KACE Systems Management Appliance

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Product

KACE Systems Management Appliance is a virtual appliance, also offered hosted as KACE as a Service, covering inventory, software distribution, patching, asset management and service desk. An agent on each device runs scheduled detect, deploy and rollback jobs against Quest's Patch Catalog for Windows and Mac, which carries CVSS and EPSS scores; Linux devices are upgraded through a separate package-upgrade feature using the distributions' own repositories. Recorded capabilities include application patching, automated patch deployment, central management console and local patch repository. Its record also notes multi-tenant (msp) management, operating system patching, patch compliance reporting and patch rollback.

Current Version: 14.1.19
Product Page: quest.com/…/kace-systems-manageme…
Market: EnterpriseMid-MarketSMB
Licence: Paid
Price: Quote
Record Created: 2026-10-06
Last Updated: 2026-10-20

Vendor

Quest Software is a privately held software company headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded in 1987, that develops tools for data management, cybersecurity, identity and access management and platform modernisation in enterprise IT. Vendor page →

Website: quest.com
Country: United States
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Year Established: 1987
Customers: 45K organisations
Users: 180M users
Revenue: $1.3B (2026)

Platforms

Linux	native
macOS	native
Windows	native
Windows Server	native

Target Market

Enterprise secondaryMid-Market primarySMB primary

Capabilities

Pricing

Plan	Licence	Priced per	Billed	Price
Summary	Price on request	not stated	no recurring charge	Quote

Versions

14.1.19Windows
13.2macOS
13.1.19Linux

The newest release each source names per platform, not every release the vendor has shipped. A release date is shown only where one is recorded.

Independent Tests

Not tested This product does not appear in any test run CSI holds. That is not a low score.

Certifications

OESIS Framework SupportSupported1 activeSupported

Change History

This record was created 2026-10-06. Everything below is what has changed since.

2026-10-20Product updatedSold to: Mid-Marketevidence
2026-10-20Product updatedAlso sold to: Enterpriseevidence
2026-10-20Product updatedAlso sold to: Mid-Marketevidence
2026-10-20Product updatedSold to: SMBevidence
2026-10-20Pricing plan addedPrice: price on requestevidence
2026-10-10New versionNew version: 14.1.19 (Windows)evidence
2026-10-10New versionNew version: 13.2 (macOS)evidence
2026-10-10New versionNew version: 13.1.19 (Linux)evidence
2026-10-10New versionNew version: 11.1.103 (Windows)evidence
2026-10-10New versionNew version: 5.2 (macOS)evidence
2026-10-06Certification addedCertified: OESIS Framework Support (Supported)evidence
2026-10-06Capability addedMulti-Tenant (MSP) Management: limitedevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedLocal Patch Repository: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedRoaming Endpoint Patching: limitedevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedCentral Management Console: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedSoftware Deployment: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedPatch Compliance Reporting: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedReboot Management: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedPhased / Ring Deployment: limitedevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedPatch Rollback: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedVulnerability-Based Prioritisation: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedApplication Patching: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedOperating System Patching: built inevidence
2026-10-06Capability addedAutomated Patch Deployment: built inevidence
2026-10-06Platform addedRuns on Windowsevidence
2026-10-06Platform addedRuns on Linuxevidence
2026-10-06Platform addedRuns on macOSevidence
2026-10-06Platform addedRuns on Windows Serverevidence
2026-10-06Product createdNew product, listed in Patch Managementevidence

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Application Patchingkey	native
Operating System Patchingkey	native
Automated Patch Deploymentkey	native
Vulnerability-Based Prioritisationkey	native
Patch Rollbackkey	native
Phased / Ring Deployment	partial
Roaming Endpoint Patchingkey	partial
Patch Compliance Reporting	native
Reboot Management	native
Software Deployment	native
Vulnerability Shielding	Not known
Central Management Console	native
Air-Gap Operationkey	Not known
Local Patch Repository	native
Agentless Patchingkey	Not known
Multi-Tenant (MSP) Managementkey	partial