Kaseya VSA

Pros

One of the major strengths of Kaseya VSA is its remote management capabilities. The software allows us to remotely manage devices and endpoints from a single, centralized console, which saves time and effort. It also offers automation features, such as automated patch management, which helps keep our devices secure and up-to-date without manual intervention.Another key advantage of Kaseya VSA is its security features. The software includes a range of security tools, such as antivirus and anti-malware protection, as well as vulnerability scanning and remediation capabilities. These tools help us to maintain a secure IT environment and protect our company data from potential threats.

Cons

However, there are some downsides to Kaseya VSA. The software can be complex and difficult to use, particularly for those who are not familiar with IT management tools. It can take time to learn how to navigate the software and configure it to meet our specific needs.

Pros

Kaseya is a brilliant tool for automating software deployment or remote script execution across an entire IT estate.

Cons

Kaseya Live Connect is often unstable when connected remotely.

Pros

Nothing its a total scam, they send me equipment i didn't ask for so they collect monthly payments from my company. Stay away from them!!! I am warning you!!

Cons

They send you equipment you don't want or didn't ask for then they tell you it's a free trial and then Kaseya sends you bills they keeping adding. I never took the equipment they sent me out of the box and there charging me for no usage

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Reasons for Switching to Kaseya VSA

Pros

VSA allows me to easily manage all of my endpoints and also makes it easy to provision and manage security solutions.

Cons

The learning curve required to impliment the software is quite steep and sometimes it can be hard to find the features that I require.

Pros

With Overall experience Kaseya is the best tool for IT helpdesk and Asset management solution. I'm very happy and satisfied customer with the outcomes from Kaseya. Kaseya is the best Solution with the Commercial part and the Services from Kaseya support always quick and fast.

Cons

Not really. Still Kaseya is always helpful for me and my team. And never found this with any issue. t

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Reasons for Switching to Kaseya VSA

Pros

Kaseya is one of the best RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management) tools in the market
we have moved from REACTIVE to PROACTIVE and now we are moving to SERVICES
related to "Service Management Maturity model"
thanks to Kaseya we achieved
1. Analyze trends
2. Set thresholds
3. Predict problems
4. measure applications availability
5. Automate (highly appreciable when you handle hundreds of devices)
6. Mature Problem Configuration, change, asset and performance management
7. Increase Security in multiple layers
8. Manage the entire Windows updates process
9. Remote Control
10. Compliance and audit Reports

Cons

unfortunately using kaseya core modules, it is not stronger to manage network devices

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Reasons for Switching to Kaseya VSA

Pros

Kaseya just scaled up on my number of end points without any issue over the years. It is stable and I hardly face any issue with the agent stability as I have bad experience other RMM that keep needing reinstallation of agent and etc. Kaseya also offers a huge range of solutions ranging from DRaaS, Network Monitoring, Ticketing and security to choose from that integrates nicely inside the RMM.

Cons

Nothing much except the price is a bit steep but I guess you have to pay for solid software.

Pros

Love the easy-to-use remote monitoring and automation features. It saves me so much time and keeps everything running smoothly.

Cons

Sometimes the interface feels a bit cluttered and overwhelming. Would appreciate a more streamlined user experience and better documentation for certain features.

Pros

Ease of use, versatility, the information available, patching of Windows and third party applications.

Cons

Not very intuitive on where to find information

Pros

The remote management and monitoring features are top-notch, and the dashboard is intuitive to use.

Cons

Sometimes the software can be a bit overwhelming with its wide array of features, and could benefit from more streamlined user guidance.

Pros

It is a secure remote connection software that allows you to assist anyone and give the power to deploy software.

Cons

It disconnects sometimes and doesn't want want to always connect.

Pros

- You can build a whole lot of automation with their building blocks;
- The depth of information should cover your needs;
- New leadership has taken some time to reform the company, but is now running full speed ahead;
- The potential of venture capital is a big benefit to what they can do, if you make them see the need.

Cons

- Old building blocks have lived on too long (this year is supposed to be the big clean-up);
- The mix of old parts (up to 20 years old) and very recent changes in limited places is confusing;
- Support can be great, but usually takes a few days to get up to speed on technical challenges;
- Integrations of Antivirus are limited and the Kaspersky Anti Virus option will cost you a lot of time;

Pros

their initial sales pitch was good and convinced us to buy it.

Cons

terrible customer service, NO Support, slow, lousy features for the price

Pros

Robust features, lightening fast remote desktop access and huge user community producing thousands of scripts to cure every/any problem or request you may have. Full access to SQL database in included.

Cons

Slightly above average support response times and longer lead times for enhancements. Their SaaS version is slower than some of the competitors (altho the on prem is blazingly fast).

Pros

I have logged, literally, thousands of hours in Kaseya. As stated above, I can do more in the VSA than if I'm in front of the PC. Hugely powerful. People ask me "So what kind of things have you done with Kaseya besides just remote into a desktop"? Then I give them a simple example, such as how I wrote a small agent procedure that allowed me to uninstall Office 2010, install Office 2013, and activate the product with a license key on more than 350 endpoints with (literally) three mouse clicks. And I did it with a 100% silent uninstall/install while the user was logged in and working. They had no idea anything was even happening with their workstation. Kaseya makes what could otherwise be a huge project super easy stuff. Kaseya is probably the most important force multiplier in my environment.

Cons

Identifying a con is tough. The only drawback I would point out is that for brand new users there can be quite a bit of learning curve when you delve into the really powerful features. For example, writing complex agent procedures takes experience. That being said, the initial basic use of the most common features is easy to pick up right away, so even the learning curve isn't a big deal. When you're ready to "do more" and invest the additional time to learn the more advanced features, they're there waiting for you. For basic help desk folks, they may never need to go beyond the surface features.

Pros

We are a 100% remote company with strict SOP's and guidelines. We are required to manage laptops that never connect to a domain, no VPN. With the new Software Management Module, we can easily perform all security updates and have a record of these updates in one central location. This new module detects all vulnerabilities (including 3rd party software) and can be as automated as you want it to be.

Cons

Reporting could be better, but that seems to be the case with most software. Reporting what is installed on machines is somewhat difficult.

Pros

Live Connect is a great feature, giving everything from remote support sessions to remote shell access. The scripting gives you ability to do almost everything behind the scenes making end users very happy. There is no better feeling than being able to tell your customer you fixed a problem without ever needing to bother them or interrupt their day. The reporting functions of Kaseya VSA allow administrators to parse almost any information possible, into nice PDF or Excel reports. Customers are usually very impressed and excited to see the reports, showing them any and all information they want to see regarding their company.

Cons

The user interface is a little dated, and before you learn it can be cumbersome to get around in. Another issue, when you schedule a script for a date/time that already occurred, it executes immediately, without warning. Not a big deal for some things, but when you accidentally schedule a reboot script for the wrong time, you don't get any warning before your customer computers are rebooting in the middling of the day. Live and learn :)

Pros

The company behind it and the direction they are headed in. The account reps I have had for the past several years have been amazing. You need to get to know as many people as you can at Kaseya and learn to work as a team with them and you will be very happy. Their recent acquisitions will make their products better and they will continue to pull away from the competition.

Cons

It's doesn't seem intuitive at first. You need to invest a little to get things setup properly. All software is like this. They need to do a better job coming out with patches in a timely matter. Go to the conventions and get the certification and it will point you in the right direction. The networking at their conventions is priceless.

Pros

I really like the "remote viewer" features when you're controlling another machine. Being able to lock out the local controls (or the screen, when necessary) is divine, after using a similar program that lacked such features.

Cons

Updating the software on the vsa server is sometimes cumbersome. Luckily support was up to the task!

Pros

The Live Connect features were really helpful and easy to use. The agent was lightweight and easy to install

Cons

The ticketing system was clunky and not very feature rich. Software deployment was hit or miss

Pros

Pros: very reliable, any outages have been either due to general system maintenance or patching. Makes for a very effective and information rich support environment.

Cons

Patching: tried switching from Patch Management to Software Management, but found Software Management lacking in essential features such as ability to spec and set 'file source'. Also Software Management seemed to find relentless issues (excuses), all over the map, different in almost all cases, not to install patches. We have reverted to Patch Management.
Scripting: Kaseya is 32-bit. Most of our clients are 64-bit Windows 10. 64-bit registry is essentially out-of-reach for Kaseya scripting. The '64-bit' procedures provided simply do not work.

Pros

Easy to use

Great management of devices and software is very light.

Provides multiple tool like Wake Up Machine from sleep, License Removal, etc.

Can scale to any company without asking users for any input on what their IP address is.

Incredibly informative about managed machines.

Cons

I wish the interface was a bit more cleaner and defined. Aside from that no issues.

Pros

A lot of good feature for IT Management Software. On the cloud.

Cons

Very poor customer service. I can say no after sales customer service at all. No phone number can be contact for urgent issue. You need to submit a few times of ticket to get reponse. Submitted ticket take more than 24 hrs to reponse. Very confuse of ticket submit link from the website. Be aware of account payment, they will lock you out without notice if you miss the payment. They don't care you are using the software for your business.

Pros

The automated workflow rules allow for easy ticket management. We are able to manage all devices/endpoints on one app.

Cons

Getting from an agent to Live Connect is a big laggy in time to connect.

Pros

Ease of remoting on user's PCs or servers. There are various tools to use when checking client's networks and other information. Automation of scripts and patches/updates is a huge plus.

Cons

There are various bugs when browsing around Kaseya VSA portal. Kaseya portal outages occurs frequently.

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