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# ManageEngine OS Deployer vs SmartDeploy Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**SmartDeploy**
Free Trial

**Contact Us** Per Year · Starter

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Not enough reviews yet

**SmartDeploy**
2 months

Based on 13 responses

Return on Investment

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Not enough reviews yet

**SmartDeploy**
10 months

Based on 10 responses

Perceived Cost

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Not enough reviews yet

**SmartDeploy**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Not enough reviews yet

**SmartDeploy**
10%

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Not enough data

**SmartDeploy**
[
Ease of Use (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/smartdeploy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1473204&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Deployment (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/smartdeploy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1473534&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Licensing Issues (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/smartdeploy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1473491&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Missing Features (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/smartdeploy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1473228&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_8280adad4374f866281e964c1440dc1a/manageengine-endpoint-central.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

ManageEngine Endpoint Central

](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-endpoint-central/reviews)[
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**SmartDeploy**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
 ![ManageEngine OS Deployer screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1821183/image-_14_.png)

**SmartDeploy**
 ![SmartDeploy screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1448273/GettingStarted.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**

8.9

8.96

**SmartDeploy**

9.3

9.3114

Ease of Use

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**

8.1

8.16

**SmartDeploy**

9.3

9.3115

Ease of Setup

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**

8.1

8.16

**SmartDeploy**

9.1

9.1100

Ease of Admin

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Not enough data

**SmartDeploy**

9.5

9.598

Quality of Support

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**

8.9

8.96

**SmartDeploy**

9.5

9.5106

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**
Not enough data

**SmartDeploy**

9.6

9.697

Product Direction (% positive)

**ManageEngine OS Deployer**

10.0

10.05

**SmartDeploy**

9.5

9.5109

**Features**
ratings from reviews

OS Imaging & Deployment[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

7

8.9

98

Administration

Automation

8.3

5

8.9(won by 0.6)

87

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Web Interface

9.7(won by 1.7)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

69

Administration Console

9.3(won by 0.4)

5

8.9

90

Compression

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

85

Deployment

Device Variety

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

86

OS Variety

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

81

Deployment Methods

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

91

Imaging

Remote Imaging

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

66

Offline imaging

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

76

Online imaging

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

72

Endpoint Management[Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.2

6

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

7.2(won by default)

6

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Patch Management[Hide 38 FeaturesShow 38 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Wide Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Asset Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Patch Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support Ticket Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Scans

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Usage Tracking/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management[Hide 36 FeaturesShow 36 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Certificate Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Containment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Goal Setting/Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assessment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

System Control

Device Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

System Isolation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Prevention

Endpoint Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewall

Not enough data

Not enough data

Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Management

Incident Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Validation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![ManageEngine OS Deployer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3b5c47ffdc3fd8814840ce29dcffdfe7/manageengine-os-deployer.png "ManageEngine OS Deployer")](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-os-deployer/reviews)

ManageEngine OS Deployer

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

33.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

66.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

[![SmartDeploy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/4191279b7ec0a1c1a900051bbdec3648/smartdeploy.svg "SmartDeploy")](https://www.g2.com/products/smartdeploy/reviews)

SmartDeploy

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

11.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

71.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

17.6%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

33.3%

11.3%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

66.7%

71.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

17.6%

Reviewers' Industry

[![ManageEngine OS Deployer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3b5c47ffdc3fd8814840ce29dcffdfe7/manageengine-os-deployer.png "ManageEngine OS Deployer")](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-os-deployer/reviews)
ManageEngine OS Deployer

Information Technology and Services

16.7%

Information Services

16.7%

Industrial Automation

16.7%

Government Administration

16.7%

Broadcast Media

16.7%

Other

16.7%

[![SmartDeploy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/4191279b7ec0a1c1a900051bbdec3648/smartdeploy.svg "SmartDeploy")](https://www.g2.com/products/smartdeploy/reviews)
SmartDeploy

Education Management

10.6%

Information Technology and Services

7.0%

Primary/Secondary Education

7.0%

Higher Education

7.0%

Hospital & Health Care

6.3%

Other

62.0%

Alternatives

**ManageEngine OS Deployer Alternatives**

 ![Ivanti Autonomous Endpoint Management](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/4c3b85f837807793635c7c336ce2a6a7/ivanti-autonomous-endpoint-management.svg "Ivanti Autonomous Endpoint Management")

[
Ivanti Autonomous Endpoint Management
](/products/ivanti-autonomous-endpoint-management/reviews)

 ![KACE Unified Endpoint Manager](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dc8d261667cb3bcbcf6e98f483091497/kace-unified-endpoint-manager.jpg "KACE Unified Endpoint Manager")

[
KACE Unified Endpoint Manager
](/products/kace-unified-endpoint-manager/reviews)

 ![Acronis Snap Deploy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_7e2bcfd3c6657fc10fb3df55a2f59fb1/acronis-snap-deploy.jpeg "Acronis Snap Deploy")

[
Acronis Snap Deploy
](/products/acronis-snap-deploy/reviews)

 ![Macrium Backup & Restore](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0c90f1c25e90d5140741f792774423c5/macrium-backup-restore.svg "Macrium Backup & Restore")

[
Macrium Backup & Restore
](/products/macrium-backup-restore/reviews)

**SmartDeploy Alternatives**

 ![NinjaOne](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/e10c660fadbf952719b697ec98bbed05/ninjaone.svg "NinjaOne")

[
NinjaOne
](/products/ninjaone/reviews)

 ![ManageEngine Endpoint Central](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2f2a2afbb752a606964794b3d43d3fda/manageengine-endpoint-central.svg "ManageEngine Endpoint Central")

[
ManageEngine Endpoint Central
](/products/manageengine-endpoint-central/reviews)

 ![KACE Unified Endpoint Manager](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dc8d261667cb3bcbcf6e98f483091497/kace-unified-endpoint-manager.jpg "KACE Unified Endpoint Manager")

[
KACE Unified Endpoint Manager
](/products/kace-unified-endpoint-manager/reviews)

 ![Remote Monitoring and Management](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b0d43ac9ef8eabd2a36c4a9b8ed74ccb/remote-monitoring-and-management.svg "Remote Monitoring and Management")

[
Atera
](/products/remote-monitoring-and-management/reviews)

## ManageEngine OS Deployer vs SmartDeploy

- Reviewers felt that SmartDeploy meets the needs of their business better than ManageEngine OS Deployer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SmartDeploy is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ManageEngine OS Deployer over SmartDeploy.