Desktop Authority Comparison to Group Policies

Mangement Configuration Management Configuration Granularity Advanced Management
Product Feature Desktop Authority Native Group Policies
Configuration Granularity (Validation Logic)
Granularity applies at configuration element level  
Granularity applies at the profile/policy level
Can Validate Based On
OS Class (Desktop, Laptop, etc)  
OS Version (95, XP, etc)  
Connection Type (LAN, VPN, etc)  
Computer Domain  
Authenticating Domain
OU (Computer)
OU (User)  
User Group  
Computer Group
Primary Group
User Name  
IP Addressing
Host Address  
Computer Name
MAC Address  
Registry Value  
Registry Value Exists  
Registry Key Exists  
File Version  
File Exists  
Terminal Services Application Name  
Terminal Services Initial Program  
Terminal Services Client Name  
Terminal Services Session Name  
Terminal Services Client TCP/IP Address  
Time Range  
Frequency  
Custom Validation - Variable  
Custom Validation - Function  
Multiple Validations  
Use of Boolean Logic