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Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (49.7% of reviews)
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Microsoft System Center
Star Rating
(585)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
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Learn more about Microsoft System CenterNinjaOne
Star Rating
(3,704)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.7% of reviews)
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- G2 reviewers report that NinjaOne excels in ease of use, with many users highlighting its intuitive interface and quick setup process. One user mentioned, "Easy to use, easy to install on client end points," which contrasts with Microsoft System Center, where some users have expressed frustration with its complexity and difficulty in writing articles due to usability issues.
- Users say that NinjaOne's feature set is robust and constantly improving, with one reviewer noting, "I enjoy all the wide feature set that Ninja offers." In comparison, Microsoft System Center has received mixed feedback, with some users appreciating its ability to manage updates across remote locations but also mentioning challenges in usability that hinder productivity.
- Reviewers mention that NinjaOne provides excellent support, scoring high in user satisfaction. Users appreciate the fast connection and the ability to run scripts without needing to log onto endpoints. Conversely, Microsoft System Center's support quality has been rated lower, with users indicating that they have faced issues that were not easily resolved.
- According to verified reviews, NinjaOne's reporting capabilities are praised for their ease of use, making it simple to generate reports for project meetings. Users highlighted, "Easy to generate usage reports for project meetings," while Microsoft System Center's reporting features have not received the same level of acclaim, with some users finding them less intuitive.
- G2 reviewers report that NinjaOne's automation features are a significant advantage, allowing users to streamline processes effectively. One user noted the ability to run PowerShell commands easily, which enhances operational efficiency. In contrast, Microsoft System Center, while offering automation, has been critiqued for its cumbersome setup that can slow down workflows.
- Users say that NinjaOne's ongoing updates and feature enhancements keep it relevant and user-friendly, with one reviewer stating, "They are constantly adding new features and improving existing ones." On the other hand, Microsoft System Center has been described as less adaptable, with some users feeling that it struggles to meet evolving business needs.
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Microsoft System Center
No pricing availableNinjaOne
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft System Center
No trial information availableNinjaOne
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
478
9.0
3,514
Ease of Use
7.7
477
9.1
3,551
Ease of Setup
7.0
320
9.1
3,329
Ease of Admin
7.9
323
9.1
3,055
Quality of Support
8.0
444
9.1
3,373
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
298
9.4
2,988
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
461
9.7
3,471
Features by Category
Administration
8.7
62
|
Verified
8.2
657
8.6
63
|
Verified
8.7
690
8.7
65
|
Verified
8.2
689
Service Desk
8.7
58
|
Verified
8.1
684
8.5
59
|
Verified
7.9
655
8.3
59
|
Verified
7.7
634
Management
8.9
16
|
Verified
8.3
622
8.5
16
|
Verified
9.0
628
8.6
13
|
Verified
8.7
604
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.8
607
8.3
13
8.4
585
Functionality
8.6
13
|
Verified
7.6
620
8.5
14
8.5
613
9.0
16
|
Verified
8.9
644
8.8
15
|
Verified
8.9
660
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
Not enough data
6.9
173
Not enough data
6.8
171
Not enough data
6.9
169
Not enough data
6.7
170
Not enough data
6.7
169
Not enough data
6.7
167
Not enough data
6.8
166
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.8
331
Not enough data
8.1
291
Not enough data
8.3
301
Not enough data
8.2
279
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
290
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
8.8
320
Not enough data
9.2
328
Compliance
Not enough data
8.7
291
Not enough data
8.4
278
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
7.3
65
Not enough data
7.2
63
Not enough data
7.6
64
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.2
63
Not enough data
7.4
64
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
339
Not enough data
9.0
366
Not enough data
8.5
345
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.8
350
Not enough data
8.6
342
Not enough data
8.3
327
Management
Not enough data
8.2
327
Not enough data
8.8
330
Not enough data
8.7
331
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
7.6
75
Not enough data
7.3
72
Not enough data
7.3
73
Not enough data
7.3
71
Not enough data
7.4
72
Not enough data
7.3
72
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
9.3
2164
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
564
Not enough data
8.1
449
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.3
2141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1868
Not enough data
8.7
1985
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
2168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
475
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
8.5
469
Service Management
Not enough data
9.2
2074
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
451
Not enough data
7.3
484
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
Not enough data
7.3
480
Not enough data
7.0
462
Not enough data
7.2
464
Not enough data
6.9
453
Not enough data
6.8
453
Not enough data
6.9
454
Not enough data
7.0
450
Scope
Not enough data
8.7
413
Not enough data
8.8
428
Security
Not enough data
8.5
422
Not enough data
8.3
389
Not enough data
7.4
381
Management
Not enough data
8.8
411
Not enough data
8.7
409
Not enough data
8.7
398
Not enough data
8.7
400
Not enough data
7.8
371
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Not enough data
7.3
168
Not enough data
7.1
167
Not enough data
7.3
167
Not enough data
7.1
164
Not enough data
7.0
164
Not enough data
7.2
166
Not enough data
7.1
167
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
670
Not enough data
8.9
697
Not enough data
8.0
614
Not enough data
8.8
609
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.5
247
Not enough data
7.8
250
Not enough data
8.3
262
Management
Not enough data
8.2
569
Not enough data
8.2
583
Not enough data
7.6
536
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.0
238
Not enough data
6.9
236
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
241
Not enough data
7.2
238
Not enough data
7.1
238
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
6.9
239
Not enough data
7.4
243
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
6.4
228
Not enough data
6.3
228
Not enough data
6.4
227
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
6.6
124
Not enough data
6.5
122
Not enough data
6.7
125
Not enough data
6.6
121
Not enough data
6.4
120
Not enough data
6.6
121
Not enough data
6.4
122
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
560
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
557
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
506
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
197
Management Tools
Not enough data
8.2
497
Not enough data
8.6
507
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
487
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
7.5
95
Not enough data
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.7
93
Not enough data
7.2
93
Not enough data
7.2
93
Not enough data
7.3
92
Not enough data
7.5
91
Asset Inventory
Not enough data
9.0
1152
Not enough data
8.8
1138
Not enough data
7.7
1019
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1055
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
Not enough data
7.4
228
Not enough data
7.2
223
Not enough data
7.4
220
Not enough data
7.1
217
Not enough data
7.1
216
Not enough data
7.1
221
Not enough data
7.0
218
Management
Not enough data
9.1
1116
Not enough data
8.7
1038
Not enough data
8.1
996
Not enough data
8.2
1048
Performance Management
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
1628
Not enough data
8.7
1553
Not enough data
7.8
1416
Not enough data
9.2
1633
Not enough data
8.9
1497
Not enough data
8.8
1546
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.2
1619
Not enough data
7.7
1326
Communication
Not enough data
7.9
1396
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
1300
Security
Not enough data
8.3
1345
Not enough data
8.4
1377
Device Support
Not enough data
7.6
1352
Not enough data
8.4
1429
Not enough data
8.4
1412
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
1500
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
324
Not enough data
7.9
291
Not enough data
8.1
296
Not enough data
8.6
313
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
317
Not enough data
8.5
302
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
304
Agentic AI - PC Backup
Not enough data
7.1
88
Not enough data
7.1
88
Not enough data
6.9
87
Not enough data
7.0
87
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
8.3
219
Not enough data
8.7
221
Operations - IT Documentation
Not enough data
8.4
221
Not enough data
8.8
228
Not enough data
8.4
223
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
7.0
64
Not enough data
7.2
65
Not enough data
7.1
63
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
8.8
83
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
8.5
442
Operating System
Not enough data
9.2
528
Not enough data
8.1
502
Not enough data
8.3
478
Management
Not enough data
8.5
486
Not enough data
8.2
448
Not enough data
8.2
445
Not enough data
8.1
437
Not enough data
8.3
449
Security
Not enough data
8.5
457
Not enough data
8.6
465
Agentic AI - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
7.7
143
Not enough data
7.6
140
Not enough data
7.8
142
Not enough data
7.7
139
Not enough data
7.6
137
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.6
136
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
12
8.1
727
Platform
9.0
8
7.8
699
8.8
13
9.1
785
9.2
6
8.2
680
8.3
13
8.5
737
8.3
10
8.3
707
Security
8.6
14
8.7
741
9.0
14
9.2
812
8.3
8
7.6
673
9.3
7
8.7
711
9.1
9
8.2
681
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
7.4
163
Not enough data
7.2
153
Not enough data
7.3
156
Not enough data
7.0
152
Not enough data
7.0
151
Not enough data
6.9
151
Not enough data
7.0
150
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft System Center and NinjaOne are categorized as IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Enterprise IT Management, Endpoint Management, and Patch Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft System Center is categorized as Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
NinjaOne is categorized as Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Remote Support, PC Backup, Online Backup, Server Backup, IT Asset Management, Network Monitoring, Incident Management, Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM), and IT Documentation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft System Center
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NinjaOne
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.1%
Education Management
6.2%
Government Administration
5.5%
Computer Software
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
3.9%
Other
60.2%
Information Technology and Services
26.7%
Computer & Network Security
13.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Manufacturing
3.7%
Computer Software
2.9%
Other
49.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
What does Microsoft System Center do?
2 Comments
SC
Microsoft System Center is a suite of management tools for IT infrastructure. Components include SCCM for software deployment, SCOM for monitoring, VMM for...Read more
Microsoft System Center has no more discussions with answers
Do I need a WSUS Server to enable patch management on Windows devices?
6 Comments
JT
You can use WSUS to completely manage the distribution of Microsoft Update updates to https://basketballstars2.com computers on your network. Read more
How do I make a script to block all users on a PC from executive .MSI / .exe files?
2 Comments
PR
Make them regular users.
Do not make their accounts administrators.Read more
Do you provide the same level of functionality for MacOS as you do for Windows?
2 Comments
BA
Hey Sam,
We are an all Mac firm (as we work on Macs ourselves) and I can confirm they do support Macs well. Now, because of the Apple environment, they...Read more
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