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."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."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is highly stable. It is one of the most stable solutions from Microsoft."
"Once we configure it and it keeps updating the patches, all I need to do is filter out which patches are required or not."
"Downloads critical reports separately."
"The product is quite stable."
"Compared to Linux, Windows Server’s setup is easier."
"The performance has been okay."
"The product provides a valuable Single Sign-On (SSO) integration feature within our IES environment, particularly with the IT directory and server systems."
"The most valuable feature we have found currently is probably patch management."
"The installation is easy, it only took two minutes."
"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."
"It just works as advertised and serves the purpose for which we got it."
"The most important aspect of this tool is the security it provides our company."
"It helps us to be able to have visibility into the overall performance of the servers, laptops, and desktops that we are managing currently."
"NinjaOne's best feature is its monitoring."
"Having the ability to group updates by the operating systems would be very helpful."
"In the next release, I would like them to provide better connectivity. They must improve the connectivity between the WSS with Microsoft or the client."
"More integration with different platforms would be an improvement."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services could improve the ease of use."
"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."
"I would like to see support for other operating systems such as Linux."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services could improve by being less cumbersome to use. It's somewhat difficult to use, but we manage to get through it."
"The ability to have more fine control within this solution is very important. It is not available for the solution in its current state."
"I would like to see more scripts for PowerShell commands."
"The solution could improve by optimizing the internet connection being used."
"I wish that they integrated it with more antivirus solutions. Currently, they only push Defender, but it doesn't really have integration with SentinelOne. It also didn't integrate with Trend Micro, which we were using previously. I would also like to have more control from the mobile app. As of now, I am able to see some performance values, but I can't see, for example, disk activity or disk performance values. If they can improve their app a little bit, it would help greatly. They can also improve the tech interface. If I assign certain techs to a bunch of specific machines, they only get those alerts that they're assigned to."
"The graphical user interface could be improved."
"Lacks sufficient integrations with other PSAs."
"NinjaOne's pricing and user interface needs improvement."
"The remote connectivity could be better. It works most of the time, but sometimes, there are issues."
"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."
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Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 2nd in Patch Management with 41 reviews while NinjaOne is ranked 4th in Patch Management with 15 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, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Quest KACE Systems Management and Automox, whereas NinjaOne is most compared with Atera, N-able N-central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Kaseya VSA and ConnectWise Automate. See our Microsoft Windows Server Update Services vs. NinjaOne report.
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