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| Product | KACE Systems Management Appliance by Quest View product | Open iT by Open iT 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. | What does Open iT do? It covers FlexNet/DSLS integration. See typical use cases, on-premises, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle Appliance | Engineering & Specialized Software License Metering Suite |
| Best for | Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial Services | Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Oil & Gas, Engineering, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware Appliance | On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual Appliance |
| Data residency | Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud Regions | Customer On-Premises Datacenter / Private Cloud Hosting Dependent |
| 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 | High-Performance Engineering Workstations, Datacenter License Servers |
| Compliance | NISTCIS ControlsHIPAASOXISO 27001 | ISO 27001GDPRITIL Aligned |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDQuest KACE Service DeskVMwareHyper-V | FlexNetLUMDSLSSentinel RMSWindowsLinuxServiceNow |
| Industries | EducationGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITFinancial Services | AerospaceAutomotiveEnergyOil & GasEngineeringManufacturing |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Quest | Open iT |
| Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, California, USA | United States |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1987 | 1999 |
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.Open iT
What does Open iT do? It covers FlexNet/DSLS integration. See typical use cases, on-premises, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle ApplianceOpen iT
Engineering & Specialized Software License Metering SuiteBest for
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial ServicesOpen iT
Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Oil & Gas, Engineering, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Contact VendorOpen iT
Contact VendorFree trial
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Free trial: yesOpen iT
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Open iT
Deployment details
KACE Systems Management Appliance
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware ApplianceOpen iT
On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual ApplianceData residency
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud RegionsOpen iT
Customer On-Premises Datacenter / Private Cloud Hosting DependentKey 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
Open iT
- Specialized engineering license metering
- Active vs idle usage detection
- Automated license harvesting
- Internal cost chargebacks
- FlexNet/DSLS integration
- Specialized engineering software metering
- Idle license harvesting
- Vendor contract renegotiation optimization
Platform & access
API access
KACE Systems Management Appliance
API access: yesOpen iT
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
KACE Systems Management Appliance
SSO: yesOpen iT
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
KACE Systems Management Appliance
RBAC: yesOpen iT
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Multi-tenant: yesOpen iT
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Mobile app: yesOpen iT
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Open iT
Compliance
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Open iT
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Open iT
Industries
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Open iT
Regions
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Open iT
Vendor
Company
KACE Systems Management Appliance
QuestOpen iT
Open iTHeadquarters
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Aliso Viejo, California, USAOpen iT
United StatesCompany size
KACE Systems Management Appliance
1,001-5,000Open iT
201-500Founded
KACE Systems Management Appliance
1987Open iT
1999