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Systems Management Cost Calculator

Compare Pricing of Dell KACE Management Appliance VS. Traditional Software

The EMA Systems Management Cost Calculator provides you with cost estimates of the leading PC management software solutions from Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft, allowing you to compare costs side-by-side with the appliance-based alternative from KACE. It’s based on publicly available information calculated by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and published in their updated October, 2008 Report Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SCCM.

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“With its extensive feature set, ease of use and fast time-to-value, KACE appliances present a very attractive alternative to Altiris, LANDesk, or Microsoft SCCM … a KACE solution can cost as little as one half of its software-only rivals.”
- Andi Mann, EMA Analyst

This calculator includes the cost of hardware and software prerequisites necessary to implement a software-based solution. These prerequisites represent an additional cost overhead for all the PC management software competitors in this field, with the exception of KACE. As an appliance-based solution, KACE helps avoid the high hardware and software costs (and related maintenance efforts) required by some other vendors. Factoring in these costs, a KACE Appliance solution can cost less than its software-only rivals.1 And KACE Appliances help reduce the need for additional professional service fees or lengthy offsite training.

But don't take our word for it. Plug your numbers into the cost calculator above and see for yourself.

1 Source: EMA White Paper: Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SCCM.