Comparison

i3 CMS vs KACE GO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

i3 CMS

This business intelligence tool analyzes sales data and video surveillance to identify loss, theft, and sales opportunities. It provides user-friendly reports and an online interface to help businesses improve key performance indicators and implement retail best practices.

Highlights
  • Multi-level data correlations
  • Sales opportunity identification
  • Loss and theft detection
  • User-friendly reports
  • Online web interface
  • Leverages video surveillance
Features
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Cloud Managed Services or CMS is i3's engine for business insights. It utilizes i3 Video Analytics technology and point of sales information providing multi-level data correlations. This information will identify sales opportunities and is able to identify loss and theft within a business. Utilizing user-friendly reports and an easy to use online web interface i3 customers can form effective strategies to improve their key performance indicators and follow retail business best practices. CMS by i3 allows users to leverage their current investment in a video surveillance system and turn it into a cost-effective capable of detecting and deterring loss and identifying new sales opportunities.

About

KACE GO

This app provides IT professionals with mobile access to KACE SMA for managing service desk tickets, inventory, and software deployment. End-users can also submit tickets and access the knowledge base.

Highlights
  • Manage service desk tickets
  • Review inventory details
  • Deploy software remotely
  • Access Knowledge Base
  • Submit service desk tickets
  • Receive real-time alerts
  • Scan barcodes for assets
Features
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Take your productivity to the next level using KACE GO! The KACE GO app was created to provide access to the KACE SMA Appliance from any location, enabling IT professionals to remain effective from all corners of the workplace, across multiple office locations and even while on the road. Now IT administrators can review and respond to real-time service desk and monitoring notifications, examine inventory details and deploy software on-the-go. With the KACE GO app, IT administrators are freed from the traditional constraints of a keyboard and mouse, and are empowered to provide service and systems management support that is agile enough to keep up with the influx of new technology. While the primary functionality of the app is designed for IT administrators, it also allows end users to submit service desk tickets, access the Knowledge Base and check on existing ticket status using their mobile devices. Note: this product requires the KACE SMA 10.1 or higher to operate. VPN connectivity may be required depending on your network configuration, you can use your preferred VPN solution to connect when you are not on the local network. Capabilities for SMA administrators The KACE GO app gives KACE SMA administrators the following capabilities. • Create, review, update, clone, delete, and resolve a service desk ticket • Search for a ticket or a computer system • Sort tickets by age, priority, owner, and status • View attachments on tickets • Attach photos to ticket comments • Add a comment to a service desk ticket • View ticket history • Add comments to a ticket • Add work entries to a ticket • Search for Knowledge Base articles • Include a Knowledge Base article while troubleshooting an issue • Receive real-time alerts of ticket events through push notifications • Set what times of day to receive push notifications • Search and distribute active managed installations • Search for and run scripts • View and update ticket history and various fields • Launch phone dialer or email client from within service desk tickets • View detailed inventory information • View tickets associated with a machine or asset • View systems associated with a ticket • Receive server monitoring alerts from the K1000 • View monitoring alert details and sort alerts • Create service desk tickets from monitoring alerts • Create, review, update, and delete an asset • Scan a barcode to lookup / create a new asset Capabilities for KACE SMA end-users The KACE GO app gives KACE SMA end-users the following capabilities: • Create, review, or update a service desk ticket • Search for a previously submitted ticket • Sort tickets by age, priority, owner, and status • View attachments on tickets • Attach photos to ticket comments • Receive real-time alerts of ticket events through push notifications • Set what times of day to receive push notifications • Launch phone dialer or email client from within service desk tickets • View knowledge base articles

Screenshots

i3 CMS4 screens
KACE GO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: i3 CMS at 100% against KACE GO's 0%. i3 CMS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

i3 CMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of i3 CMS's written reviews are positive against 0% of KACE GO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i3 CMS ships an update every 3 months, KACE GO every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
i3 CMS versus KACE GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteri3 CMSKACE GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1313.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeri3 International Inc.Quest Software, Inc.

Customer experience

i3 CMS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KACE GO

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

i3 CMS

No in-app purchases

None

KACE GO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i3 CMS free?
i3 CMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KACE GO free?
KACE GO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, i3 CMS or KACE GO?
i3 CMS is rated higher. i3 CMS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while KACE GO averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do i3 CMS or KACE GO have ads?
Neither i3 CMS nor KACE GO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i3 CMS or KACE GO?
i3 CMS ships an update every 3 months, and KACE GO every 7 months. Most recently, i3 CMS was updated on October 5, 2026 and KACE GO on October 10, 2026.

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