F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management vs. KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Score 6.6 out of 10
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F5's BIG-IQ provides centralized management of app services and security policies.N/A
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)
Score 7.6 out of 10
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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA) is designed to save time and money by providing the user with a flexible and effective OS imaging and software deployment tool.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
5.8
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User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementKACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA)
Likelihood to Recommend
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management works perfectly in Software upgrades and simple daily changes. We are successfully using it to create and or delete objects. It doesn`t works well when we need reports. I usually have to create custom scripts to get a list of objects, for example. Performance is also something that could be improved in Big-IQ
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It is most effective in Windows PC environments and doing mass Windows deployments across a wired LAN. It would not be suitable for small office/school environments or for environments with limited PC usage.
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Pros
  • Common system level changes like cipher suite customization, ssh protocol settings etc can be pushed to all F5 gear through one click of a button
  • Enterprise standard templates for profiles/protocols etc., can be efficiently managed across F5 gear through a single interface
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  • Windows PC deployments.
  • Windows PC re-imaging.
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Cons
  • There a lack of the going forward to next
  • The second site product does not do what we need and we are forced to write our own scripts
  • Many of the alerting that was in enterprise management is no longer in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
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  • USMT had issues with successfully capturing user states.
  • MAC support, stopped supporting newer versions of MAC OS. No APFS support.
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Usability
It may be due to how we deployed it or how we use it, but it adds time to doing small changes. I do like the deployment detail and change tracking though.
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Support Rating
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The majority of the support reps I talk to on the phone are quick to respond and very helpful. They will take their time helping you with any case for the SDA and have any issues with it. They will help you build new boot environments or deployments if you get stuck or have a problem.
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Return on Investment
  • It allow us to back up this has saved us part
  • We are able to do the full inventory of system the help in our fqc
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  • Primarily saves us time for maintaining our computer labs.
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