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Symantec Client Management Suite

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What is Symantec Client Management Suite?

Symantec Client Management Suite is designed to automate time-consuming and redundant tasks for deploying, managing, patching, and securing desktops and laptops so organizations can reduce the cost and effort of managing Windows, Mac, Linux, and virtual desktop environments.

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Symantec products have become essential tools for organizations looking to efficiently manage their IT desktop assets. Service technicians …
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10 out of 10
October 09, 2015
We use the full Client Management Suite as well as Disk Encryption/Universal Server (PGP) and have had great success protecting and …
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What is Symantec Client Management Suite?

Symantec Client Management Suite is designed to automate time-consuming and redundant tasks for deploying, managing, patching, and securing desktops and laptops so organizations can reduce the cost and effort of managing Windows, Mac, Linux, and virtual desktop environments.

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  • No setup fee

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Product Details

What is Symantec Client Management Suite?

Symantec Client Management Suite is designed to automate time-consuming and redundant tasks for deploying, managing, patching, and securing desktops and laptops so organizations can reduce the cost and effort of managing Windows, Mac, Linux, and virtual desktop environments.

Symantec Client Management Suite Features

  • Supported: Desktop and Laptop Deployment
  • Supported: Patch Management
  • Supported: Security Management

Symantec Client Management Suite Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesAmericas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia

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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Symantec products have become essential tools for organizations looking to efficiently manage their IT desktop assets. Service technicians rely on Symantec's solutions to deploy and support large volumes of computers, ensuring that clients have up-to-date and secure systems. One popular tool, the Symantec Management Platform Client Management Suite, offers a comprehensive set of features for inventory management, software delivery, patch management, and imaging of both Windows and Mac workstations. Another widely used solution is the Symantec Client Management Suite, which enables organizations to handle tasks such as patch management, software delivery, inventory management, custom inventory creation, reporting, and IT analytics across their entire environment.

Symantec's products excel at automating cumbersome processes and facilitating the efficient distribution of software updates through their Peer to Peer software deployment feature. This eliminates the need for distribution servers and streamlines software distribution across an organization's network. Moreover, Symantec Management Platform is a global solution that effectively manages end user machines and servers, providing reliable software installations, upgrades, patches, and monitoring capabilities. Institutions like Oxford University rely on Altiris CMS within the Symantec Management Platform to gain control over managed software delivery, access thorough inventory information, and conduct incident remediation.

Symantec Client Management Suite shines when it comes to imaging computers, remote software installation, inventory management, and trend analysis. It serves as a centralized hub for collecting hardware and operating system information while providing comprehensive software inventory and metering capabilities. Additionally, Symantec Client Management Suite is chosen by organizations worldwide to ensure endpoints are kept up to date with crucial software updates and Windows patches. The suite's integration with Symantec endpoint protection further enhances security measures and safeguards sensitive data.

A testament to its scalability and efficiency is how Symantec Client Management Suite successfully supports organizations managing over 35K endpoints. It simplifies day-to-day processes by facilitating gold image builds, software delivery, patch management, and asset management. Ultimately, the suite's ability to execute tasks seamlessly and generate detailed reports for management makes it a go-to solution for organizations across various industries.

Many users have praised the software for its effectiveness in securing applications on laptops. Additionally, users highly recommend utilizing the software's capabilities for managing and packaging images in large-scale environments. Moreover, it is widely recognized that the software serves as a trusted and proven platform for zero trust security architecture. Users also appreciate the convenience of managing multiple devices in a single window using the software. Lastly, Symantec is consistently acknowledged as a leader in the field of anti-virus and PC security solutions.

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Ted Jan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Kace is very fast to set-up and it's good for a lot of companies if patch and software deployment is all you care about but I don't think that it is as strong as SCCM or Symantec CMS. SCCM is a strong competitor to Symantec Client Management Suite and they both share a lot of the same functionality. Our company uses SCCM on servers and Symantec Client Management Suite on workstations. Symantec has a lot of products that interconnect rather easily like Change Management, Service Desk, and SEP.
Mauro Carrillo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Another system similar to Symantec Client Management Suite is HEAT (formerly known as "Patchlink) which allows you to do some of the same similar policies for testing, deploying patches on the network.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Currently, I can't take a position [on how Symantec compares] because when I took position at my job, Symantec Client Management Suite (CMS) was already implanted. We're currently looking to try Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to see if it'd be a contender for CMS. The reason is that we have special support contract directly with Microsoft. So instead of managing multiple contracts, we would only have one. But for now, we're all set up with Symantec so it'd take something great from SCCM to make us switch from one to another.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Although there are other tools that can be utilized I don't believe those tools are as robust as Symantec Management Platform. The Symantec Management Platform was chosen because of the value it returns internally and for our customers. You can pull just about any data element from an endpoint and provide detailed reports or great graphs for the C-Level.
Filip Grasheski | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The main competitor is Microsoft Configuration Manager which I haven't used but from what I've read about it requires a greater technical skills which might be more expensive when building a team that would operate it.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I honestly cannot give an unbiased evaluation against other products since my knowledge and use is very limited. I can say that I often peruse the SCCM forums and get ideas and scripts to convert in to the Symantec Environment. This product can feel heavy handed at times but performs well without much hassle.
Josh Dye | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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The costs involved with getting the Symantec Management Suite, versus Microsoft System Center 2012, was much cheaper and allowed us to be able to pull more raw data when trying to work with management. Also, the Symantec support structure is very nice! The support group works with you very hard to help resolve all issues; I've definitely had this experience with them.
October 09, 2015

Symantec ITMS Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Similar to ITMS but is limited in its abilities to manage OS X, Linux and a large variety of devices as well as manage asset inventory all in a single place. Although SCCM would have been less expensive for us, the ability to manage more with less is a huge seller.
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