We performed a comparison between Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, HCLTech, Kaseya and others in Patch Management."The most valuable feature of Ivanti Patch for SCCM is the detection logic."
"This solution is stable."
"The interface is easy to use."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is an easy-to-use and stable solution."
"The solution performs well."
"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."
"It provides central management interface for deployment."
"The noteworthy aspect is the system's capability to handle an extensive range of services and workloads, with the potential for almost unlimited scalability."
"It's a scalable product."
"This solution is stable."
"In future releases, I would like to see improvements with the feature upgrade for the SCCM, which Microsoft has already integrated. Currently, Ivanti does not give us information about the enablement package."
"We have some problems with patches not installing successfully."
"The main problem with WSUS is that the management console doesn't allow you to do a lot of operations. It's actually quite a primitive console, and has been since day one. In order to be more effective, you need to use another tool from Microsoft that can take advantage of WSUS and also offer you the extra features you need."
"The security could be improved."
"They should offer patch management across platforms."
"This solution's deployment could be improved. When I was the admin, there were some problems when deploying to clients. Sometimes the policy is not effective. I guess, more on the reliability side, more reliable means working more often with the clients. It could be easier to deploy."
"The old backup files created by this solution use up a lot of storage, and this needs to be improved."
"The database could be improved. In large environments, for example, we often get problems with reporting."
"The product must integrate with third-party applications."
"I would like to see support for other operating systems such as Linux."
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Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager is ranked 13th in Patch Management with 2 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 38 reviews. Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager is rated 7.6, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager writes "Provides detection logic that tells us which customer will record an update and is less expensive than other solutions". 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". Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Symantec Patch Management and Ivanti Neurons for Patch Intelligence, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Quest KACE Systems Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager and Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune.
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