KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA) vs. ManageEngine OS Deployer

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.

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Easy to setup and train a colleague for use. PXE boot is great as well within the application.

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• Windows PC deployments.
• Windows PC re-imaging.

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• Driver installs for models as long as the packages for devices are uploaded
• Agent installations for ManageEngine Endpont cental
• Displaying status in the UI for ongoing deployments

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• USMT had issues with successfully capturing user states.
• MAC support, stopped supporting newer versions of MAC OS. No APFS support.

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• An OS deployment needs to be able to handle Pre, While and Post actions. For example when using PXE to boot to WinPE I would like to be able to manage pre settings such as specific BIOS settings or make firmware upgrade and such.
• In addition to above it would be great to trigger actions based on wmi queries such as Make and Model.
• Scripting I was told is ongoing function to be released but I would like to instead of having the need to creat a script file such as a PS1 file and upload I would like the option to write the code directly in the UI for the specific template. This will make it easier to update.

Very good usage for my IT team when needed.

Incentivized

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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ManageEngine is eeasier to use and it not linux based.

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• Primarily saves us time for maintaining our computer labs.

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• As ManageEngine OS Deployer is currently just in testing mode it yet haven't had a impact on our business but the possibility to manage different Remote Offices is a great deal and will make deployment easier.