Comparison of power management software suites
The following tables compare technical information for a commercial PC Power Management software suites. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. The table only includes systems that are widely used and currently available.[1][2]
| Software | Data Synergy PowerMAN[3] | EMCO Software Remote Shutdown[4] | Energy Star EZ GPO[5] | Faronics Power Save[6] | Verdiem Surveyor[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary | Free | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| 64-bit Support | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Active Directory Integration | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Group Policy Configuration Support | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Per-user Policy | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Per-machine Policy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anti-insomnia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sleep on idle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hibernate on idle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Power-off on idle | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Logout on idle | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Standby display on idle | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Scheduled Sleep/Hibernate | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled power-off | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled Reboot | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled wake-up (without WoL) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Remote wake-up (with WoL) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ "Power Management Software for Windows Workstations".
- ^ "Energy Star Commercial Packages List".
- ^ Data Synergy. "PowerMAN/PowerMON Installation and Administration Guide".
- ^ Emco. "EMCO Remote Shutdown - Feature List".
- ^ Terra Novum. "EZ GPO Features".
- ^ Faronics. "Faronics Power Save Key Features".
- ^ Verdiem Corporation. "Surveyor Data Sheet" (PDF).