VISE or InstallerMaker for Snow Leopard?

VISE or InstallerMaker for Snow Leopard? What is the preferred installer software, that does a good job for Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)? I know of VISE or InstallerMaker. The question which one doesn't have issues, related to Mac OS X, intuitive in usage and has a reasonable cost? PackageMaker is a software we've tried and it doesn't suit our needs.
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Guest [Entry]

"Use Package Maker from Apple. It's free and is included with the Developers Kit from Apple. I believe it will handle what issues you have, but if not check out LanRev Install Ease.

InstallVise is a pain for anyone that is trying to create a automated software clone.

PackageMaker & LanRev Install Ease will create Packages, which can contain multiple versions of your software, for multiple versions of the OS. And they can be used in Apple's SUI, InstaDMG, and etc for Automated OS creation..."

Guest [Entry]

"As a system administrator for a Mac only shop please, please use a .pkg instead of a ViseX installer. If not, I'll be forced to repackage your installer and make my own. A drag and drop install is ideal for most people and is quite painless. The downside is you have to offer two downloads. With Package Maker you can write a shell script that will determine the current operating system and install the correct version.

Additionally it's worth considering that not everyone will be installing this via a GUI, when installing to several computers or behind the scenes using tools such as Apple Remote Desktop or installler from the command line is quite common in my line of work.

PackageMaker (the GUI program) unfortunately is a piece of crap, creating more dependable custom packages is best done using tools such as LanRev Install Ease, Iceberg, JAMF Composer, or straight from the command line. (PackageMaker's .pmdoc files like to revert settings seemingly randomly)"