KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA) vs. Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
KACE 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
Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
VMware acquired Airwatch in 2014. Workspace ONE is a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution and is available in Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, and Advanced for VDI editions.
$3.78
per device/per month
Pricing
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard
$3.78
per device/per month
Advanced
$6
per device/per month
Enterprise
$10
per device/per month
Enterprise for VDI
$20
per device/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.7
(25 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Likelihood to Recommend
Quest
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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VMware by Broadcom
Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management is best suited for mid to large-size companies that require all the functions that it presents. It is a plus if you are well known with the VMWare "Horizon" ecosystem and use some of these solutions. It's to hard and resource intensive to setup and manage for small companies. Next to that it is to costly for only basic functionality compared to other solutions
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Pros
Quest
  • Windows PC deployments.
  • Windows PC re-imaging.
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VMware by Broadcom
  • Enrollment is a snap with many different options. This allows organizations with corporately owned or BYOD programs to bring devices under management in a flexible and scalable solution.
  • Deployment of apps-AirWatch makes deploying apps across your organization simple a quick.
  • AirWatch is usually close to "Zero Day" ready with major hardware manufacturers updated features. Many of the Android and iOS updated features are incorporated into the environments almost as soon as they are released.
  • AirWatch has great customer service. This was not always the case but as the company has grown over the last year in particular, I have been receiving better customer service compared to other MDMs.
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Cons
Quest
  • USMT had issues with successfully capturing user states.
  • MAC support, stopped supporting newer versions of MAC OS. No APFS support.
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VMware by Broadcom
  • On-Premises solution is very slow compared to SAS and which is causing many issues while accessing emails on a device, server management, contacts sync issues, Reporting issue
  • AirWatch Inbox application was very buggy and created a lot of issue in our organization and it seems no one is happy with the performance AirWatch Inbox is giving.
  • It is very costly as per analysis provided by Gartner quadrant and for a small organization or for small user base it is not that much suitable.
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Likelihood to Renew
Quest
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
We've used it for 3 years and our contract is up later this year. We own the licenses, but we would have to either renew cloud services or bring the services in-house and install on servers here. We may want to see what's new in the marketplace that could be just as useful and cost effective.
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Usability
Quest
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VMware by Broadcom
It works well for our environment and what we're using it for. It actually does more than we're currently utilizing, but I believe our needs will change in the near future and we could utilize more features.
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Reliability and Availability
Quest
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
Just in the past few weeks our staff has had several issues with the website. It is either taking a long time to load anything or we are not able to get in at all. This is very frustrating when you are trying to manage and enroll users. It was down 2 days in a row just this past week. Not good!
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Performance
Quest
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
Went over the availability just a minute ago on the last rating. Don't use the reporting too much but will likely begin that soon. Integration with Active Directory doesn't seem to bog either system down.
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Support Rating
Quest
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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VMware by Broadcom
There is a separate portal for Workspace One + Chat function. The support is fast but sometime you need a little but luck that the right person is supporting your case. Case escalation is not really working.
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Implementation Rating
Quest
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
AirWatch support was included and helped with every step of the implementation. They have their "university" with helpful documents and phone support 24x7.
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Alternatives Considered
Quest
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VMware by Broadcom
Airwatch remains a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and meets the data mobility needs of our organization. We are looking at moving to the cloud with Office365 and are evaluating the Intune/EMS/MAM/Rights Management suite. We have set up both Airwatch and Intune/EMS/MAM/Rights Management in a lab environment and have compiled some good comparison data and are looking to further evaluate these products. From our testing Airwatch has good integration with Office365 and is more feature rich and has more robust controls in both the MDM and Data Management/Security space. If someone is looking for a more simple solution without MDM and they are considering providing email and calendar access only Intune/MAM may be the way to go.
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Scalability
Quest
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
It is really scalable. They love to have more users as you pay by the license. They are great in this regard.
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Return on Investment
Quest
  • Primarily saves us time for maintaining our computer labs.
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VMware by Broadcom
  • Visibility of all support team, their location, apps installed on devices and security level, which guarantees information is secure.
  • Users don't have the time to be spending their telecom plans on apps that are not accepted for corporate use. So, this plans can be controlled and money saved.
  • Cost happens to be an OpEx one, and even though it is not visible in ROI, when you calculate how much money represents data leak, information lost, users not arriving to attend customers, and more. The cost is giving you a return on customer satisfaction and continuity.
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