Appliance versus Computer Management Software Cost Calculator
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 January, 2007 Report Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS.
| “KACE provides substantially equivalent – and in some cases superior – capabilities to Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS … [but] … A KBOX solution can cost as little as one-quarter of its software-only rivals.” |
| - Andi Mann, EMA Analyst |
This calculator is unique in that it includes the cost of hardware and software prerequisites necessary to implement a software-based solution. These prerequisites represent a significant cost overhead for all the PC management software competitors in this field, with the exception of the appliance-based alternative, KBOX by KACE.
KBOX typically installs in one day at one-third the cost of software alternatives. And despite the low price tag, KACE provides substantially equivalent – and in some cases superior – capabilities to Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS.*
KBOX appliances have no hardware or software prerequisites due to their Appliance-based Software Delivery (AbSD) platform, and require no additional professional services fees or lengthy training.
But don't take our word for it. Plug your numbers into the cost calculator above and see for yourself.
