KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) vs. Symantec IT Management Suite
| 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 |
 Symantec IT Management Suite | Score8 out of 10 | N/A | Symantec IT Management Suite enables IT administrators to securely manage the entire lifecycle of desktops, laptops, and servers across Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, and virtual environments including deployment, asset management, and patch management to reduce costs and increase productivity. | N/A |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Usability | 8.6 | 9.0 |
| Support Rating | 9.5 | 8.0 |