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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

    SmartDeploy

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASmartDeploy, now from PDQ.com (acquired January 2022), provides a software deployment solution supporting computer imaging, app deployment, driver management, and Windows migration.

    $960

    per year

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    EMCO MSI Package BuilderSmartDeploy
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    $960
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    Pricing Offerings
    EMCO MSI Package BuilderSmartDeploy
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$96,050
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    User Ratings
    EMCO MSI Package BuilderSmartDeploy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    EMCO MSI Package BuilderSmartDeploy
    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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    PDQ
    Well suited scenarios : One of the situations SmartDeploy helped immensly was in application deployment and management for our projects , making it and instant favorite for the deployment process. Also in one situation where we had a high flying app development which did'nt had much time to develop, deployment thorugh smart deploy made it quick and less involvement. Easier to understand major functionalities and onboard new projects. Less appropriate scenarios: We faced issues while utilising by DevOps team for monitoring every system for issue resolving in linux update on every employees system. This created alot of delay in every employees work front as systems were not working as expected
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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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    PDQ
    • It allows us to maintain only one image. Much less effort required than storing and maintaining multiple images.
    • LAN deployment works very well with few issues.
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    Cons
    EMCO Software
    • Work on clearly defining functions on reboot.
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    PDQ
    • Remote monitoring is useful but has some lagging and functionalities are not upfront to use , making it complicated for new users to be aware just by using the application
    • Windows migration was quite difficult in terms of updates of softwares to be migrated to new system
    • Integration with client systems can be tough as major usage of other softwares is done in most of client systems causing us difficulties to integrate with smart deploy on the same platform
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    Support Rating
    EMCO Software
    Support has always been quick to respond with additional information and clarification
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    PDQ
    SmartDeploy customer support has been very good. Although we do not always get a super-fast response (though always within the time stated). The tech support folks at SmartDeploy always go the extra mile to see that our immediate issues are taken care of in as timely a manner as possible. They have always been attentive to our needs and frustrations.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    PDQ
    SmartDeploy has a fantastic deployment process management with detailed and configurable aspects. Even though it has detailed configuration it still somehow makes it easy to understand and implement compared to other services which need special learning and courses to understand them completelya and use them efficiently. This is one quality highly appreciated and stacks up against any other services I have used for deployment
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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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    PDQ
    • Very fast as an image deployment solution for new PCs. We do not have to create a completely new image when new hardware comes out. This is an amazing time-saver on its own.
    • With offline deployment and some workarounds, this is allowing us to migrate many Windows 7 units, rather than having to upgrade each one or load from scratch or replace it with new hardware.
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