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Just Install VS WuInstall

Compare Just Install VS WuInstall and see what are their differences

Just Install logo Just Install

just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.

WuInstall logo WuInstall

WuInstall is a command line tool that makes it possible to install Windows Updates on demand.
  • Just Install Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-29
  • WuInstall Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-19

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Just Install and WuInstall)
Windows Tools
100 100%
0% 0
Patch Management
0 0%
100% 100
Package Manager
100 100%
0% 0
Monitoring Tools
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, WuInstall seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Just Install mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Just Install yet. Tracking of Just Install recommendations started around Mar 2021.

WuInstall mentions (2)

  • Running All Windows Updated w/PowerShell
    I don't think either of those will, they will need WSUS. WUinstall can use an offline repo: https://wuinstall.com/. That is not cheap though. Source: 10 months ago
  • I don't hear about NinjaRMM too much around here, has patching gotten any better? How about their support?
    The patching actually uses WUInstall - https://wuinstall.com/ as the "patch management" agent, instead of some custom made/janky one. They must pay a hefty licensing fee to be able to use this. Source: about 3 years ago

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