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."It provides central management interface for deployment."
"It's a scalable product."
"The platform provides good value in terms of time and effort by eliminating the need for manual patch management."
"A valuable feature about this solution is that it enforces an updating and patching process for my applications."
"The product is quite stable."
"We can easily download particular patches, and we can apply them on a group basis and policy basis."
"The solution gives authentic updates."
"Downloads critical reports separately."
"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."
"It helps us to be able to have visibility into the overall performance of the servers, laptops, and desktops that we are managing currently."
"Good at managing updates and for remote support."
"The most valuable feature we have found currently is probably patch management."
"The tool's most valuable feature is third-party application updates."
"NinjaOne's best feature is its monitoring."
"NinjaOne has a feature where we can create custom scripts that we can run on devices remotely."
"NinjaOne helps us view the status of software patching, whether the PC is locked or unlocked."
"A few bugs need to be figured out for the security side."
"The database could be improved. In large environments, for example, we often get problems with reporting."
"Job management and control is an area that is in need of improvement."
"The product must improve its support."
"More integration with different platforms would be an improvement."
"The product must integrate with third-party applications."
"The platform’s dashboard and reporting features need enhancement."
"The reporting is not as practical as I would like it to be."
"I would like to see more scripts for PowerShell commands."
"The solution could improve by optimizing the internet connection being used."
"NinjaOne's dashboard could be easier to use."
"The graphical user interface could be improved."
"NinjaOne's reporting module is cumbersome."
"The remote connectivity could be better. It works most of the time, but sometimes, there are issues."
"Lacks sufficient integrations with other PSAs."
"NinjaOne's pricing and user interface needs improvement."
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Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 39 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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