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Quest Software

KACE Systems Management Appliance

Composite Score
5.2 /10
CX Score
4.9 /10
Category
KACE Systems Management Appliance
5.2 /10

What is KACE Systems Management Appliance?

Comprehensive IT systems management for any network-connected device. The KACE® Systems Management Appliance by Quest® helps you fulfill all your endpoint management needs. This comprehensive solution provides automated endpoint-related administrative tasks, inventory of all hardware and software, patch management software for mission-critical applications and operating systems, reduced risk of a breach and guaranteed software license compliance.

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KACE Systems Management Appliance Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

61 Likeliness to Recommend

60 Plan to Renew

64 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+35 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love KACE Systems Management Appliance?

42% Negative
7% Neutral
51% Positive

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Reliable
  • Respectful

Cons

  • Charges for Enhancements
  • Vendor's Interest First
  • Less Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 69

Multi Device Capability

80

Technician Administration

76

Integrated Knowledge Management

75

Multi-Site Functionality

75

End User Self Serve

74

End User Support Solutions

67

Service Catalog

63

Reporting

58

Integration With IT Tools

57

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 59

Ease of Implementation

73

Ease of Customization

67

Availability and Quality of Training

66

Ease of IT Administration

64

Usability and Intuitiveness

62

Vendor Support

60

Business Value Created

59

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

55

Breadth of Features

52

Ease of Data Integration

49

Quality of Features

45

KACE Systems Management Appliance Reviews

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2026

Do not consider Kace.

Likeliness to Recommend

1 /10

Pros

  • Efficient Service
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Effective Service

Cons

  • Inhibits Innovation
  • Slower Product Innovation
  • Less Performance Enhancing

Minara U.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Excellent Centralized Endpoint

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates KACE Systems Management Appliance from other similar products?

You enjoy unified endpoint and asset management as it combines lifecycle tracking, patch management, inventory, and software deployment all in a single platform hence reducing stitching various tools together

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Has centralized management for all endpoints whereby everything is manageable and visible from one dashboard and this reduces overhead

What do you dislike most about this product?

It says full automation but certain tasks need knowledge of script or manual intervention

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For repetitive tasks, use the product’s scripting features in order to reduce errors and save time

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Robert T.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Construction
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2023

It does everything... Just poorly.

Likeliness to Recommend

3 /10

What differentiates KACE Systems Management Appliance from other similar products?

There is nothing that kace innovates to put it ahead of a similar product.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's very cheap compared to other products. You get what you pay for.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Managing this from the System Administrative perspective is frustrating. Nothing is where you expect it to be and the terminology and methodology for almost everything is unintuitive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Do not use this product. It's price may incentivize you but the amount of time that will be committed to implementation, administration, and use will quickly override and potential savings.

Pros

  • Transparent
  • Trustworthy
  • Respectful
  • Fair

Cons

  • Slower Product Innovation
  • Inhibits Innovation
  • Commodity Features

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