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EMCO MSI Package Builder vs. Parallels Device Management

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    EMCO MSI Package Builder

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIcelandic company EMCO Software offers MSI Package Builder, a software distribution solution.N/A

    Parallels Device Management

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AParallels Device Management enables users to centrally administer PCs, iPhones and iPads, including Mac management, with a simple plug-in. The vendor states the solution: Extends Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) for unified device administration. Improves IT performance, reducing duplicate work and incident resolution time. Is straightforward to deploy, requiring no additional infrastructure or training.N/A
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    EMCO MSI Package BuilderParallels Device Management
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    EMCO MSI Package BuilderParallels Device Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    EMCO MSI Package BuilderParallels Device Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    EMCO Software
    For large, complex software deployments that have a number of install scenarios and executables that interact with one another, EMCO MSI Builder is well-suited. It is able to track software installs, registry changes, file additions, and deletions, modifying shortcuts and anything else that would be needed to prepare big deployment projects for large organizations.
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    We had a medium size fleet of macbook pros that we had deployed and had parallels already installed on them. We looked into a way to standardize and track these devices and started looking into Parallels as a solution to help us with this. Parallels was a good fit due to the fact that most of these machines already had the base system already installed
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    Pros
    EMCO Software
    • Capture Customizations to settings/registry.
    • Track File movement and additions during install for specific uses.
    • Capture file and system level changes for inclusion in deployment.
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    • Central location for management via Webv
    • Existing ecosystem for our mac users
    • Trust and transparent set up from normal operations
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    Cons
    EMCO Software
    • Work on clearly defining functions on reboot.
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    Alludo
    • It can be a bit difficult with a large fleet of computers
    • Can be a bit hard to troubleshoot if there are issues
    • There are other tools that are cheaper that do the same thing albeit not as well
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    Support Rating
    EMCO Software
    Support has always been quick to respond with additional information and clarification
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    EMCO Software
    Provides advanced functionality for the enterprise level software deployment analyst over and above the basic tools that Microsoft included with the original APP-v sequencing tool, allowing the analyst greater control over what is captured and how it is captured. This makes the impact of needing to change the deployment package easier to maintain and update
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    Alludo
    We looked at a product called virtual box to do something similar to what we saw from Parallels but it was much more manual for us to deploy out the tool and we would have had to do a lot more work to manage all the systems we have in the fleet
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    Return on Investment
    EMCO Software
    • It allows faster turnaround time for complex deployment projects.
    • Easy to update existing deployment packages with changes.
    • We must maintain the pristine virtual machine for usage.
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    Alludo
    • Easy to deploy out to our fleet
    • quick turn around time to provision with parallels
    • ease of use from end user perspective
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