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| Product | KACE Systems Management Appliance by Quest View product | Xensam by Xensam 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. | See what Xensam offers: SaaS tracking. It is built for shadow IT discovery, supports cloud or agent-based deployment and competes with other IT Asset Management tools. |
| Product type | Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle Appliance | AI-Powered Software Asset Management & License Intelligence |
| Best for | Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial Services | Enterprise IT, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware Appliance | Cloud SaaS; Lightweight Agent; Cloud SaaS; Lightweight Client Agent |
| Data residency | Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud Regions | Sweden; European Union; United States; Microsoft Azure Infrastructure |
| 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 | Enterprise LaptopsDesktopsDatacenter ServersVirtual MachinesSaaS Apps |
| Compliance | NISTCIS ControlsHIPAASOXISO 27001 | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPRITIL Aligned |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDQuest KACE Service DeskVMwareHyper-V | Microsoft 365AdobeOracleVMwareCitrixServiceNowActive Directory |
| Industries | EducationGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITFinancial Services | Enterprise ITFinancial ServicesHealthcareManufacturingRetailTechnology |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Quest | Xensam |
| Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, California, USA | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 51-200 |
| Founded | 1987 | 2022 |
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.Xensam
See what Xensam offers: SaaS tracking. It is built for shadow IT discovery, supports cloud or agent-based deployment and competes with other IT Asset Management tools.Product type
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle ApplianceXensam
AI-Powered Software Asset Management & License IntelligenceBest for
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial ServicesXensam
Enterprise IT, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Contact VendorXensam
Contact VendorFree trial
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Free trial: yesXensam
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Xensam
Deployment details
KACE Systems Management Appliance
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware ApplianceXensam
Cloud SaaS; Lightweight Agent; Cloud SaaS; Lightweight Client AgentData residency
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud RegionsXensam
Sweden; European Union; United States; Microsoft Azure InfrastructureKey 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
Xensam
- Xensam AI automated software normalization (500k+ titles)
- Active software usage metering
- Real-time Effective License Position (ELP)
- Audit defense reporting
- SaaS tracking
- Enterprise software asset management
- Software license audit defense
- IT software expenditure reduction
Platform & access
API access
KACE Systems Management Appliance
API access: yesXensam
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
KACE Systems Management Appliance
SSO: yesXensam
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
KACE Systems Management Appliance
RBAC: yesXensam
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Multi-tenant: yesXensam
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Mobile app: yesXensam
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Xensam
Compliance
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Xensam
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Xensam
Industries
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Xensam
Regions
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Xensam
Vendor
Company
KACE Systems Management Appliance
QuestXensam
XensamHeadquarters
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Aliso Viejo, California, USAXensam
Stockholm, SwedenCompany size
KACE Systems Management Appliance
1,001-5,000Xensam
51-200Founded
KACE Systems Management Appliance
1987Xensam
2022