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ManageEngine Endpoint Central vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
ManageEngine Endpoint Central boosts ROI and productivity quickly by automating processes, despite some users lacking precise metrics.
Sentiment score
4.4
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus enhanced efficiency, security, and productivity with centralized management, automation, and an intuitive interface for users.
Compared to other products, ManageEngine provides good return on investment within five years.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.0
ManageEngine Endpoint Central's support is praised for helpfulness but could improve response times, communication, and documentation clarity.
Sentiment score
4.6
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus customer support is praised for its responsiveness and effectiveness, often receiving high satisfaction scores.
The support team is available via chat and will create a ticket if they're not available, providing assistance even for small issues.
While they are generally good, there could be improvements in their response times to align with our SLAs.
Customer service and support are excellent, with a perfect score of ten out of ten.
The technical support from ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is helpful.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
ManageEngine Endpoint Central effectively scales for large deployments, integrating diverse architectures with high scalability for growth, especially in cloud environments.
Sentiment score
4.1
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is scalable, supporting various OS and applications, adaptable for growing IT environments with minimal resources.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
ManageEngine Endpoint Central is praised for its stability, reliable performance, and efficient support despite minor performance issues.
Sentiment score
6.8
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is highly rated for stability, performing effectively and efficiently without impacting resources during daily use.
ManageEngine prefers not to display any information if it cannot be properly gathered.
We haven't encountered issues very frequently.
The product is very stable, especially with the cloud version.
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek improvements in software QA, stability, compatibility, navigation, integrations, and performance across OS management in Endpoint Central.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus needs better Mac OS support, UI simplicity, remote patching, targeting, pricing, and licensing improvements.
It would be great if there was a smarter solution to address this issue.
Endpoint Central does not support Linux, which makes it challenging to patch Linux machines using commands.
ManageEngine Endpoint Central has limited features because they offer multiple products separately, like Active Directory Manager.
When the patch testing works well, there is no need for patch management rollbacks.
Instead of separate technician licenses for each product, there should be a single bundled license to simplify licensing requirements.
 

Setup Cost

ManageEngine Endpoint Central is cost-effective with complex licensing, praised for ROI but extra features can increase costs.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus offers cost-effective pricing with annual licenses from $3,000 to $5,000, varying by company size.
ManageEngine products offer reasonable prices for their product quality.
The pricing is cheaper compared to other MDM products.
The pricing of ManageEngine Endpoint Central is quite decent.
There is a concern regarding the exchange rate as one dollar equals six reais today, making everything expensive in dollars for us.
ManageEngine's licensing model recently changed from being endpoint-based to server-based, which might affect costs during the next renewal.
 

Valuable Features

ManageEngine Endpoint Central excels in patch management, asset control, and user-friendly interface boosting IT efficiency and productivity.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus offers centralized management, easy automation, and robust integration, supporting various systems with reliable patching and inventory management.
The patch management feature is effective and allows us to see what new patches are available and which machines are affected.
The system misconfiguration part of vulnerability management is quite good, providing detailed insights into endpoint misconfigurations.
ManageEngine Endpoint Central is straightforward to use and implement.
The software covers platform security and application security, ensuring everything is updated at the endpoint level.
The vulnerability scanning highlights outdated PCs and users breaching policies.
It is valued for its role in addressing the vulnerabilities discovered by Insight VM.
 

Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
Client Desktop Management (1st), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (4th), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (2nd)
ManageEngine Patch Manager ...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Patch Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

ManageEngine Endpoint Central and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. ManageEngine Endpoint Central is designed for Client Desktop Management and holds a mindshare of 32.3%, down 42.3% compared to last year.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, on the other hand, focuses on Patch Management, holds 6.8% mindshare, down 8.4% since last year.
Client Desktop Management
Patch Management
 

Featured Reviews

Charles A - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective vulnerability, desktop, and patch management
We are using ManageEngine Endpoint Central primarily for desktop management. It allows us to deploy patches, manage antivirus, control endpoints like DLP, and more The most valuable feature to me is the vulnerability management. It also has effective patch management capabilities. The main issue…
Waleed Omar - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration capabilities streamline management but automation and GUI need improvements
While it's a good feature, it needs some improvement. Different patch manager competitors have functionality with AI inside, so if that could be integrated, it would be much easier for the end-user to manage it. We have not started using remote patching; it's only on-premises. The GUI needs improvement, which would make it better for users. 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. We need to opt for one vulnerability engine, for example, either Rapid7 integration or CrowdStrike integration.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How to choose between ManageEngine Desktop Central and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM)?
ManageEngine Desktop Central is very easy to set up, is scalable, stable, and also has very good patch management. What I like most about ManageEngine is that I can log on to every PC very easily a...
What do you like most about ManageEngine Endpoint Central?
Well, what we like is that it catch actually a lot of features constantly upgrading. So all the three maybe there there were some features as the tenant on the earliest version. Now it's it's almos...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Endpoint Central?
The pricing is cheaper compared to other MDM products, but I don't remember the exact details.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is reasonable. There is a concern regarding the exchange rate as one dollar equals six reais today, making everything expensive in dollars for us.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
While it's a good feature, it needs some improvement. Different patch manager competitors have functionality with AI inside, so if that could be integrated, it would be much easier for the end-user...
 

Also Known As

ManageEngine Desktop Central, Desktop Central, ManageEngine Desktop Management MSP
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Sample Customers

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Strathallan School, BMI Healthcare, Comercial Kywi, First Priority Federal Credit Union, Gerab National Enterprises
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