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Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Patch for Configurat...
Ranking in Patch Management
23rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ManageEngine Patch Manager ...
Ranking in Patch Management
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager is 2.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is 3.9%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Patch Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus3.9%
Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager2.4%
Other93.7%
Patch Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gaurav Chandola - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate Specialist at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides detection logic that tells us which customer will record an update and is less expensive than other solutions
I haven't had experience with customer service and support, however, we did have an advisory case with one of their technical support staff. We were publishing and getting the full metadata for the patch. We were getting the full updates for the patch release. There was confusion as to why we were seeing that in the SCCM, instead of in the full metadata patch. The support person was able to help us in understanding what we were doing wrong, highlighting it could be a certificate issue. We generated a new certificate, and after they were applied, the issue was fixed. Overall, I would rate their customer service and support a five out of five.
ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Centralized patching has unified multi‑OS management and delivers detailed security reporting
Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day. It has a central scanning activity that scans every laptop for changes in assets, meaning both hardware and software, as well as installed software for patches. However, this activity works only once per day and does not work on local time. If you are a global organization with the UK office and a colleague in the US, for example, and you set the task at 11:00 AM UK time, that translates to 6:00 AM in the US East Coast. If that colleague's laptop is on, the task completes; otherwise, it fails. This represents a major drawback because the task does not run on the local time of the system. Regarding the ability to create multiple tasks, you cannot create them, which is another significant issue. Only one task exists for these two activities. That one task performs both the hardware and software scanning for any changes and also conducts a patch scan. Both activities occur through the same task, but the problem is that if you have a global user base, this becomes a bottleneck.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Ivanti Patch for SCCM is the detection logic."
"This solution is stable."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus covers almost all my end devices, and I can easily look over my device's hardware status."
"It does not restart unexpectedly, allowing automation anytime, even during weekends."
"The ability to deploy patches seamlessly is the solution's most valuable aspect, as it allows us to not only deploy patches but to monitor the deployment, eases the process of patch deployment, lets us easily know what patches are available, helps us manage our patch cycles properly to know which systems require a reboot, and even handles patching for third-party applications like Apache Server and SQL Server so it's not just OS packages but application packages as well, making it very robust."
"The solution supports patching not only Microsoft products but also non-Microsoft products, which is beneficial for me."
"The solution has provided the ability to pull updates directly in and push them to the server, which makes it easier for us to complete the patching in a short period of time."
"The integration with both Linux and Microsoft systems is seamless."
"At this point, this product satisfies our requirements."
 

Cons

"We have some problems with patches not installing successfully."
"In future releases, I would like to see improvements with the feature upgrade for the SCCM, which Microsoft has already integrated. Currently, Ivanti does not give us information about the enablement package."
"With the integration with the SIEM solution, there are some glitches, and if we need to integrate with multiple vulnerability management systems, it does not provide such support."
"There is one area that confuses me and can use a lot of improvement in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus."
"Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day."
"Patching over the Internet should be improved. If I am traveling, I should have an Internet patching option for control, visibility, and vulnerability management for roaming users."
"There are limitations to this solution when we are working with iOS, Apple laptops or desktops such as the Mac and iMac."
"The cloud version should have option to add all the endpoints using the agent. Not only for Windows, but also the Linux version. There are some versions which are not compatible with SaaS Manager. So some customers do not want to use the latest version of Linux latest version of CentOS. Actually, CentOS is not available. But some are using and patch manager is compatible for some versions only, not older older versions. So there are some pros and cons that are referred to patch management."
"I think ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus could improve its testing capabilities. If they could test different SQL versions and server versions in their sandbox, it would be better. For example, it didn't work well with Server 2012, but it works fine with 2016 and up."
"I experienced issues with server 2012, which required an upgrade to 2016 for better functionality before moving to Azure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We do not have a license with Ivanti, instead we buy just the plugins for the consoles, making it a much less expensive option versus other solutions."
"The price of this product is reasonable."
"I rate the price of the product a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is a little bit cheaper."
"Patch Manager is cost-effective."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and the charge for support is extra."
"Its price needs improvement."
"The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is on the moderate side."
"The solution cost is around $5,000 per year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Legal Firm
12%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
Pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is pretty reasonable. Currently, I am paying around three dollars per agent per month.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day. It has a central scanning activity that scans every laptop for changes in...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus was the first solution on the cloud six years ago when I started using this product. Although other competitors existed in the market, they were either behind in ter...
 

Also Known As

Patch for SCCM, Shavlik Patch for SCCM, Ivanti Patch for MEM
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