Compare System Mechanic and Stardock Fences - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - System Mechanic or Stardock Fences?

Stardock Fences is more expensive to implement (TCO) than System Mechanic, and System Mechanic is rated higher (91/100) than Stardock Fences (59/100). 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. Stardock Systems

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...

Stardock Systems: We're a software development company that was founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as "Stardock Systems". We initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but were forced to switch to Windows® due to the collapse of the OS/2 software market between 1997 and 1998. We're best known for computer programs that allow a user to modify or extend a graphi...

Who is more expensive? System Mechanic or Stardock Fences?

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 Stardock Fences.

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. Stardock Fences price starts at $9.99 per month , When comparing Stardock Fences to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average PC optimization software cost.

Bottom line: System Mechanic cost is around the same cost of Stardock Fences.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Stardock Fences: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

The software can be used for both personal and commercial purposes. Stardock Fences is suitable for Windows users and is compatible with all the latest versions of Windows.



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.

Stardock Fences

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $9.99 per month

Stardock Fences is a desktop organization software for Windows users that can help users to organize their desktop icons and keep it clean. The software can created shaded areas in your desktop and organize it ...

Categories: PC performance, Windows on mac.

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System Mechanic: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Stardock Fences: 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
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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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Stardock...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
59/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
5
ROI+
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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4.8/10
License pricing
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Functionality
4
Borland ...
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
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Functionality
4

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