We performed a comparison between BigFix and Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager 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."We rely on BigFix as part of our consulting engagements. It's more efficient from a visibility and discovery standpoint on the initial phase, the consulting engagement. It also increases our efficiencies on the remediation phase of our engagements."
"The most valuable feature is patch management, a must have, even for Linux and iOS."
"The architecture for patching and the 100% correct reporting makes BigFix stand apart from other solutions."
"Vulnerability scanning and patch automation."
"Being able to intelligently create reports, gather data, export CSVs and give that to the leadership of some of the client groups that my team supports has helped my organization."
"It's good for reporting hardware and software."
"We are able to use BigFix through API connections to automate and reduce resources and time. The product's been great for us. It's increased the security posture ten-fold and it's increased our visibility across our endpoints enormously."
"The most valuable aspect of BigFix is its ability to patch desktops. While we have complete control over servers and can easily push patches to them, desktops pose a greater risk for leaks and vulnerabilities if patches are not installed in a timely manner. By using BigFix, we have significantly improved our ability to patch desktops, whether they are laptops, desktops, or other mobile devices used by end-users."
"This solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Ivanti Patch for SCCM is the detection logic."
"The product should become cloud-based. Also, the peer nesting ability of the product is a little backward."
"BigFix should improve its compatibility with other platforms, such as Linux."
"We're a partner, so we deliver technical support to customers. When we need to talk to the product support, traditionally, with the product over the last five years, I would not say support has been supportive. I hope that changes."
"It could use better integration with Hypervisor products like VMware."
"I would like to see different types of reporting and the ability to integrate closer with the cloud."
"I would like to see SDK for Web UI included in the next release."
"Around the scalability concern, I would like to see the ability to run teamed, clustered, or hierarchical root servers, in order to provide a more robust, high availability system. The single monolithic root server model does somewhat bother me."
"They need better integration."
"We have some problems with patches not installing successfully."
"In future releases, I would like to see improvements with the feature upgrade for the SCCM, which Microsoft has already integrated. Currently, Ivanti does not give us information about the enablement package."
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BigFix is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 91 reviews while Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager is ranked 13th in Patch Management with 2 reviews. BigFix is rated 8.6, while Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of BigFix writes "Very stable and easy to deploy with excellent patch compliance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager writes "Provides detection logic that tells us which customer will record an update and is less expensive than other solutions". BigFix is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Tanium, whereas Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager. See our BigFix vs. Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager report.
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