Compare System Mechanic and Borland Silk - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 09, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - System Mechanic or Borland Silk?

System Mechanic is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Borland Silk, and System Mechanic is rated higher (91/100) than Borland Silk (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right PC optimization solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Iolo Vs. Borland

Iolo: Founded in 1998, iolo technologies, LLC (www.iolo.com) innovates patented technology and award-winning software that repairs, optimizes, and protects computers and digital devices. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with global sales presence in 33 countries and products in 11 languages. Since 1998 tens of millions of people have used iol...

Borland: Borland’s sole mission is to optimize software delivery. We know you need to deliver the right software, faster. And we think we can help you. Borland has been building software delivery tools since we started, helping people improve their requirements management, change and configuration management, test management and software quality. It’s what ...

Who is more expensive? System Mechanic or Borland Silk?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of PC optimization software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for System Mechanic and Borland Silk.

System Mechanic price starts at $39.95 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 System Mechanic is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of PC optimization software. Borland Silk accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 System Mechanic is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of PC optimization software.

Bottom line: System Mechanic is more expensive than Borland Silk.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared System Mechanic Vs. Borland Silk based on some of the most important and required PC optimization features.

System Mechanic: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Borland Silk: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

The software can be used for both personal and commercial purposes. and Borland Silk's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.

System Mechanic

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

starts at $39.95 per year

System Mechanic is a registry cleaner and performance optimization solution for personal and commercial use. The software was designed and launched by Iolo Technologies headquartered in California, United State...

Categories: Utilities, PC optimization, PC performance.

Borland Silk

ITQlick rating
(3.1/5)

Borland Silk is a fast growing cloud-based PC optimization software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Borland Silk received a rating of 3.1 from ITQlick team. The software cost i...

Categories: PC optimization.

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System Mechanic: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Borland Silk: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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System M...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$39.95 per year
Functionality
6
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ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
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ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$47 per user/year
Functionality
5
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ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
62/100
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4
Spring M...
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6.4/10
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Functionality
4

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.