PACE Suite is a comprehensive, advanced application packaging and virtualization software designed for IT professionals, system administrators, and software developers. Developed originally by Infopulse (now part of Tietoevry Create), it streamlines the end-to-end process of preparing applications for enterprise-wide deployment.
(Note: In mid-2025, the vendor suspended new product license sales, leading many enterprise users to consider alternatives like Advanced Installer). 📦 Key Features & Capabilities
PACE Suite functions as an all-in-one ecosystem comprised of specialized modules (like MSI Generator, MSI Editor, and Quality Approver) to handle the entire deployment lifecycle:
Multi-Format Support: It enables users to build, edit, and convert setups into almost any enterprise format, including standard Windows Installer (MSI, MST, MSP), modern MSIX/AppX, virtualized formats (App-V, ThinApp), and cloud-ready formats like IntuneWin and MSIX App Attach.
Robust Repackaging: It captures the installations of legacy or complex installers into fresh, clean packages. Capturing can run on a local machine, within a Windows Sandbox, Docker containers, or directly across remote virtual machines like VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and VirtualBox.
Advanced MSI Editing: Users can edit MSI files and create MST response transforms directly. The interface features direct table editing, change tracking, visual management of registry keys, system services, drivers, and visual dialog box builders.
Deployment Wrapping & Integration: It features built-in integration with the PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSAppDeployToolkit), featuring an advanced editor with IntelliSense to write complex installation logic. Finished packages can be published seamlessly to Microsoft Intune or MECM (SCCM).
Automated Quality Assurance: The integrated Quality Approver module runs automated tests for package consistency, security compliance, deployment readiness, and ICE validation to minimize post-deployment errors. 💰 Pricing Structure Application Packaging Software for Packagers – PACE Suite
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