We performed a comparison between BigFix and vCenter Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Configuration Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The central administration con dashboard is very easy to use and provides very good oversight on all that needs to be monitored."
"Stable product that's easy to set up compared to other MDM products."
"The ability to send configurations to our systems is valuable, particularly as we don't have a regular Windows AD server. Our current environment doesn't have a Windows AD, which limits our ability to push GPOs. However, this is where the solution can step in and help us push policies."
"It's easy to manage and easy to configure."
"We can manage and standardize security across your environment, identify problems, receive alerts, and so on. That's its purpose, and that's also why it's so good."
"We can securely manage both company-owned devices and personal devices enrolled in our BYOD program."
"For Windows services, there are multiple options within Intune to modernize it to be more internet-facing and dynamic."
"It's really easy to access."
"Desktop patching is the most valuable feature, because with servers, we have complete control over them, and we can simply push patches to the servers."
"We found the implementation partner to be very supportive in terms of explaining and training the in-house resources and deploying the solution."
"It's good for reporting hardware and software."
"BigFix can manage lost devices, so you can wipe them remotely to ensure the IP doesn't get out in public. Unified endpoint security is a new perspective. I know that HCL is also collaborating with IBM, but I'm not sure if there is any cooperation between them and MaaS360 or other endpoint components."
"Ability to run custom reports and custom relevance."
"The most valuable feature of BigFix is the reporting tool and patching Windows."
"BigFix has drastically reduced the maintenance window period to patch and reboot servers."
"All the vendor patches are synchronized automatically."
"It's a very nice solution for our needs."
"The clustering part and the load balancing part are most valuable."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is pretty simple."
"It is a stable solution."
"vCenter is very easy to use if you have good skills. It takes a little time to configure everything. It is template-based, so you click, click, and then reboot. It takes 15 minutes."
"The management of vCenter Configuration Manager can support the UI interface. It helps in monitoring, logging alert and performance, forecasting the system to provide services in the environment."
"My experience managing virtual environments using vCenter Configuration Manager has been quite smooth. Over time, I've observed that there's been a significant local competency built around the product, especially in India, where ESXi and VMware dominate the market. It's evident that vCenter Configuration Center is the preferred management tool in this context, and it's relatively easy to find expertise in the market."
"The market share of VMware is huge. It is not even necessary to prove the capabilities attached to the product."
"The closest Microsoft Intune can be to GPOs, the better. There needs to be more granularity on application deployments. However, they have done better recently with the application deployments."
"It's only good for a Microsoft environment."
"Reporting in Microsoft solutions is pathetic. With Intune, I'm getting a free inventory tool, but I don't get a reporting tool. When I go to Intune, I can see one machine's entire data in terms of the hardware and the software running on it, but I cannot generate a report for all the machines in the organization. The reporting is the only feature holding back the functionality that is already there."
"Data leak prevention can be integrated into it. Currently, it does not have data leak prevention."
"Intune has limited integration with non-Microsoft solutions."
"The UI is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"In future releases, I would like to see better integration with Apple products."
"I think that there is room for improvement with the reporting. If this is done, it will be a better product."
"I remember doing restarts a few times. So, making sure that it is rock solid from an executable perspective is important."
"Needs to improve Network Access Protection (NAP) technologies to prevent computers with vulnerabilities from gaining access to networks."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"I want to see a solution for being able to deploy automated software to a Mac running OS X 10.13, something that's going to deal with kernel exceptions and answering prompts for user permissions for data folders and whatnot. They need to really streamline and automate the Mac software deployment."
"The new EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) feature, Detect, is new and still needs a few updates."
"In-place and OS upgrades can be improved."
"I would request them to build a robots, or an easier way for integration with the other tools, like ITSM tools."
"I would like to see more integration with external data."
"The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment."
"It is not so user-friendly that you can just start the host and everything works."
"vCenter Configuration Manager could improve by having more integration."
"There are a lot of steps to do the configuration. We have to do it step by step and it is time-consuming. If it was easier it could be done quicker. There should be a preloaded configuration."
"The reporting could be improved."
"There are some complexities within the system center. For example, we use two different applications for updates and the deployment of the machine. We also have another third party solution."
"There is room for improvement in operating and managing cluster environments and maintenance. And hardware environment visibility."
"The technical support could be faster."
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BigFix is ranked 5th in Configuration Management with 91 reviews while vCenter Configuration Manager is ranked 9th in Configuration Management with 50 reviews. BigFix is rated 8.6, while vCenter Configuration Manager is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of BigFix writes "Very stable and easy to deploy with excellent patch compliance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Configuration Manager writes "A solution with a range of functionalities and several pricing plans that suit your needs". BigFix is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Tanium and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, whereas vCenter Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager and Red Hat Satellite. See our BigFix vs. vCenter Configuration Manager report.
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