration Manager comparison

GFI LanGuard vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager

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Categories and Ranking

GFI LanGuard

Ranking in Patch Management

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Configuration Man...

Ranking in Patch Management

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (2nd), Configuration Management (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of GFI LanGuard is 4.5%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Configuration Manager is 20.5%, up from 17.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Patch Management

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Server Monitoring

8.1%

Configuration Management

14.1%

Featured Reviews

Ted Mbugua

Security Manager at CRAG

Apr 7, 2022

Scalable, light on resources, and useful visibility

GFI LanGuard can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise. For approximately four years GFI LanGuard was on-premise, but now we moved to the cloud We are using GFI LanGuard for asset management, patch management, and vulnerability assessment. We are looking at the vulnerabilities and the health…

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Trevor Watkins

Server Applications Senior Administrator at Home Hardware Stores Limited

Jan 24, 2023

Helps us with deploying monthly security updates to our servers

We use this solution for software updates, patching, and application installs. We're using the current version. This solution is deployed on-premises, but we also deploy it on the cloud. About four or five people use this solution in my organization. We have plans to increase usage It helps us…

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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 most valuable feature is that I am able to patch third-party solutions."

"The most valuable features in GFI LanGuard are patch management and vulnerability assessment."

"The most useful features of GFI LanGuard are vulnerability assessment and patching solutions."

"The most valuable feature of GFI LanGuard is its email spam feature."

"I like that the solution can block users from unnecessarily putting devices on the network."

"It is helpful to patch and scan vulnerabilities."

"This product is a great solution at a great price as long as it is only going to be used for a local area network."

"The most valuable features of GFI LanGuard are the vulnerability assessment, it provides us with substantial insight into what applications are running on the endpoint systems and what vulnerabilities are there in the running applications. The second would be the assets tracking. I'm able to see in the network whether my endpoint server is operating and if all the other IT equipment is running in the environment. Additionally, GFI LanGuard is not heavy on system resources. It gives a competitive advantage over others."

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"The initial setup is straightforward and not too complicated."

"Technical support was helpful and responsive."

"I manage software updates and operating systems for devices, and within seconds, we can remotely deploy a system for, say, 2,000 devices. Not only that, but we can also deploy scripts and create comprehensive compliance rules."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is it's incredibly simple to configure and execute changes in bulk, allowing for seamless deployment. With this solution, you can easily track the status of all modifications and send them with ease, making it a comprehensive and efficient solution for any necessary adjustments."

"It's helped us solve problems surrounding patching, installing, and reporting different patches, etc., on the virtual machines."

"The technical support is good."

"Microsoft Configuration Manager is integrated with other Microsoft products."

"It is easy to install, and quick to deploy."

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Cons

"The version we are using only allows one person to use it at a time and does not allow multi-users."

"The documentation on how to use this solution in a Linux environment is not clear, which is something that should be improved because it is complicated."

"When you want to uninstall software from an endpoint, sometimes it becomes very problematic."

"The only drawback with GFI LanGuard is that you cannot directly integrate it from the Outlook email; instead, you have to first log in to the site to make changes."

"If GFI LanGuard had a cloud version it would be better for people that are working from home."

"GFI LanGuard could improve the rollback feature. If we have installed the wrong we have had some issues with the rollback function. Additionally, more input from GFI LanGuard for the custom software push install."

"GFI LanGuard can improve by adding more modules, such as asset control or asset inventory."

"This solution is limited to the local area network only and cannot manage remote devices."

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"The reports are too busy. They could be simpler. I'm a technician, so I don't care how pretty the reports look. They should be easy to read. I'm designing this for production folks. They need to read the reports quickly when they're patching in the middle of the night."

"The TSM component could be improved."

"I would like to see some improvements in WSUS and control of other, non-Microsoft, product updates."

"The solution is crowded with information."

"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."

"The main thing is that SCCM has to become an appliance instead of a server. When I say appliance, it has to come preconfigured so that it is drop-shipped into the enterprise and then you activate the feature sets that you want. It should pull down all the latest binaries. Once that is all there, it should have a discovery tool which goes out and discovers the assets within an enterprise. If the server, workstation, and applications are all coming from the same vendor, why not have the vendor do this work for us and automate it as much as it possibly can?"

"In terms of the monitoring, the timeframe it takes to actually report back on the compliance of a device after it has been patched is a bit too long."

"They should improve their anti-malware policies like the SCEP policies. For instance, you can't have different policies for different servers, there is only one policy in all the servers, and everything is covered under that. For example, say you want to scan one group of servers on Saturday, and then you want to scan another group of servers on Sunday, you can't do that. You have to scan all your servers, a regular scan or a full scan, on the same day and at the same time. That's definitely one thing they need to resolve. In the next release, it would actually be nice if they included Apple products. It will also help if you can use Intune again. Their compliance reporting feature could also be better. They can maybe work a bit on that for patching now. It would be better if SCCM came with the functions of Right Click Tools built-in. If SCCM would have all those functions already built-in, we won't have to go and spend $5,000, just as an add-in from another company to get those functions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"GFI LanGuard has very fair pricing compared to other similar solutions out there."

"We are a gold partner and we receive favorable discounts. The price of GFI LanGuard is competitive. When you evaluate other solutions, such as ManageEngine."

"On a scale of one to five, with one being expensive and five being competitive, I would rate the price as a four."

"I rate the pricing of GFI LanGuard a four out of five."

"GFI LanGuard isn't expensive."

"GFI LanGuard cost approximately $1,000 annually to use the solution."

"Along with buying a license for MECM, we also have to buy a service called CMG (Cloud Management Gateway) which is a virtual machine in the cloud with which you can link your MECM to the Azure tenant so as to manage teleworkers."

"Pricing and licensing are a downside of SCCM. It's expensive. I'd have to confirm this, but I think they changed the licensing to core-based instead of socket-based. It's not cheap, because you have to buy the software, you have to buy SQL. Another thing we learned from talking to Microsoft is that they provide you a license for SQL if you run it on the same box as the primary server. If you run it outside that box, you have to buy SQL. Microsoft does recommend you running it on the same box because of performance. But then, in order to run SQL, SCCM, and everything on the same box, you better have some resources. It's an expensive solution. There's no doubt about it."

"As far as I know, it is an annual operating expense license."

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

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

"There is an annual license needed to use the solution."

"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."

"Its price is okay because it is part of our licensing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

22%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GFI LanGuard?

The most valuable feature of GFI LanGuard is its email spam feature.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GFI LanGuard?

I do not have details on the licensing costs.

What needs improvement with GFI LanGuard?

The only drawback with GFI LanGuard is that you cannot directly integrate it from the Outlook email; instead, you have to first log in to the site to make changes. Instead of directly white listing...

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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

LanGuard

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

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Microsoft

Overview

GFI LanGuard enables complete patch management of security and non-security patches to Microsoft operating systems, Mac OS X, major Linux distributions and third-party applications. It can also automate patching for all major web browsers too.

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.

Sample Customers

BayView Medical Clinic, FrugalBrothers Software, Zaw, National Theatre, American Red Cross

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

GFI LanGuard vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager