KACE Asset Management Appliance vs. Miradore Management Suite

The KACE Management Appliance does many different things, but does not do them as well as other products. It is an all-in-one system for Asset tracking, software management, ticketing system, Contact management, and reporting. If you require basic functionality for these, then this product will meet your needs. But when you begin needing advanced/granular functions from the appliance, it will fall short.

Incentivized

Miradore Management Suite is very useful for organizations with a dozens of mobiles devices, like smartphones and tablets. I think if you need to implement security policies this is a good software. But, I think if you are in a company with a small number of devices or you don't have strict security policies, maybe another software could be more appropriate.

Incentivized

• Gives you real time data to systems on my network.
• I can get information on all applications running on devices on my network.
• I can get information on what systems are not currently patched and up to date with MS and Virus definitions!

Incentivized

• Devices enrollment
• Automation of configuration
• Android Devices management
• Security features like device encryption, remote wipe, password enforcement

Incentivized

• Configuring automated software installs is difficult, and logs do not present useful information for troubleshooting.
• Customer support will just refer you to search itninja.com when you call in for support issues.
• KACE community site (itninja.com), has outdated documentation, and answers to questions are usually vague at best.
• KACE Amp agent constantly breaks, and has to be re-installed on end user computers.
• A parent-child relationship in the ticketing system requires you to create a process.
• Remote provisioning fails consistently and does not provide any useful information as to why it failed.
• K1000 is overpriced for the jobs it actually performs and the work that is required to maintain it.

Incentivized

• It's some complicated to ensure installation on android devices
• The user interface is not so intuitive
• Lack of integration to other systems, such as Active Directory

Incentivized

DAM blows away what Free wear we were previous trying to tweak and change for use to benefit the County. But as we looked into DAM we saw much more available with this product compared to what we had been trying to use over the last 10 years. It took a lot of convincing to get County Administration on board with County IT but after we had Dell come in and demo software and appliand to BOS and County Administrator they saw the added benefits of going with DAM! It has been a great addition to our County IT tools!

Incentivized

Miradore Management Suite is a little more expensive than SOTI , but Miradore Management Suite supports more type of devices. Also, Miradore Management Suite has remote support and data loss prevention, SOTI does not have these features. We prefer the Miradore Management Suite's GUI against SOTI, and Miradore Management Suite offers a wide range of reporting in order to have enough information about devices usage and take decisions.

Incentivized

• Asset Tracking works exceptionally well, until the AMP agent breaks an endpoint machine. Quick re-install of the AMP agent usually resolves the issue.
• The remote provisioning tool fails 90% of the time. If this worked properly or informed us why the remote provisioning failed, this tool could become an invaluable asset.
• We canceled the support contact because the renewal price was expensive and cost just as much as the initial purchase price.

Incentivized

• Improved security
• Reduced IT costs, optimization of your IT staff
• Reduced cost of software deployment

Incentivized