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Symantec Client Management Suite vs. KernelCare Enterprise

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSymantec Client Management Suite

by Broadcom

KernelCare Enterprise

by TuxCare

Overall rating4.04.6
Review count1421
Ease of use7.69.2
Ease of setup8.29.5
Quality of support8.19.5
Meets requirements8.49.3
NPS30.76923171.428571
Small Business7.1%25.0%
Mid-Market42.9%10.0%
Enterprise50.0%65.0%
Total page views110193
Total LLM citations25754

Symantec Client Management Suite

Symantec Client Management Suite automates time-consuming and redundant tasks for deploying, managing, patching, and securing desktops and laptops so organizations can reduce the cost and effort of managing Windows, Mac, Linux, and virtual desktop environments. Client Management Suite 8.0 brings significant new functionality and enhancements to this already feature rich solution. Before covering what’s new in version 8.0, here’s a quick overview of some of the key capabilities of Client Management Suite.

Pros

    KernelCare Enterprise

    TuxCare’s live patching solution, KernelCare Enterprise, enables organizations to automate Linux vulnerability patching without needing to restart systems or experience downtime to apply patches – allowing them to accelerate patch timelines while eliminating patching-related maintenance windows. While other live patching solutions are typically limited to a single Linux distribution and come with a heftier price tag, KernelCare Enterprise delivers patches to all popular Linux distributions.

    Pros