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The Symantec Ghost alternative of your dreams

Unlike Symantec Ghost Solution Suite, SmartDeploy gives you true hardware independence. Support different hardware models easily using our library of 1,500+ prebuilt driver packs. Deploy a custom Windows image, apps, and drivers to any PC in minutes. It’s so seamless, it’s spooky.

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SmartDeploy vs. Symantec Ghost

SmartDeploy

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite

Comprehensive cloud support 

yes

no

Easy-to-navigate interface 

yes

no

Reliable features 

yes

no

PRICING 

Transparent pricing 

yes

no

Starting price 

$1,100/year for unlimited client installations 

Varies; you must request a quote or get in touch with a reseller for pricing info 

COMPUTER IMAGING 

Remote computer imaging 

yes

no

Prebuilt driver pack library 

yes

no

Offline image deployments 

yes

yes

Out-of-box integration with cloud storage providers 

yes

no

Network deployments 

yes

yes

Virtual reference machines 

yes

no

Multicast imaging 

yes

yes

Wizard-guided workflows 

yes

yes

PC & APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT 

Prebuilt, customizable app packages 

yes

no

Works with Linux systems 

no

yes

Zero-touch deployments 

yes

no

DESKTOP MANAGEMENT 

Remote desktop management 

yes

no

Scheduled deployments 

yes

yes

Windows updates automation 

yes

no

WINDOWS MIGRATION 

USMT integration 

yes

no

Windows 11 in-place upgrades 

yes

no

*Without using VPN or any additional infrastructure

Green Bubble Quote

SmartDeploy is like a Swiss army knife — one efficient tool with many uses that saves us a lot of time. It’s also so much faster and more efficient than Symantec Ghost, which we were using previously. We no longer have to 'reinvent the wheel' each time we need to image a machine.

Fulvio Mazza
Director of IT, Brean Capital

Why customers prefer SmartDeploy

Meets requirements

Ease of use

Ease of setup

Ease of admin

Quality of support

Ease of doing business

Product direction

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Meets requirements

93%

Ease of use

93%

Ease of setup

91%

Ease of admin

95%

Quality of support

95%

Ease of doing business

95%

Product direction

95%

Symantec Ghost logo

Meets requirements

71%

Ease of use

77%

Ease of setup

73%

Ease of admin

75%

Quality of support

73%

Ease of doing business

79%

Product direction

46%

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