We performed a comparison between ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Symantec Client Management Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, HCLTech, Kaseya and others in Patch Management."The initial setup was easy."
"The ability to deploy patches seamlessly is the solution's most valuable aspect. It allows us to not only deploy patches but to monitor the deployment of those patches."
"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."
"You can create remote sessions for client systems."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."
"The fetch repository is a good feature."
"We can track the incidents, we can track the changes, we can track the assets from cradle to grave and give some kind of accounting as they get older."
"The most important thing for us is that it is very easy to use, as well as the availability of it in our support centers."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Client Management Suite is the ease of client management and agent installation."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
"The user interface of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to be made more user-friendly, simplified, and less complicated."
"The cloud version should have option to add all the endpoints using the agent. Not only for Windows, but also the Linux version. There are some versions which are not compatible with SaaS Manager. So some customers do not want to use the latest version of Linux latest version of CentOS. Actually, CentOS is not available. But some are using and patch manager is compatible for some versions only, not older older versions. So there are some pros and cons that are referred to patch management."
"There are limitations to this solution when we are working with iOS, Apple laptops or desktops such as the Mac and iMac."
"The agent can be a bit more intelligent."
"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."
"I find the user interface a little bit intimidating and not very appealing."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
"Symantec Client Management Suite can improve by adding more network devices."
"The technical support is in need of improvement."
"Some parts are working okay, some of the other components aren't. Workflow isn't working properly. Different people accepting changes and being able to close it has some issues. Putting hot fixes and installing it usually breaks the system."
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ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is ranked 7th in Patch Management with 12 reviews while Symantec Client Management Suite is ranked 2nd in Client Desktop Management with 3 reviews. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is rated 8.4, while Symantec Client Management Suite is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus writes "Good scalability and a responsive tech support team ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Client Management Suite writes "Knowledgeable support, easy client management, and straightforward agent installation". ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is most compared with Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, BigFix, Microsoft Configuration Manager, ManageEngine Endpoint Central and GFI LanGuard, whereas Symantec Client Management Suite is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager and ManageEngine Endpoint Central.
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