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| Product | USU Software Asset Management by USU View product | KACE Systems Management Appliance by Quest View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | USU Software Asset Management offers SAM workflows and automated audit defense reporting. Use it for vendor audit defense. See IT Asset Management 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 Software Asset Management & License Optimization Suite | Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle Appliance |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Retail | 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 | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; On-premises Server; Hybrid Cloud | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware Appliance |
| Data residency | Germany; European Union; United States | 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 | Datacenter ClustersEnterprise ServersVirtual MachinesCloud Workloads | LaptopsDesktopsVirtual MachinesNetwork DevicesPrinters |
| Compliance | ISO 27001GDPRITIL AlignedSOC 2 Type II | NISTCIS ControlsHIPAASOXISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SAPOracleIBMMicrosoftVMwareServiceNowSnow Software | Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDQuest KACE Service DeskVMwareHyper-V |
| Industries | Enterprise ITFinancial ServicesHealthcareManufacturingPublic SectorRetail | EducationGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITFinancial Services |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | USU | Quest |
| Headquarters | Möglingen, Germany | Aliso Viejo, California, USA |
| Company size | 2,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 1977 | 1987 |
Overview
What it is
USU Software Asset Management
USU Software Asset Management offers SAM workflows and automated audit defense reporting. Use it for vendor audit defense. See IT Asset Management 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
USU Software Asset Management
Enterprise Software Asset Management & License Optimization SuiteKACE Systems Management Appliance
Unified Endpoint Management & Systems Lifecycle ApplianceBest for
USU Software Asset Management
Enterprise IT, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Public Sector, RetailKACE Systems Management Appliance
Education, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
USU Software Asset Management
Contact VendorKACE Systems Management Appliance
Contact VendorFree trial
USU Software Asset Management
Free trial: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
USU Software Asset Management
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Deployment details
USU Software Asset Management
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; On-premises Server; Hybrid CloudKACE Systems Management Appliance
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix); Hosted Cloud; Hardware ApplianceData residency
USU Software Asset Management
Germany; European Union; United StatesKACE Systems Management Appliance
Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud / Hosted Cloud RegionsKey features
What it offers
USU Software Asset Management
- Real-time Effective License Position (ELP)
- Specialized Oracle/SAP optimization
- Automated audit defense reporting
- Multi-vendor inventory normalization
- SAM workflows
- Enterprise software asset management
- Oracle and SAP license optimization
- Vendor audit defense
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
USU Software Asset Management
API access: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
USU Software Asset Management
SSO: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
USU Software Asset Management
RBAC: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
USU Software Asset Management
Multi-tenant: yesKACE Systems Management Appliance
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
USU Software Asset Management
Mobile app: noKACE Systems Management Appliance
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
USU Software Asset Management
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Compliance
USU Software Asset Management
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
USU Software Asset Management
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Industries
USU Software Asset Management
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Regions
USU Software Asset Management
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Vendor
Company
USU Software Asset Management
USUKACE Systems Management Appliance
QuestHeadquarters
USU Software Asset Management
Möglingen, GermanyKACE Systems Management Appliance
Aliso Viejo, California, USACompany size
USU Software Asset Management
2,000+KACE Systems Management Appliance
1,001-5,000Founded
USU Software Asset Management
1977KACE Systems Management Appliance
1987