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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    External User Manager

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    IT administrators can keep control of external users in Microsoft 365 with External User Manager. External User Manager is used for inviting guests, automated access reviews and lifecycles in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Groups. Key Features: •External users dashboard and reports •Request & approval workflow for guests •Lifecycles for external guests •Regular automated access…

    $1.60

    per year

    Symantec Asset Management Suite

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AThe Symantec Asset Management Suite aims to help organizations get an accurate picture of their assets, ensure compliance during software audits, avoid vendor penalties and fines and uncover savings by eliminating the purchase of unnecessary licenses. This IT Asset Management solution is designed to discover, inventory, and track all hardware and software assets in an organization’s IT infrastructure through a CMDB. The CMDB manages assets’ hierarchical relationships to other…N/A
    Pricing
    External User ManagerSymantec Asset Management Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Extra Large (4000+ users)
    $1.60
    per year per user
    Small (up to 249 users)
    1,599
    per year per installation
    Medium (up to 999 users)
    4,049
    per year per installation
    Large (up to 4000 users)
    6,499
    per year per installation
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    External User ManagerSymantec Asset Management Suite
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices are starting prices. Not listed here are the different support and service packages.—
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    User Ratings
    External User ManagerSymantec Asset Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    External User ManagerSymantec Asset Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Solutions2Share
    I can depend on it to work and be there when I need it. It is very intuitive and easy to use and even first time users have little to no issues with it. I can have small or large meetings with it and utilize the functionality i need to depending on the situation
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    If your organization has more than 50 computers and you have a dedicated IT Staff to manage the software then Symantec Asset Management Suite would be a great fit for your organization. The IT Staff can customize and configure the software and console to fit your organization's direct needs. It will speed up software installations and help to keep your computers running smoothly by applying patches and other necessary software updates in a timely manner. It will also help you manage your asset inventory so you know exactly where each computer is located, its IP address, and the users logging into the machine. If your organization is small and only has around 20 computer users then I would not recommend investing in the Symantec Asset Management Suite. Managing 20 computers is a task that is pretty easy to manage even if you do not have a dedicated IT Staff within your organization.
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    Pros
    Solutions2Share
    • Group meetings
    • Audio controls
    • control over external users
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    • Asset tracking - Very important in a business
    • Reports - Keep track of what programs are installed, who has which computer, etc.
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    Cons
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    • Not aware of any shortcomings with my use of this tool
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    • Ability to tie into and be supported by RHEL, CentOS, and any other Unix based OS. I know that they could tie into some different systems, but weren't truly supported.
    • Altiris was how we deployed to multiple computers all at once, Altiris Agent sometimes stops, and can be an issue to have it update in the Console.
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    Broadcom
    We compared a lot of products Pulseway, Asset Panda, GoCodes, Service Now, BMC TrackIT, Sysaid, Landesk. After checking all these, found Symantec is the only one which fulfills all my organization's requirements. Glad to find a great choice by doing a proper survey. I would suggest others to go for this too.
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    Return on Investment
    Solutions2Share
    • Saves time!
    • Improves efficiency with getting projects done faster
    • Great for product demos and training
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    • Increased productivity by PC Support
    • Faster compliance in a zero day situation
    • Reporting and visibility that lead to tangible action
    • Implementation can be cumbersome and technical support may be required.
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    External User Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of External User Manager's dashboard and reports display an overview of all external users and guests.Screenshot of Guest users in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams management: request and approval workflow, onboarding & compliance portal, lifecycle for access reviews, and reporting.Screenshot of Users can request access for new guests with an automated request & approval workflow. Team owners or administrators can then approve the requests.Screenshot of Regular automated access reviews and guest lifecycles can be set so that if the guest users do not require further access, they can be removed automatically from the tenant.Screenshot of In the Onboarding & Compliance Portal, the user can ask new guests for additional information as metadata and have them read or even sign non-disclosure agreements, GDPR rules etc.Screenshot of the guest import feature, with which the administrator can crawl external users that have been created without External User Manager and import them to apply governance policies, lifecycles, etc.