KACE Asset Management Appliance vs ManageEngine IT Asset Management comparison

Quest Software and ManageEngine are both solutions in the IT Asset Management category. Quest Software is ranked #19, while ManageEngine is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.6. Additionally, 66% of Quest Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ManageEngine users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

ManageEngine IT Asset Management and KACE Asset Management Appliance are in the IT asset management category. ManageEngine shows a cost-effective edge with strong support, but KACE impresses with its comprehensive features and perceived value-over-time.

Features: ManageEngine offers extensive customization, effective software license management, and comprehensive hardware tracking. KACE provides robust patch management, detailed inventory tracking, and a unified dashboard for asset control.

Room for Improvement: ManageEngine could improve in areas such as advanced reporting features, enhanced user accessibility for larger enterprises, and more detailed training resources for complex tasks. KACE might benefit from a more intuitive user interface for new users, streamlined workflows for advanced asset configurations, and expanded integration capabilities with third-party applications.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ManageEngine's deployment is simple, favored for its quick setup and responsive support. KACE employs a scalable installation approach suitable for enterprises, ensuring strong customer service that supports vast demands.

Pricing and ROI: ManageEngine is considered cost-effective with a favorable initial setup and consistent ROI. KACE demands a higher upfront cost but justifies it with substantial ROI and feature-rich benefits over time.

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Automation Anywhere

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Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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Adam Augustín

Country Manager at Prianto Ltd

Remote control and massive deployment streamline operations efficiently

It seems that it is a bit difficult to learn and purchase. The requirement for employees to be certified before purchasing is understandable yet can be a hurdle. A focus on more simplicity and user-friendly features would be beneficial. More training deals, up-to-date articles, and improved documentation would help users navigate the solution more intuitively.

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Sampath Kumar K

IT infra Admin at synu

User-friendly modules impress with customization options while IT knowledge base updates remain incomplete

It's a vast product, and we use ManageEngine IT Asset Management because it has an Ops Manager, Event Viewer, Site 24/7, PAM360, and AD Manager among many options that we plan to explore in the future environment. ManageEngine IT Asset Management explores detailed aspects such as RAM frequency, RAM brand, product, expiry date, users, roles, technicians, groups, support groups, Active Directory, SAML, single sign-on, LDAP, Microsoft Entra ID, proxy settings, and template forms. We are satisfied with the product because each module is user-friendly, and we can customize it based on our organization's requirements. We are looking into the automated IT asset discovery feature. We have configured the incoming and outgoing mail server so that when users send an email to our standardized mail ID, it automatically creates a ticket. In the future, we will explore automation features such as SLA, KPI, and KRA to align targets, manage resources, assess project utilization, and assign tickets based on priority levels.

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

Pros

"The majority of Indian companies are showing a lot of interest in recruiting students who are trained in this Automation Anywhere RPA tool."

"I like all of the product features, but I mostly like to work with IQ Bots because they have cognitive automation capabilities."

"Earlier users were converting the unstructured data from the PDF into the structured format to process the task but now, this activity is replaced by IQ Bot."

"Instead of packages like other RPA tools, I think the repo check-in and check-out feature enables the same in AA."

"In terms of monetary savings, we automated a bot in three days that has saved us $30,000 in costs."

"This solution is easy to use and generates a quick response."

"In some of our use cases, people were spending more than three hours per day just generating reports, and then we created an automation for this and it reduced the time to 30 minutes."

"The best feature of AA is the scheduling and the triggering..."

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"We have a support team here in India that has been helpful. We have not reached out to the global support for Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance."

"Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance is highly stable."

"If you consider cost, support, stability, and usability, then it's better; it's slightly on the costlier side, but it's much more stable than most of the other solutions."

"We utilize the package management feature the most. We also use it for getting the inventory. Companies like us don't have an inventory or asset management system per se. A lot of companies, for instance, use SCCM as their asset management tool. We are using Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance for asset management, which is a good feature. The feature that I really like is to be able to upgrade to the Windows management systems or Windows version. It is very seamless, and I have found it fairly good."

"The platform offers efficient stability."

"The ability to work on printers and everything can be done remotely, which enhances functionality."

"Feature-wise, I think it's more to do with the usability. It's pretty simple and it's got a very low learning curve, so that helps a lot. Feature-wise, things work pretty well as it's provided a lot of information available on the guides and the manuals, and things work as per the description."

"We use the solution for IT service desk management and asset management."

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"The auto-discovery feature has helped us a lot."

"In my opinion, it is the MDM; patch management and deployment are the valuable features."

"The most valuable component of the ITSM tool is the help desk due to its organized way of raising tickets."

"The ability to define custom templates for asset management helps track assets, budgets, warranties, and expiries effectively."

"We are satisfied with the product because each module is user-friendly, and we can customize it based on our organization's requirements."

"It is a great product, and we are very satisfied with the features."

"As far as IT Asset Management is concerned, I would rate it at ten out of ten."

"This is a very stable solution."

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Cons

"Technical support needs to be worked on as the turnaround time can be around a week, even though we are just using the solution on a pilot basis. We are working in real-time with realistic data. While the process of a logging a ticket is good, the process from logging a ticket to closure needs faster support time."

"There is an issue with the object cloning in Excel. OCR is also not that stable. Image recognition works fine, but not all the time."

"I would like a couple more features where I can talk and the line comes up automatically. I can just put on a mic, like in "Ok Google". With "Ok Google", I can tell it to please open an Excel spreadsheet with the header read. If this is there, then I don't even need to sit on a computer, I can just dictate my commands and it will automatically come up."

"The integration in UiPath is much better. Automation Anywhere's latest version has improved. It's fine but not as good as UiPath."

"The current accuracy rate of 60% for document-based automations requires human intervention."

"I would like to have the MetaBot screen name title dynamic instead of static."

"Another feature that would be cool to see in Automation Anywhere is more use of artificial intelligence."

"They need to improve the stability of the core functionality. If they keep the core constant and constant, they will continue to thrive."

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"Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance could improve areas related to the management of updates, especially concerning new operating systems."

"The remote desktop tool they are using needs improvement. They have integrated some third-party tools for remote desktop connections but that is a bit complicated. That can be further simplified."

"Sometimes, it feels like the inventory it takes is not 100% accurate. I would say it is correct 90% of the time. We have had some issues. So, we have to rely on some factors of inconsistency in the data."

"The first thing I don't like about KACE is that it needs to have a proper service desk. The categories and the command section do not reflect the users and the permanent users porting commands on updating. There is an issue and delay in loading the commands. We also want a proper structure for infrastructure management. Also, the AI chatbot and user template options are missing."

"The price of the solution is high, it would be beneficial if it was more flexible and less expensive."

"A focus on more simplicity and user-friendly features would be beneficial."

"The initial setup was burdensome for us because we manually deployed it."

"Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance can improve by incorporating AI and machine learning into the solution."

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"Responses from ManageEngine should be faster."

"The engineering area needs improvement."

"Currently, we are having some challenges in managing assets. We are still managing them in Excel sheets and keeping a track of them outside the system."

"However, the issue is that the knowledge base often shows information for older versions such as versions 12, 13, or 11, while we are working with ManageEngine IT Asset Management 15.1."

"The assets that can be discovered are pretty easy to manage, but there should be a better way to manage non-discoverable assets. Our development team works on bots and tests particular hardware. They have got different varieties of hardware. They want a feature for managing these assets within a warehouse kind of environment. For example, our IT has received 100 items, and they have assigned these items as a bulk unit to a project manager. The project manager further wants to distribute these items within his or her team. Instead of maintaining a separate Excel sheet, the project manager should be able to reallocate these items from within the tool so that we have hierarchical entities for the same unit."

"The asset management tool is costly compared to other tools in the market."

"I would love to see a digital adoption feature or guide that navigates first-time users through the application, as it is quite complex with many relevant and irrelevant elements."

"It requires some development to be better, more comfortable, and usable, enhancing customer satisfaction."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't know exactly what the pricing schemes are for the product as this type of negotiation is not my responsibility, but I think the basic pricing comes to $15,000."

"I am not involved in the pricing, but based on what I hear from our central RPA team, it is not very expensive; it is also not cheap. Its price is in the midrange."

"The certifications are free of cost."

"The pricing strategy for us is one license for development. It is more complicated than that depending on the options you choose."

"It's the best RPA tool, but the pricing could be improved."

"We would like them to change the license model of charging per bot."

"Cost is the biggest area in need of improvement for Automation Anywhere. Annually it's $250,000. That's what deterred us right away."

"Their licensing processes are in par with most industry standards."

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"It is less expensive as compared to SCCM."

"Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance provides two remote desktop licenses which are helpful. The price of the solution is high, it would be beneficial if it was more flexible and less expensive."

"The product is expensive."

"I would rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"Its price is reasonable, but I wish it was lower."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Construction Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Comms Service Provider

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	157
Midsize Enterprise	81
Large Enterprise	558

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Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	3

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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
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Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance?

They are maybe on the higher end, however, their solutions suit bigger companies well. Building a solution out of sma...

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What needs improvement with Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance?

It seems that it is a bit difficult to learn and purchase. The requirement for employees to be certified before purch...

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What is your primary use case for Quest KACE Asset Management Appliance?

I am more on the sales side of the business, so I do not use it that much. However, companies with more than fifty em...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine IT Asset Management?

The pricing of ManageEngine IT Asset Management is publicly available, so customers can verify its fairness. Some com...

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine IT Asset Management?

When we encounter issues with ManageEngine IT Asset Management, we check the online portal or ChatGPT, and they provi...

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What advice do you have for others considering ManageEngine IT Asset Management?

The pricing of ManageEngine IT Asset Management is handled by the management team, so I am not involved with that asp...

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

KACE Asset Management Appliance, KACE Asset Management

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Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Automation Anywhere

KACE Asset Management Appliance enhances asset usability with popular package management and inventory features, ideal for companies that lack systems. The tool provides seamless Windows upgrades, remote control, and deployment, making it essential for businesses managing multiple devices.

KACE Asset Management Appliance provides streamlined asset management, featuring prominent package management and inventory functionalities that support seamless Windows upgrades and remote control for bug fixing. Users greatly value its capabilities for remote printer work and automated compliance reporting. Suggested improvements include enhanced remote desktop integration, more precise inventory accuracy, and effective service desk features. Simplifying these elements, integrating AI for better image management and operating system deployment would enhance its effectiveness. Updated documentation, user-friendly features, and enhanced training are needed to overcome learning challenges and certification requirements.

What are the most important features of KACE Asset Management Appliance?

Usability with Low Learning Curve: Makes it accessible for organizations with limited IT resources.
Package Management and Inventory: Popular features for streamlined asset management.
Remote Control and Deployment: Allows for effective bug fixes across multiple devices.
Automated Compliance Reporting: Ensures up-to-date compliance without manual intervention.
Remote Printer Work: Facilitates management of remote printing tasks.

What benefits or ROI should users look for in reviews?

Consolidated Data Management: Combines data from multiple desktops and laptops.
Efficient IT Service Desk Management: Supports efficient handling of service desk tasks.
Seamless System Upgrades: Simplifies upgrading systems to new Windows releases.
Private Cloud Integration: Essential for organizations working within private cloud environments.
Scalability for Large Distributed Workforce: Suitable for businesses with over fifty employees and multiple clients.

This appliance is frequently implemented by companies for deploying Windows and non-Windows patches, managing IT service desks and assets, and facilitating software installations. Common within private cloud environments, it supports businesses managing over fifty employees, numerous clients, and a distributed workforce who need consolidated data management for effective IT operations.

Quest Software

ManageEngine IT Asset Management offers a comprehensive platform for tracking IT assets, simplifying tasks like warranty management and license expiration notifications while integrating with ServiceDesk Plus for seamless asset visibility.

This solution provides automated IT asset discovery, robust inventory capabilities, and effective integration with financial systems. Users benefit from features like automated ticket creation and powerful help desk functionalities. Asset tracking through custom templates and extensive reporting options enhance asset insights, ensuring effective asset and network management. ManageEngine supports license expiration tracking, patch management, and seamless service desk integration. Scalable and efficient management supports diverse IT environments.

What are the key features of ManageEngine IT Asset Management?

Ops Manager: Enhance IT operations management effectively.
Event Viewer: Gain visibility into IT infrastructure events.
Automated IT Asset Discovery: Identify and track assets efficiently.
Integration with Financial Systems: Streamline financial operations.
Custom Templates for Asset Tracking: Optimize tracking processes.
Patch Management: Ensure up-to-date system security.
Service Desk Integration: Seamless asset visibility and ticketing.

What are the benefits to look for in ManageEngine reviews?

Automated Features: Reduce manual tasks with enterprise-grade automation.
Comprehensive Asset Insight: Link assets with tickets, track system status.
User-Friendly Interface: Improve management efficiency.
Scalability: Manage growing IT infrastructures effortlessly.

ManageEngine IT Asset Management is widely adopted across industries like finance, healthcare, and education, providing a comprehensive view of IT environments. It links IT assets with user-submitted tickets, providing essential insight into system status and supporting effective IT operations management across diverse sectors.

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

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