KACE Systems Management Appliance Reviews & Ratings 2023

Overview

What is KACE Systems Management Appliance?

Quest now offers the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) as an IT Asset tracking and management appliance (also available as a virtual deployment if hardware requirements are met). Beyond discovery, inventory tracking and license management, KACE emphasizes automating software upgrade...

Recent Reviews

Good software for IT management team

8 out of 10

March 19, 2021

KACE is being used by our IT team to manage devices that are connected to our organization's network like PCs, Macbooks, Chromebooks etc. …

Make your life easier with KACE

10 out of 10

September 26, 2020

KACE is used to manage our systems in the environment. We are able to make sure that all of the systems that we own are kept up to date …

If you want to ensure your computers are managed, KACE is a simple, no-frills solution that will do the job

8 out of 10

September 15, 2020

My organization has leveraged KACE K1000 and K2000 units for several years now. Although KACE isn't as robust as Service Now, Microsoft …

KACE could do a little better

5 out of 10

September 19, 2019

We currently use KACE as an inventory system for our devices and to deploy updates.

KACE is great to manage all asset in your environment.

9 out of 10

August 04, 2019

KACE is being used for systems deployment, patching, service desk, inventory control, and software deployment. Our IT dept is using KACE …

KACE 1000 - The MSP's Lifesaver

9 out of 10

April 24, 2019

We've been utilizing the KACE 1000 (Endpoint Systems Management Appliance) for over 5 years to provide support to our customers. We are a …

KACE is worth every penny

9 out of 10

April 05, 2019

We have been using the KACE 1000 appliance for the past 4 years. We are using it for hardware and software inventory, change management, …

Great System Management Platform for Small to Mid-size Organizations

8 out of 10

February 22, 2019

We originally were looking for a patch management solution. However, we soon discovered that there aren't very many point solutions in …

KACE SMA is the Windows systems management software you need to get work done!

9 out of 10

November 05, 2018

We use the KACE SMA for software inventory, hardware inventory, helpdesk tickets, patch management for Windows devices. The inventory …

KACE Managment System, Helpdesk

7 out of 10

April 30, 2018

We are primarily using the system as a help desk ticketing software. Our whole organization uses the system to submit help desk tickets to …

KACE tools - decent product with room for improvement.

4 out of 10

March 01, 2018

We utilize Kace as both a ticketing software system and a end-system control client. KACE allows the IT department to push updates, track …

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Popular Features

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Asset relationship management (7)
8.5
85%
Software and hardware inventory tracking (11)
8.5
85%
Asset lifecycle monitoring (9)
7.7
77%
License management (10)
7.0
70%

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Pricing

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What is KACE Systems Management Appliance?

Quest now offers the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) as an IT Asset tracking and management appliance (also available as a virtual deployment if hardware requirements are met). Beyond discovery, inventory tracking and license management, KACE emphasizes automating software upgrade…

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No setup fee

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting / Integration Services

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Features

IT Asset Management

IT Asset Management software is designed to inventory all the hardware and software within an organization to aid decision-making

7.8Avg 7.5

8.5
Software and hardware inventory tracking
(11) Ratings
Discovery and management of hardware and software inventory
7
License management
(10) Ratings
Tracking license agreement compliance to ensure that infrastructure is neither over nor under licensed
7.7
Asset lifecycle monitoring
(9) Ratings
Monitoring asset lifecycle from acquisition to retirement
7.4
Contract management
(5) Ratings
Tools to assist in managing purchase orders and contracts
8.5
Asset relationship management
(7) Ratings
Asset relationship management is the ability to see relationships between assets to help with troubleshooting

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Product Details

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What is KACE Systems Management Appliance?

Quest now offers the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) as an IT Asset tracking and management appliance (also available as a virtual deployment if hardware requirements are met). Beyond discovery, inventory tracking and license management, KACE emphasizes automating software upgrade distribution with minimal end-user disruption, featuring remote replication for multi-site upgrades and rollouts. KACE SMA may be bundled with KACE Cloud Mobile Device Management (MDM) to form a complete UEM solution.

KACE Systems Management Appliance Technical Details

Operating Systems	Unspecified
Mobile Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

Quest now offers the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) as an IT Asset tracking and management appliance (also available as a virtual deployment if hardware requirements are met). Beyond discovery, inventory tracking and license management, KACE emphasizes automating software upgrade distribution with minimal end-user disruption, featuring remote replication for multi-site upgrades and rollouts. KACE SMA may be bundled with KACE Cloud Mobile Device Management (MDM) to form a complete UEM solution.

Reviewers rate Software and hardware inventory tracking and Asset relationship management highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of KACE Systems Management Appliance are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

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