We performed a comparison between ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 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 tool's most valuable feature is performance."
"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."
"You can create remote sessions for client systems."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The fetch repository is a good feature."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is centralized management."
"PowerShell is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is Server Update's stability."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
"Downloads critical reports separately."
"I like that we could evaluate every client and compare some weaknesses and vulnerability exploits in Microsoft Windows Server Update Services. This is a useful way to test applications against an attacker attempting to exploit the operating system."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The central points of managing product updates have been the tool's most valuable features."
"The most important aspect is that we can centrally deploy the updates that are necessary for the organization. It's important."
"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."
"They should add better features for managing hardware."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs to improve speed."
"The only area for improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which I noticed, is the reporting."
"The solution should have a customer label where we can label those servers or include those servers for specific customers."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
"The solution's UI is an area that requires improvement."
"The agent can be a bit more intelligent."
"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."
"The product lacks to offer some of the features offered by some of the open source solutions like Linux and others, making it an area where improvements are required."
"We have some problems when we update the servers."
"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."
"They could reduce the platform's prices."
"Having the ability to group updates by the operating systems would be very helpful."
"A few bugs need to be figured out for the security side."
"User interface is outdated and not user-friendly."
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ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is ranked 7th in Patch Management with 12 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 40 reviews. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 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 Microsoft Windows Server Update Services writes "Lets us manage all our organization's updates from a single management console". ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is most compared with BigFix, Microsoft Configuration Manager, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, GFI LanGuard and N-able N-central, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Quest KACE Systems Management, GFI LanGuard and Kaseya VSA. See our ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services report.
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