Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
Great auditing and reporting
Pros and Cons
  • "Kaseya VSA's best features are auditing and reporting."
  • "Kaseya VSA could be improved with more features to support the latest operating systems."

What is our primary use case?

We use Kaseya VSA for simulation for customers also using the service.

What is most valuable?

Kaseya VSA's best features are auditing and reporting.

What needs improvement?

Kaseya VSA could be improved with more features to support the latest operating systems. In the next release, Kaseya should include mobile device management.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Kaseya VSA for over a year.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Kaseya VSA is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Kaseya VSA is scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward and took about a week.

What about the implementation team?

We used Kaseya for the deployment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing is available on a yearly basis and is priced per node.

What other advice do I have?

Before implementing Kaseya VSA, I'd recommend reviewing the white papers and data sheets that Kaseya has produced and requesting a demo so you can review and utilize what the solution has and can produce in your environment. I would give Kaseya VSA a rating of eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Owner at Mencar Global Consulting SL
Consultant
A solution that offers good remote management with easy scalability and stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The remote management is quite good. Also, the patch management and service desk are great features of the solution."
  • "Some configurations and abilities from the system are not of use. The solution should offer webinars or some sort of training offerings to help users learn what the system can do and how it can be done."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for remote management and remote control.

What is most valuable?

The remote management is quite good. Also, the patch management and service desk are great features of the solution.

What needs improvement?

Although the service desk is good, it's not obvious. It's not easy to know exactly how the system is working and there's the possibility that we are not using some features as we should. 

The management of patches also needs improvement. There are two ways to do that in the solution now, but one, the oldest one, as far as we have found, is working better than the newest one and this has created some problems. You should be able to handle the management of patches not only from Microsoft but also from other vendors. 

Some configurations and abilities from the system are not of use. The solution should offer webinars or some sort of training offerings to help users learn what the system can do and how it can be done.

It would be useful, in the future, if there was a way to maintain another device's firewalls for simple switches.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for three to four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In general, the stability has been good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

On the cloud deployment model, scalability is very easy. We currently have four to five techs on our solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good. It can always be improved.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not complex if you use the cloud deployment model. There are some configurations that are not easy to find. You may also not know what the impact on the system will be if you change configurations. In general, the basic items are easy, but if you want anything beyond the standard setup, it's a little bit complex.

The time it takes to deploy the solution depends on the organization. In our case, we did a migration, but if you just start from zero, probably it's easier. For us, with the migration, deployment took about three or four weeks.

You need two people for deployment.

What about the implementation team?

We handled the implementation ourselves.

What other advice do I have?

We used to use the on-premises deployment model, but we have since moved to the cloud.

I would rate the solution eight out of ten.

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Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
An integrated IT systems management platform with a good patch management feature
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the remote control, audit, inventory, patch management, software management, and monitoring features."
  • "The agent-based monitoring solution can be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use Kaseya VSA for software and patch management.

What is most valuable?

I like the remote control, audit, inventory, patch management, software management, and monitoring features.

What needs improvement?

The agent-based monitoring solution can be improved. I think they need to be updated. The remote control feature could be better. It would also help if they had a mobile device management feature.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with Kaseya VSA for more than a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sometimes patching is unreliable. I haven't encountered any other issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good. If I have inquiries, issues, or a troubleshooting encounter, I can raise a ticket on their website and ask for support. 

On a scale from one to five, I will give technical support a four. 

I gave them a four because they don't always fix the issues that I encounter. For example, they suggest fixing the problem on the next version or the next enhancement.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was difficult for me. It would help if you had the license and SQL driver for onboarding successfully.  

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I think it costs more than ManageEngine.

What other advice do I have?

I can still recommend this product. It'll help do technical tasks like remote control, patching, monitoring, audit, or inventory. You can also monitor devices in the production or the company's environment. But it's not a perfect solution.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Kaseya VSA an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Owner at Mencar Global Consulting SL
Consultant
The helpdesk is valuable but needs to be more user-friendly

What is our primary use case?

IT outsourcing.

How has it helped my organization?

IT services for our customers.

What is most valuable?

  • Administration
  • Maintenance
  • Patching
  • Monitoring
  • Helpdesk.

What needs improvement?

Making the helpdesk more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.
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Founder at Strong security brasil
Real User
Good security features, easy to set up, but the price should be improved for different regions
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable part of this solution is the security features that it offers."
  • "If you compare with other products, Manage Engine has some features that we like but are not present in Kaseya."

What is our primary use case?

We are service providers. We use this solution to deploy our services to our customers.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable part of this solution is the security features that it offers.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see more features included that are related to security. We are a company that is selling solutions for security and our customers often ask for more security features.

If you compare with other products, Manage Engine has some features that we like but are not present in Kaseya.

How was the initial setup?

Kaseya VSA is installed on the cloud.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The dollar exchange rate in Brazil is very high, so the price should be better for our country. 

More generally, the pricing could be better in the different regions.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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