We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform and Microsoft 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."It is a helpful tool to manage BYOD policies."
"It is user-friendly, and the performance is also good. It is a convenient product"
"There has been a noticeable increase in productivity for both my organization and clients."
"Intune provides full visibility into all active mobile device users. If their devices are noncompliant with our security policies, I have the flexibility to update them remotely."
"For our office workers who are not based in Norway, when we order the PC, we can do some of the settings for them. These are standardized settings. We can set them up exactly as they are in Norway so that they're the same."
"One of the best features is Windows Autopilot because if you change any of your devices, whatever security policies and compliance policies that applied can be easily migrated to the new devices. Windows Autopilot gives you that flexibility."
"I haven't used other mobile device management solutions, but compared to SCCM, we eliminate a lot of on-premises infrastructure and maintenance by using Intune."
"I would say the biggest benefit is the single-pane view. There's no jumping around multiple UI's to do your overall management."
"It's very easy to automate functions on the cloud with HashiCorp Terraform. The commands are easy as well."
"The solution helps us save a lot of costs."
"The state file is the most beneficial aspect of HashiCorp Terraform. It enables the retrieval and utilization of a previous state to build upon. This feature is particularly important since it allows for the identification of changes from the previous state, making the state file a critical component of the process."
"The most valuable feature is the support for different platforms like cloud, datacenters, VCS, databases, various storage types, and Kubernetes."
"Can be used across multiple cloud providers and multiple platforms."
"Provides automation which has increased our efficiency."
"The concept of infrastructure as code is quite intriguing. We have an infrastructure in our code and a state file where we can verify whether something is changed when it was changed, and who changed it. When we use Terraform, these kinds of things fascinate us."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its simplicity of SQL language, its compatibility with multiple cloud providers, and its modules like the open source modules available, especially considering the fact that I work mainly on AWS."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is the availability of being able to manage the Microsoft estate. It handles many areas, such as asset management and tracking."
"I like the data collection."
"The technical support is good."
"The tool's most valuable features are easy patch management and software deployment."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is very scalable."
"Software deployment and WSUS are most valuable."
"We have found the scalability to be quite good."
"Microsoft is being very competitive right now, and they are really investing in a lot of new features to be more competitive in the marketplace."
"I think there should be a better tracking of the cell phones used on the Intune."
"It would be good if, in addition to the minimal patching and compliance, we could also use Intune for application deployment. For instance, if a device is not patched, Intune should have the ability to push not only a Microsoft patch but also other patches, such as a browser patch."
"It would be nice to have a location tracker for the mobile device management tool. I'm not sure if it exists but hasn't been configured or if it's missing, but we've been unable to utilize the location features."
"Microsoft Intune is not user-friendly to manage and has room for improvement."
"The solution could improve its flexibility."
"Intune does not provide real-time visibility."
"Lacks the ability to deploy more ways of management, managing devices and processing the policies."
"Microsoft Intune's support for Mac devices is lacking and could be improved."
"It would be nice if they could put our infrastructure on graphics or at least provide a map of our infrastructure."
"With cloud providers always adding new resource types, there are certain resources that Terraform does not support. It would be great if it could support those resources as well."
"I would want to see more programmatic capabilities implemented, such as if, else, and simple to manage things in terms of how I can use some programming functions to assist us to achieve more. I would like to have programming language-relevant features, to have programming language be the primary way."
"On occasion, I have noticed a number of bugs in this solution that have needed to be fixed."
"Terraform doesn't support Artifactory as a backend."
"The product can integrate and utilize more services from different competitors. Currently, their commands are quite similar to Kubernetes, which we use in our CI/CD pipeline. Also, they should consider incorporating Windows command line, like PowerShell."
"Some areas where Terraform could improve would be challenges in managing sensitive information, especially when dealing with secret files or credentials."
"The syntax is a bit difficult, and it would great if it could be easier."
"The database should be made to be more stable and robust, but not so much the configuration."
"The configuration of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could be improved, it is a bit complicated."
"The downside of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is it's an on-premise-based solution. With the pandemic coming on board the need to support users across the globe has increased. For a while, we would use the in-built Microsoft Teams screen sharing feature but the disadvantage of that is you cannot perform privileged access. Microsoft does not give you access to that. That's where you need cloud-based tools, such as BeyondTrust or Freshservice."
"The tool's deployment is difficult. Microsoft needs to improve documentation with videos."
"I would like to see more automation."
"The solution could improve the functionality for automating, license management. Additionally, more and better-looking reports are needed."
"There is no asset management package included."
"Based on my experience with SCCM 2016, the main, big issue is not having a good user-friendly environment. It needs much better GUI."
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HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Configuration Management with 78 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HashiCorp Terraform writes "Easy to use, technically strong, and great for multi-provider or multi-cloud environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with Red Hat Satellite, SaltStack, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, BMC TrueSight Server Automation and SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and AWS Systems Manager. See our HashiCorp Terraform vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager report.
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