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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA) vs. Ninite Pro

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Ninite Pro

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ANinite is presented as a safe and easy way to install or update software. Ninite Pro users can manage Windows PCs (Windows 7 and later) in a live web interface. Install the lightweight Ninite Agent on machines and they instantly appear on the web for simple point-and-click management.

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    Pricing
    KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Ninite Pro
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Ninite (free)
    $0
    Ninite Pro
    $35
    per month 50 machines
    Ninite Pro
    $135
    per month 250 machines
    Ninite Pro
    $365
    per month 1000 machines
    Ninite Pro
    $1365
    per month 5000 machines
    Ninite Pro
    $5115
    per month 20000 machines
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Ninite Pro
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Ninite Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Ninite Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Secure By Design Inc.
    The product is affordable, easy to set up, and has scaled well for us
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    Pros
    Quest Software
    • Windows PC deployments.
    • Windows PC re-imaging.
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    Secure By Design Inc.
    • It provides a central dashboard where we can quickly patching assess needs and address any problems.
    • The client is relatively lightweight and doesn't impact user productivity.
    • I like that we have the control to have the covered software products auto-update or choose to manually push updates on our schedule
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    Cons
    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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    Secure By Design Inc.
    • Although the third party app support is vast, we would like to see it expanded
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    Support Rating
    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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    Secure By Design Inc.
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    Return on Investment
    Quest Software
    • Primarily saves us time for maintaining our computer labs.
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    Secure By Design Inc.
    • We don't have to worry that we have vulnerable un-patched third party applications on our workstations.
    • The products works off-network, so we don't have to worry about road warriors going unpatched
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