SmartDeploy vs. Acronis Snap Deploy

With SmartDeploy, you can easily deploy your custom Windows image to any endpoint — via a local network or the cloud. And unlike Acronis, SmartDeploy comes with prebuilt driver packs you can slipstream with your Windows image so you never have to worry about hardware compatibility.

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See how SmartDeploy and Acronis Snap Deploy compare

Acronis Snap Deploy

Acronis Snap Deploy can deploy to dissimilar hardware — provided you have a license for Acronis Universal Deploy. And you’ll need to manually gather the right drivers for the devices in your fleet or rely on Acronis to choose the closest one available.

SmartDeploy

SmartDeploy lets you deliver hardware-independent Windows images, apps, and drivers to any on-site or remote device — from a single platform. And with 1,500+ downloadable prebuilt and customizable driver packs available, it’ll take you way less time to get devices across your organization up and running.

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	SmartDeploy	Acronis Snap Deploy
Driver pack library
Hardware independent
Prebuilt & customizable script packages
Offline imaging
Network imaging
Cloud integration
Works with Linux systems
Integrated with USMT
Patch management
Scheduling
Windows update automation

How it works

Set up, update, and manage endpoints with greater flexibility and ease. Flexible layers enable you to manage the OS, applications, drivers, and user data independently from each other rather than baking everything into a locked image.

Step one

Build your golden image containing the Windows operating system, apps, and settings that you need.

Step two

Download any of our prebuilt device driver packages for all the hardware models you support.

Step three

Pick the software and scripts you need from our library — or build a custom installer to fit your specific needs.

Step four

Save and deploy with ultimate flexibility using any combination of USB, network server, or cloud storage.

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Meet some of our customers

Learn how businesses from startups to global leaders use SmartDeploy to streamline their endpoint management.

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“SmartDeploy is an easy transition from any current system you are using. Their support is out of this world. If you notice a bug or an outdated driver, the turnaround is incredibly fast. It is everything and more you can ask for from deployment software.”

SAMI R.
Computer Technician

“When we got the mandate that no one could come into the office anymore, we had a two-week period to get everyone working from home. So that’s more than 600 users within two weeks that we got working from home by leveraging SmartDeploy’s cloud deployment service.”

RICHARD HUNT
Senior IT Officer, The City of Lincoln Council

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“From start to finish, it took 2.5 hours to reimage the machine from the cloud. This was faster than overnight delivery and more convenient than telling the user to swap out hardware at the office. It’s really a refreshing way of delivering the IT service to users without having users leave their homes.”

MANUEL GARCIA
Systems Administrator, DRMP

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The new industry standard

SmartDeploy is an award-winning solution with a proven track record helping IT teams become more effective and efficient. We think the results speak for themselves.

3 million+ machines deployed

13 years in business

3,200 global customers

4.8 stars at G2 and Capterra

One platform, endless use cases

SmartDeploy is your one-stop shop for PC provisioning and lifecycle management.

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Computer imaging

Build and maintain a single Windows golden image, regardless of PC make or model

PC refreshes

Keep all your users' files and settings consistent while rolling out new hardware

Application management

Deploy, update, and patch applications zero-touch to any endpoint

Windows updates

Push periodic updates or centrally manage entire migrations for local and remote PCs

Device setup

Seamlessly roll out images, drivers, and applications to entirely new devices

PC break-fixes

Reimage the operating system layer without affecting applications or user data

Resources

Platform pack library

RESOURCE

Washington College accelerates computer imaging

CASE STUDY

How to reimage a PC remotely using the cloud

VIDEO TUTORIAL

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