Product comparison
GFI LanGuard® 2014
vs.
GFI LanGuard 2014 vs. Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 2 GFI LanGuard 2014 Microsoft
WSUS 3.0 SP2
General features
Scheduled scans
Agent-less
rAgent-based
Integration with Active Directory®
Asset tracking
rInstalls on workstations
rNetwork utilities (DNS lookup, traceroute, SNMP walk, etc.)
rFlexible scan target (single machine, list of computers, IP ranges,
domains, etc.)
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Power management options (Wake-on-LAN, shut down)
rVulnerability management
Scan for Windows® vulnerabilities
rScan for Linux/Mac OS® vulnerabilities
rScan for application vulnerabilities
rScan for network device vulnerabilities
rScan for mobile device vulnerabilities
rCVE-certified
rCustom vulnerability checks
rScripting support
(VB, Python, SSH) rVulnerability remediation
rIntegrated with remote desktop connections
rPatch management
Manage Microsoft updates
Manage application updates
rManage Mac OS X updates
rManage Linux updates
rManage non-security updates
Deploy major upgrades
rDeploy custom software and scripts
rAutomatic detection, download and deployment of patches
Rollback patches
GFI LanGuard 2014 Microsoft WSUS 3.0 SP2
Network and software audit
Port scanning
rRetrieve computer network role
rRetrieve list of shares
rRetrieve users and groups
rRetrieve installed services
rRetrieve logged-on users
rRetrieve password and security audit policies
rHardware audit
rVirtual machine detection
rFile system monitoring r r
Get email notifications on system changes
rInstalled software
rIntegration with over 2,500 critical security applications
(antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, backup, etc.)
rUninstall or get notified on unauthorized applications
rReporting
Technical reports
Dashboard
Results comparison and baselining
rScheduled reports
Email reports
Export reports to various formats (PDF, DOC, HTML, XML, etc.)
Full text search support
rPCI DSS dedicated reports
rReports branding
rGFI LanGuard 2014 vs. Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 4 Microsoft WSUS 3.0 SP2 weaknesses GFI LanGuard 2014 strengths
Less functionality
Only works as a patch management tool.
Complete network security audit solution Works as a virtual security consultant
assisting with vulnerability assessment, patch management, network and software audit and security issues remediation.
Works only with Microsoft products
Does not support products from other vendors.
Patch management for non-Microsoft products Supports products from popular vendors such as Adobe®, Mozilla®, Apple®, Oracle®, etc. and non- Microsoft operating systems such as Mac OS and major Linux distributions.
Difficult to install, configure and run
Installs only on servers, and depends on Active Directory and IIS.
Easy to install and get running
Installs on both servers and workstations and has no prerequisites except .Net Framework 3.5, which is automatically installed if detected as missing. Difficult to manage computers which are not
part of the domain
Management is done via group policy that makes it extremely difficult to work with computers that are not part of the domain or with workgroup-based networks.
Easy to manage computers, no matter how they are organized
Easy to manage any computer as long as administrative access is provided to it.
Less control
The server cannot push patches (clients contact the server according to their schedule) and has poor control on when to reboot clients.
Full control
User has full control on when to deploy, check patching status or reboot client machines.
Conclusion
Microsoft WSUS 3.0 SP2 is a patch management tool that only works with Microsoft products. Apart from working with Microsoft products, GFI LanGuard also patches other applications and operating systems and provides more than just patch management; it is a complete network security audit solution and is much easier to install and get running.
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