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ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs. SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/APatch Manager Plus is an automated patch management solution that enables organizations to manage the entire patching lifecycle from a single console. It supports patching across Windows, macOS, Linux, and over 1,100 third-party applications, helping IT teams keep endpoints secure and compliant. With Automated Patch Deployment (APD), organizations can streamline the complete patch management process by: Scanning endpoints to identify missing patches Testing and approving patches…

    $245

    50 endpoints

    SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is network diagnostics and troubleshooting technology, from Austin-based SolarWinds.N/A
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    ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $245.00
    50 endpoints
    Enterprise
    $345.00
    50 endpoints
    Professional
    $345.00
    50 endpoints
    Enterprise
    $445.00
    50 endpoints
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (23 ratings)
    8.0
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (17 ratings)
    7.0
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    Support Rating
    9.0
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    7.7
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    Online Training
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    User Testimonials
    ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    If you are managing a very large number of computers, I would say 1000+, the standard patching tools provided by Microsoft will fail to do their job properly. This is where you will benefit from ManageEngine PATCH MANAGER Plus, being agent-based it is fast, easy to manage, and reliable. If you require functionality more than just patching, like security auditing, you have to look elsewhere.
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    SolarWinds
    Network Configuration Manager is well suited for backing up configurations of all your devices. It also has a great comparison tool for seeing only the differences in config. Another great feature is it's ability to push a script to any number of devices. This is very handy for pushing changes to one, 10 or multiple devices. There are also some great reports that you can run against the devices in inventory
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    Pros
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • 3rd-party application updates: since WSUS didn't allow us to do that, Patch Manager made updating software like Adobe and Chrome so easy.
    • The ability to schedule patches after working hours is very nice.
    • The dashboards that we can easily show to top management.
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    SolarWinds
    • Integrates with Network Performance Management for Alerting and Reporting.
    • NetPath and detects issues due to Configuration Change.
    • Keeps a record of which user made the change.
    • Which devices are not being backed up, devices where backups are failing, dashboard and alerting available.
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    Cons
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • If this tool can fetch serial numbers of the devices on which this is deployed
    • This tool should collect all application installed at client machine which is not available as of now.
    • Intergate more application which can be patch using this tool.
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    SolarWinds
    • For our use case, it does everything great and some of the features we underutilize but I would like to be able to set a configuration baseline when initially adding a node instead of after the configuration is pulled but it's not a particularly big deal to let it pull the configuration then set it as the baseline.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    SolarWinds
    Medium complexity to set up in the beginning if using any non-standard devices or configurations, else fairly easy (e.g. Cisco Nexus or IOS-based devices). Reports are fairly straightforward to set up. Updates to the platform are fairly straightforward and don't take a major effort. Easy to add or remove devices.
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    Usability
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    The overall usability for the application is great precisely for the ease of use the application provides, if i would go in a different organisation, i would suggest implementing ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus or Endpoint Central due to its features, and productivity.
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    SolarWinds
    The user interface is lacking. It is difficult to navigate at times and things can be done multiple ways. Quite often I am confused by how their notification structure works. It is not very intuitive. They do offer a free Academy. They also offer a community of other technical folks. I have enjoyed both.
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    Support Rating
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    The support team at Patch Manager Plus has been awesome. Very responsive and knowledgeable. There are times when there is confusion between different tickets but there is still good service.
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    SolarWinds
    To be fair, I have not had to involve Support in a number of years, but when I did, I was greeted with enthusiastic engineers who wanted to understand and solve the issue. It was a fairly complex scenario and I have discovered in my most recent implementation that engineering included that option as a standard now.
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    Online Training
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    SolarWinds
    Solarwinds has actually produced new training since I last used it that is available on their site at any time. Their previous training was more than enough to get us started but now there is significantly more content. Since I'm comfortable with the Orion platform and the products we use I haven't checked the new training out yet but we have new staff go through portions of that training and they always come away with an understanding of the platform and ready to use it
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    Implementation Rating
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    SolarWinds
    it was a fairly easy implementation and everything was pretty straightforward. only challenge we had was getting all the snmp communities updated on the networking equipment
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    Alternatives Considered
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    We were talking to Action1 and Adaptiva about their solutions of patch management. The main factor of choosing ManageEngine was pricing, which was considerably lower compared to these tools. Also, for Action1, it didn't featured some important features (like Linux patching), and it looked like a solution that is getting started in the market, even being more expensive than Patch Manager Plus.
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    SolarWinds
    At the time SolarWinds was the biggest player in the space and their whole portfolio was very comprehensive. As time progressed and newer technologies came about (i.e. SDWAN) their products couldn't keep up with the consumer demands and changing market. Security became such a big focus that once Solarwinds got hacked we had to remove all their products from our environment
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    Return on Investment
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus provides an excellent return on investment. We were able to get our systems fully patched, which we'd never been able to complete before. This provided excellent security to our organization.
    • ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus saved us a lot of time as most of our patching was fully automated.
    • ManageEngine took any issues we found and looked for solutions to further improve their product.
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    SolarWinds
    • Saves 100s of hours a year in man hours over manual configuration.
    • Saved easily 50k in lost revenue when a switch rebooted with months old unsaved configuration. NCM let us quickly restore a snapshot of the running config from the previous day.
    • Saves us several man hours per week of config auditing by reducing all changes to a summary email.
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    ScreenShots

    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of Patch Manager Plus DashboardScreenshot of Missing PatchesScreenshot of Manual Patch deploymentScreenshot of Patch Reports

    SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Network Automation -  manage rapid change across complex and multi-vendor networks, reduce time needed to complete repetitive tasks, and maintain standards and service levels for uninterrupted ITScreenshot of Config Backup - rest easy knowing you can locate the most current configuration and quickly apply it to a replacement spare, or to roll back a blown configuration.Screenshot of Vulnerability Scanning - Take the hassle out of vulnerability scanning using NCM's integration with the National Vulnerability Database and access to the most current CVE’s to identify vulnerabilities in your Cisco devices.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Be able to know what devices are connected to your network, their hardware and software configurations, and when they approach end-of-service and end-of-life, with NCM device configuration management tool.Screenshot of User Management - Use NCM's integrated console to lock down devices from unauthorized access, delegate who can view device details and make configuration changes, and determine when network changes can occur.Screenshot of Baselines and Diffs - IT professionals can get a more comprehensive view by leveraging baselines across multiple nodes. Diff view in NCM’s network configuration management tool is designed to highlight only those lines that changed.