SmartDeploy vs. Acronis Snap Deploy

With SmartDeploy, you can deploy a single image to every endpoint in your organization — whether that’s through a local network or remotely via the cloud. And unlike Acronis, SmartDeploy gives you lean, custom-built driver packs 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 any machine — but only by loading your machine with dozens of drivers and hoping Windows chooses the right one. You’ll have to manually gather drivers for each machine — and when you run into snags, Acronis customer support isn’t much help.

SmartDeploy

SmartDeploy uses custom driver packs to seamlessly deploy a single reference image to any machine, whether on-site or remote. And with strong customer support, patch management, and driver updates, SmartDeploy keeps your machines secure and up to date.

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Driver Pack Library
Hardware independent
Prebuilt & customizable script packages
Cloud integrations
Training
Remote imaging via cloud
Offline imaging
Network imaging
Patch management
Scheduling
Custom driver packs

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 If you notice a bug or an outdated driver, the turnaround is incredibly fast.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

Modern endpoint management for a hybrid campus

WEBCAST

How to Reimage a PC Remotely Using the Cloud

VIDEO TUTORIAL

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