We performed a comparison between Microsoft Windows Server Update Services and NinjaOne 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 performs well."
"Instead of leaving each server to download their own updates, with WSUS you have a centralized management tool for all the updates alongside a log for all the servers. By creating and deploying a WSUS server that will download the updates from the internet and dispatch them to the other servers, you can have control over the entire deployment process."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is highly stable. It is one of the most stable solutions from Microsoft."
"This solution is stable."
"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."
"We get server updates from the internet and from the Bluetooth server. All of the clients are connected to it, and they're all updated from this exact server. It updates automatically."
"The central points of managing product updates have been the tool's most valuable features."
"Compared to Linux, Windows Server’s setup is easier."
"It just works as advertised and serves the purpose for which we got it."
"It helps us to be able to have visibility into the overall performance of the servers, laptops, and desktops that we are managing currently."
"We can use it for remote monitoring, and it also works great as a troubleshooting tool. We are able to open up a command line or a PowerShell session remotely without having to disrupt the user. They have a limited network device monitoring capability, but for workstation servers, we have the event logs. We can do performance monitoring, system changes, software deployment, and patch management. We can also push scripts. It has a very simple web interface. There are no additional things to do there. Security is also pretty good. It does the same things that the other competitor's tools do. One of the advantages of Ninja is that they have a more capable mobile app, which allows you to see the alerts immediately. I get alerted to major critical issues."
"The most relevant feature is the monitoring, which provides built-in tools for sending commands."
"The policies are probably the most valuable features. They're similar in function to Microsoft group policies where we can have it monitor certain things or push out software on a schedule. I would rate the policies eight out of 10. They're robust, I could monitor most of the things that Windows Performance Monitoring keeps tabs on."
"NinjaOne's best feature is its monitoring."
"The tool's most valuable feature is third-party application updates."
"The installation is easy, it only took two minutes."
"More integration with different platforms would be an improvement."
"They could reduce the platform's prices."
"One area for potential improvement involves the administrative portal, where numerous options, including asset management and patch management, are integrated."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services must include functions for providing updates about inventory."
"The reporting is not as practical as I would like it to be."
"A few bugs need to be figured out for the security side."
"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 solution must provide the issue description of the patches."
"The reporting is lackluster. NinjaOne is great for maintaining systems, but it's hard to use it to understand the state that systems are in without going in and mining the information myself. I rate the reporting two out of 10."
"The ticketing system in NinjaOne is not the best."
"The NinjaOne distribution server is highly dependent on an active directory."
"NinjaOne's reporting module is cumbersome."
"The remote connectivity could be better. It works most of the time, but sometimes, there are issues."
"It can have more integrations with third-party providers, such as Deep Instinct. They do partner with certain antivirus or remote access tool partners, but they can increase their portfolio to have more choices."
"I want NinjaOne to improve the reports."
"NinjaOne's pricing and user interface needs improvement."
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Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 38 reviews while NinjaOne is ranked 5th in Patch Management with 14 reviews. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0, while NinjaOne is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services writes "Lets us manage all our organization's updates from a single management console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NinjaOne writes "A tool that helps with a lot of configurations and creates automation processes that work perfectly". Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Quest KACE Systems Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager and ManageEngine Patch Connect Plus, whereas NinjaOne is most compared with Atera, N-able N-central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, LogMeIn Central and ConnectWise Automate. See our Microsoft Windows Server Update Services vs. NinjaOne report.
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