Business LOG vs. SmartDeploy Comparison


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About With over 11,000 installations Business LOG is the most requested tool by companies looking for a flexible and efficient log management suite. Available in “On-Premise” or “SaaS” Versions, with Agent Methods and Log Collection Agent less. Business LOG provides complete log analysis, reports and alerts, a powerful log search engine and a flexible log storage option.	About SmartDeploy is a leading provider of modern endpoint management solutions. With a flexible layered architecture, IT can achieve centralized, single-image management to support 50 - 50,000 endpoints. SmartDeploys award-winning technology combines the best of progressive solutions like SCCM, centralized solutions like VDI and legacy imaging solutions like Ghost, without the common drawbacks. More than 3,000 organizations trust SmartDeploy to deploy and manage their end user devices. With over 1500 ready-to-use driver packs from top manufacturers, SmartDeploy helps streamline your disk cloning for remote and in-house employees.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Businesses interested in a powerful log management suite	Audience IT teams that manage 50 to 50,000 Windows machines
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $1020/50 machines Free, fully-functioning trial is available at the download on our website. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.8 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.7 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.7 / 5 ease 4.7 / 5 features 4.6 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 4.7 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Lot of reports. Easy to analyze data. Alarms and notification. Health status of every host monitored. Support Windows\Syslog\Linux\Mac. I appreciate the completeness of the product, its extreme reliability and the high possibility of customization. Full, intuitive, reliable. The software captures logs from all devices and allows immediate viewing and has many utilities inside. Agentless log capture. Software inventory. Super-fast filters. Exports in various formats. Compliance with privacy regulations. Easy of use and a large number of very useful functions. Installation was simple and everything worked perfectly. Advice for all companies. Cons Depending on the environment, it could take a bit to configure it.. but once done.. no problem! The product does not report any problems or complications. The graphic aspect is very simple perhaps too much: however understandable. Maybe I would have appreciated being able to install it on a linux machine, you need a win2012 or higher operating system. I was fine with all the features, nothing in particular bad.	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros -Very easy to deploy images across various machines despite hardware differences. -Extremely easy to set up and use. -Driver packs are updated with almost all models. -The cloud deploying option is wonderful. -1 month trial with all features -Customer service and Sales teams are very helpful and supportive. - Easy to learn and use for imaging units. - Cloud integration allows us to image units in the filed, where we could not before. - Application Packs are very handy for rolling out software quickly. - And Platform Packs make sure we have the latest drivers and firmware on a newly imaged unit as well as a unit already deployed. Setup process was very easy and quick. Their site has tons of documentation and videos on how to get the product setup. Smart deploy cut down our imaging and setup times to a fifth of what it was before. Combined with WDS our imaging process from start to finish takes 15 minutes. Driver packs make deployment easy. Single gold image is all that is needed. Easy to customize answer file. Easy to create application packs. • Quick Golden Image Setup • Easy to Deploy local or Remote • No more manual Sysprep • Mgmt. of all machines in once location • Driver Packs deploy with EASE!!!! Cons -The user interface needs an update I guess. It looks a bit old-fashioned. -Lack of proper documentation. -Deploying your Anti Virus through your golden image is a little bit challenging. - No Single Management console if you have multiple servers as deployment servers (This feature was not available and was disclosed when we purchased). - Also no sync option for when you update an image to push it to a multiple server deployment setup (Really wish this were an option). - Custom Application Packs are a little tricky to build (But can be done). - Not ALL Platform Packs are the latest available drivers and firmware (But for the most part they are). Wish there was a way for multiple admins to be signed into SD at once on the same server. Nothing really. Would like more available pre-packaged apps. • More Built in Application Packs • No Cloud Mgmt. Tool (Hopeful in coming releases)
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Enterprise Informatic Solutions Founded: 1991 Italy www.businesslogmanagement.com	Company Information SmartDeploy Founded: 2008 United States www.smartdeploy.com
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Categories Archiving Supported Data Management Supported IT Alerting Supported IT Asset Management Supported IT Management Supported Log Analysis Supported Software Asset Management (SAM) Supported System Monitoring Supported	Categories Disk Cloning Supported Disk Imaging Supported Endpoint Management Supported IT Asset Management Supported IT Management Supported Software Asset Management (SAM) Supported Software Deployment Supported
IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Audit Management Supported Compliance Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Supported Cost Tracking Not Supported Depreciation Management Supported Inventory Management Supported IT Service Management Supported Maintenance Management Supported Procurement Management Not Supported Requisition Management Not Supported Supplier Management Not Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Supported Hardware Inventory Supported IT Budgeting Supported License Management Not Supported Patch Management Not Supported Remote Access Supported Scheduling Supported Software Inventory Supported User Activity Monitoring Supported Show More Features Archiving Features Access Control Supported Data Deduplication Supported Document Management Supported eDiscovery Not Supported Email Archiving Not Supported Multimedia Archiving Not Supported Retention Management Not Supported Storage Management Not Supported Version Control Supported Web Archiving Supported Data Management Features Customer Data Supported Data Analysis Supported Data Capture Not Supported Data Integration Supported Data Migration Not Supported Data Quality Control Not Supported Data Security Supported Information Governance Supported Master Data Management Supported Match & Merge Not Supported IT Alerting Features Alert Noise Reduction Supported Alert Routing Supported Dynamic Notifications Not Supported Enriched Incident Context Not Supported Escalation Policies Not Supported Incident History Audit Not Supported Multi-User Alerting Supported Multiple Alert Types Supported On-Call Management Not Supported Rich HTML Email Notifications Not Supported System Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Antivirus Management Not Supported Data Backup / Recovery Not Supported Device Monitoring Supported Inventory Management Supported Patch Management Not Supported Policy-based Automation Supported Remote Monitoring Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Risk Analysis Supported Server Monitoring Supported Service Configuration Management Not Supported	IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Audit Management Not Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Not Supported Cost Tracking Not Supported Depreciation Management Not Supported Inventory Management Not Supported IT Service Management Supported Maintenance Management Supported Procurement Management Not Supported Requisition Management Not Supported Supplier Management Not Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Not Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Event Logs Not Supported Hardware Inventory Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Not Supported Patch Management Supported Remote Access Not Supported Scheduling Supported Software Inventory Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported Show More Features Disk Imaging Features Backup Scheduling Not Supported Bare-Metal Restore Not Supported Compression Not Supported Differential Backup Not Supported Disk Cloning Supported Encryption Not Supported Image Deployment Supported Incremental Backup Not Supported Web Access / Restoration Not Supported
Integrations Box Not Supported Dropbox Not Supported Google Drive Not Supported Microsoft OneDrive Not Supported	Integrations Box Supported Dropbox Supported Google Drive Supported Microsoft OneDrive Supported View All 4 Integrations
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