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JFrog Artifactory vs. KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    JFrog Artifactory

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AJFrog Artifactory is a software repository management solution for enterprises available on-premise or from the cloud, presented as a single solution for housing and managing all the artifacts, binaries, packages, files, containers, and components for use throughout the software supply chain. JFrog Artifactory serves as a central hub for DevOps, integrating with tools and processes to improve automation, increase integrity, and incorporate best practices along the way.

    $150

    per month

    KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AKACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA) is designed to save time and money by providing the user with a flexible and effective OS imaging and software deployment tool.N/A
    Pricing
    JFrog ArtifactoryKACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $150
    per month unlimited users
    Enterprise X
    $950
    per month unlimited users
    Pro X
    $27,000
    per year
    Enterprise X
    $48,000
    per year
    Enterprise +
    Custom Pricing
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    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JFrog ArtifactoryKACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    JFrog ArtifactoryKACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    JFrog ArtifactoryKACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    JFrog
    It works at scale and a large number of accessible pipelines for searching, repository updates and indexing will become easier. JFrog provides end-to-end solutions for all DevOps needs. With this, Jfrog Artifactory specifically implements the management of highly available repositories, with a smooth interface and integration with all the main CI tools on the market.
    Incentivized
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    Quest Software
    It is most effective in Windows PC environments and doing mass Windows deployments across a wired LAN. It would not be suitable for small office/school environments or for environments with limited PC usage.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    JFrog
    • Artifactory Management acting as a repository manager of docker images, application and component dependencies
    • Automate pipelines and thereby releasing changes faster
    • Supports high availability and scalability with multi site replication
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    Quest Software
    • Windows PC deployments.
    • Windows PC re-imaging.
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    Cons
    JFrog
    • We can always use support for more different types of packages in Artifactory.
    • We also would like to see the Artifactory X-Ray produce continue to mature.
    Incentivized
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    Quest Software
    • USMT had issues with successfully capturing user states.
    • MAC support, stopped supporting newer versions of MAC OS. No APFS support.
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    Usability
    JFrog
    The main problem that seems intractable is getting the checksum of the artifact. Managing container artifacts is a game changer for us during project execution, as the container artifact type exposes all base image and Docker file steps. This makes debugging or analysis easier. Jfrog Artifactory provides promotion feature and can automated from one environment repo to another environment repo before the deployment occurs.
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    Quest Software
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    Support Rating
    JFrog
    Support tickets take days to respond. The most basic of questions that should be knocked out in a few hours don't get answers for days. Tickets are also closed without resolution.
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    Quest Software
    The majority of the support reps I talk to on the phone are quick to respond and very helpful. They will take their time helping you with any case for the SDA and have any issues with it. They will help you build new boot environments or deployments if you get stuck or have a problem.
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    Alternatives Considered
    JFrog
    JFrog Artifactory has a much more friendly GUI, making package exploration less of a chore to do. Other than that, their features are pretty much comparable to each other. Both support multiple types of packages; both have API that can integrate well with CI/CD pipelines.
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    Quest Software
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    Return on Investment
    JFrog
    • So many times it happens at the time of dependency resolution some of the servers are down e.g NPM, Maven central, PiPy in that cause our builds starts failing. By proxying these repositories with JFrog this is never happened again.
    • It reduced the additional cost of container image registry and management effort.
    • Support of integration with Build, Monitoring, and CI tools resulted in smooth automation and management.
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    Quest Software
    • Primarily saves us time for maintaining our computer labs.
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