SmartDeploy vs. KACE Systems Deployment Appliance
If you need a fully remote tool for PC lifecycle management — including imaging — look no farther than SmartDeploy. With SmartDeploy’s remote deployments over the cloud and custom driver packs, you can image every endpoint in your org with ease.
See how SmartDeploy and KACE Systems Deployment Appliance compare
KACE
KACE can image machines in your main office or at remote sites — but without imaging over the cloud, it won’t cover remote employees who WFH as seamlessly as SmartDeploy can. And with fewer driver packs than SmartDeploy, you’ll spend more time hunting down drivers for all your machines.
SmartDeploy
SmartDeploy is essential for orgs with employees who work from home. Deploy your golden image to every endpoint, whether on-site, at remote sites, or over the cloud to WFH employees (no VPN required). And with our library of over 1,500 prebuilt driver packs, you can achieve true hardware independence.
Deploy an image with SmartDeploy in minutes
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Driver Pack Library |
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Remote imaging via cloud |
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Hardware independent |
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Prebuilt & customizable script packages |
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Cloud integrations |
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Training |
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Patch management |
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Scheduling |
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Offline imaging |
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Network imaging |
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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.
Meet some of our customers
Learn how businesses from startups to global leaders use SmartDeploy to streamline their endpoint management.
“I like that you can image computers remotely through cloud storage. I also like that you guys provide all of the driver packs so that users don't have to track them down.”
STEPHEN T.
Systems Engineer
Why customers prefer SmartDeploy
Meets requirements
Ease of use
Ease of setup
Ease of admin
Quality of support
Ease of doing business
Product direction
Meets requirements
96%
Ease of use
95%
Ease of setup
92%
Ease of admin
96%
Quality of support
95%
Ease of doing business
97%
Product direction
85%
Meets requirements
87%
Ease of use
79%
Ease of setup
76%
Ease of admin
82%
Quality of support
81%
Ease of doing business
83%
Production direction
75%
One platform, endless use cases
SmartDeploy is your one-stop shop for PC provisioning and lifecycle management.
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
Ready to make the switch?
SmartDeploy is not affiliated with or endorsed by KACE. The use of KACE on this page is for comparison purposes only. Information last updated: 09/18/2022