KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) vs. PDQ Connect
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 KACE Systems Management Appliance | Score10 out of 10 | N/A | 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… | N/A |
 PDQ Connect | Score10 out of 10 | N/A | A cloud-based patch management solution for system admins, PDQ Connect allows the user to automate deployments, nerd out on reports, access remote devices, and address vulnerabilities in as little as one click — from a single console. PDQ Connect takes care of the IT environment and is designed to help users to: Deploy quickly: Deploy software, files, and… | $1,200 per year 100 devices (minimum) |
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| Additional Details | — | Basic $12 per device/year Patch management & inventory insights Includes: - Device inventory - Prebuilt & custom packages - Custom fields & reports Plus $18 per device/year Includes everything in Basic and... - Automated deployments - Remote desktop - Role-based access control - Custom scanners Premium $28 per device/year Includes everything in Plus and... - Vulnerability scanning - Vulnerability prioritization - One-click CVE resolution - API-based integrations | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 10.0 | - |
| Usability | 8.6 | - |
| Support Rating | 9.5 | - |