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Macrium Deployment

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$1,000.00 per year
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  1. Banking and insurance
  2. Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
  3. Healthcare and life sciences

What is Macrium Deployment

Macrium Deployment is an endpoint imaging and deployment product used to create and deploy standardized Windows images to multiple PCs. It targets IT teams that need to provision or refresh devices in small to mid-sized environments, including labs and office fleets. The product focuses on image-based deployment workflows and integrates with Macrium’s imaging technology for capture and restore operations. It is typically used for bare-metal deployment, device refresh, and rapid rebuild scenarios.

pros

Image-based deployment workflow

The product supports capturing a reference system image and deploying it to multiple endpoints. This approach fits common provisioning and refresh use cases where a consistent baseline is required. It aligns with established imaging practices used in similar deployment tools. Image-based workflows can reduce manual build time when the image is maintained properly.

Leverages Macrium imaging engine

Macrium Deployment builds on the vendor’s disk imaging and restore capabilities, which are central to the Macrium product line. This can simplify operations for organizations already using Macrium for backup/imaging tasks. Using a consistent imaging engine across backup and deployment can reduce tool sprawl. It also supports bare-metal style restore scenarios common in deployment projects.

Suitable for repeatable rebuilds

The product is designed for repeatable device rebuilds and refresh cycles, such as reimaging classroom PCs or standardizing office laptops. It supports faster turnaround than manual OS installation and configuration. This is useful when endpoints must be returned to a known-good state regularly. It can also help with hardware replacement workflows where a system image is restored onto new devices.

cons

Windows-centric deployment focus

Macrium Deployment primarily addresses Windows imaging and deployment scenarios. Organizations with significant macOS or Linux provisioning needs may require additional tooling. Mixed-OS environments often need broader platform coverage than a Windows-focused imaging workflow provides. This can increase operational complexity for cross-platform IT teams.

Image maintenance overhead

Like other image-based deployment tools, it requires ongoing maintenance of the reference image (patching, driver updates, application changes). Without disciplined image lifecycle management, deployments can drift from security and compliance baselines. Driver and hardware variation can also introduce additional testing effort. These factors can reduce the time savings expected from imaging at scale.

Limited endpoint management breadth

Deployment-focused tools typically do not replace full unified endpoint management capabilities such as policy enforcement, software distribution, and continuous compliance reporting. Organizations may still need separate systems for ongoing device management after imaging. This can lead to multi-tool workflows across provisioning and operations. Integration requirements depend on the broader endpoint stack in use.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Core (SiteDeploy) $20 per endpoint / year (starting price) Annual plan; unlimited deployments to the same endpoint per year; stated starting price applies for performing unlimited deployments to between 50 and 200 computers; purchase via resellers or contact sales.
System Builders Custom / Contact sales Per-deployment licensing (buy packs of deployments); deployments don’t expire; annual plan access to Systems Builder Manager; contact sales for packs and quotes.
Flex Enterprise Custom / Contact sales Flexible enterprise plans for multiple sites/teams/locations; offline activation; expert onboarding and enterprise support options; contact sales for custom licensing.

Seller details

Macrium Software
Manchester, United Kingdom
2006
Private
https://www.macrium.com/
https://x.com/Macrium
https://www.linkedin.com/company/macrium-software/

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