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| Product | KACE Systems Management Appliance by Quest View product | HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | KACE Systems Management Appliance: automated asset discovery and multi-OS patch management. Built for IT asset discovery. Compare Endpoint Management alternatives. | Looking for Endpoint Management software? HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware provides software distribution for enterprise patch management. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle Appliance | Enterprise Endpoint Management & Unified Security Platform |
| Best for | Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial Services | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Energy, Telecom, Banking & Finance, Government & Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware Appliance | On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud-Hybrid; On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud SaaS Option |
| Data residency | Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud Regions | Customer data sovereignty; On-premises control |
| 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: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | LaptopsDesktopsVirtual MachinesNetwork DevicesPrinters | WorkstationsLaptopsServersVirtual MachinesPOS TerminalsATMs |
| Compliance | NISTCIS ControlsHIPAASOXISO 27001 | CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGPCI-DSS 4.0HIPAANIST SP 800-53 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDQuest KACE Service DeskVMwareHyper-V | ServiceNowTenableQualysRapid7SplunkActive Directory |
| Industries | EducationGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITFinancial Services | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailEnergyTelecom+2 more |
| Regions | Global | Global enterprise deployments (100k+ endpoints) |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Quest | HCLSoftware |
| Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, California, USA | Noida, India |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 1987 | 2017 |
Overview
What it is
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.HCL BigFix
Looking for Endpoint Management software? HCL BigFix by HCLSoftware provides software distribution for enterprise patch management. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle ApplianceHCL BigFix
Enterprise Endpoint Management & Unified Security PlatformBest for
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial ServicesHCL BigFix
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Energy, Telecom, Banking & Finance, Government & DefensePricing
Pricing model
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Contact VendorHCL BigFix
Contact VendorFree trial
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Free trial: yesHCL BigFix
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
KACE Systems Management Appliance
HCL BigFix
Deployment details
KACE Systems Management Appliance
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware ApplianceHCL BigFix
On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud-Hybrid; On-premises Server; Private Cloud; Cloud SaaS OptionData residency
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud RegionsHCL BigFix
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises controlKey features
What it offers
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
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
Platform & access
API access
KACE Systems Management Appliance
API access: yesHCL BigFix
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
KACE Systems Management Appliance
SSO: yesHCL BigFix
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
KACE Systems Management Appliance
RBAC: yesHCL BigFix
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Multi-tenant: yesHCL BigFix
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Mobile app: yesHCL BigFix
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
KACE Systems Management Appliance
HCL BigFix
Compliance
KACE Systems Management Appliance
HCL BigFix
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
KACE Systems Management Appliance
HCL BigFix
Industries
KACE Systems Management Appliance
HCL BigFix
Regions
KACE Systems Management Appliance
HCL BigFix
Vendor
Company
KACE Systems Management Appliance
QuestHCL BigFix
HCLSoftwareHeadquarters
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Aliso Viejo, California, USAHCL BigFix
Noida, IndiaCompany size
KACE Systems Management Appliance
1,001-5,000HCL BigFix
10,000+Founded
KACE Systems Management Appliance
1987HCL BigFix
2017