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| Product | HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware View product | KACE Systems Management Appliance by Quest View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Endpoint Management software? HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware provides software distribution for enterprise patch management. Compare features and alternatives. | KACE Systems Management Appliance: automated asset discovery and multi-OS patch management. Built for IT asset discovery. Compare Endpoint Management alternatives. |
| Product type | Enterprise Endpoint Management & Unified Security Platform | Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle Appliance |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Energy, Telecom, Banking & Finance, Government & Defense | Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud-Hybrid; On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud SaaS Option | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware Appliance |
| Data residency | Customer data sovereignty; On-premises control | Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud Regions |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | WorkstationsLaptopsServersVirtual MachinesPOS TerminalsATMs | LaptopsDesktopsVirtual MachinesNetwork DevicesPrinters |
| Compliance | CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGPCI-DSS 4.0HIPAANIST SP 800-53 | NISTCIS ControlsHIPAASOXISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ServiceNowTenableQualysRapid7SplunkActive Directory | Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDQuest KACE Service DeskVMwareHyper-V |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailEnergyTelecom+2 more | EducationGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITFinancial Services |
| Regions | Global enterprise deployments (100k+ endpoints) | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | HCLSoftware | Quest |
| Headquarters | Noida, India | Aliso Viejo, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 2017 | 1987 |
Overview
What it is
HCL BigFix
Looking for Endpoint Management software? HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware provides software distribution for enterprise patch management. Compare features and alternatives.KACE Systems Management Appliance
KACE Systems Management Appliance: automated asset discovery and multi-OS patch management. Built for IT asset discovery. Compare Endpoint Management alternatives.Product type
HCL BigFix
Enterprise Endpoint Management & Unified Security PlatformKACE Systems Management Appliance
Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle ApplianceBest for
HCL BigFix
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Energy, Telecom, Banking & Finance, Government & DefenseKACE Systems Management Appliance
Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
HCL BigFix
Contact VendorKACE Systems Management Appliance
Contact VendorFree trial
HCL BigFix
Free trial: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
HCL BigFix
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Deployment details
HCL BigFix
On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud-Hybrid; On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud SaaS OptionKACE Systems Management Appliance
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware ApplianceData residency
HCL BigFix
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises controlKACE Systems Management Appliance
Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud RegionsKey features
What it offers
HCL BigFix
- Continuous endpoint discovery
- Automated multi-OS patch management
- CIS/DISA STIG compliance auditing
- Autonomous local agent
- Software distribution
- Enterprise patch management
- Endpoint configuration compliance
- IT asset inventory
KACE Systems Management Appliance
- Automated asset discovery
- multi-OS patch management
- Software distribution
- License compliance tracking
- Integrated IT service desk
- Automated patch deployment
- IT asset discovery
- Software license compliance
Platform & access
API access
HCL BigFix
API access: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
HCL BigFix
SSO: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
HCL BigFix
RBAC: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
HCL BigFix
Multi-tenant: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
HCL BigFix
Mobile app: noKACE Systems Management Appliance
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
HCL BigFix
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Compliance
HCL BigFix
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
HCL BigFix
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Industries
HCL BigFix
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Regions
HCL BigFix
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Vendor
Company
HCL BigFix
HCLSoftwareKACE Systems Management Appliance
QuestHeadquarters
HCL BigFix
Noida, IndiaKACE Systems Management Appliance
Aliso Viejo, California, USACompany size
HCL BigFix
10,000+KACE Systems Management Appliance
1,001-5,000Founded
HCL BigFix
2017KACE Systems Management Appliance
1987