We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Patch Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are application deployment and task-sequenced imaging."
"The ability to make collections and deploy to them has been great."
"The most valuable feature of SCCM is the application distribution."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is very scalable."
"It gives us the ability to set up schedules, according to what our security requirements are, to automate the patching of our servers and desktops."
"It's helped us solve problems surrounding patching, installing, and reporting different patches, etc., on the virtual machines."
"Provides great insight into the functionalities of the data scope."
"I like its ease of use. It does what you need it to do, and it's a one-stop-shop for the company and for all your deployments. If you incorporate Intune into it, you can have both. You can bring your own devices and corporate devices, and everything runs out of SCCM and Intune."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to identify which updates are needed on a particular machine."
"PowerShell is a valuable feature."
"The solution gives authentic updates."
"The product is quite stable."
"Setup is very simple and straightforward."
"We can easily download particular patches, and we can apply them on a group basis and policy basis."
"Once we configure it and it keeps updating the patches, all I need to do is filter out which patches are required or not."
"This solution is stable."
"It is not easy to get good technical support, especially at level one."
"Troubleshooting in general needs improvement. There's just a ton of logs to go through, and so finding the error log that corresponds with that you're doing can sometimes be difficult."
"Not everything is readily available, and there are a lot of commands that are only executable via PowerShell."
"It would be better if reporting were more user-friendly. I would like to see an upgrade in the reporting structure in the next release. At the moment, you have to use an SQL query or configure it to pull reports through the graphical user interface. Their updates could be more regular. I think Mircosoft updates it every six months. They are also moving many things to Intune, and Microsoft decided to move the deployment solution there. I think SCCM is getting old, and Intune is new."
"Could do with some cosmetic improvements on the user interface."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could improve the integration."
"A lot of experience is needed in terms of troubleshooting, as this is one of the most difficult tasks in MECM. We were seven people in a group and I was the only one that had the patience to do the troubleshooting at times."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager can improve by allowing us to schedule the scripts, we don't have a script scheduling option and have to do it manually."
"The ability to have more fine control within this solution is very important. It is not available for the solution in its current state."
"The product needs to improve its user interface."
"Microsoft Windows Server Update Services could improve by being less cumbersome to use. It's somewhat difficult to use, but we manage to get through it."
"The security could be improved."
"Having the ability to group updates by the operating systems would be very helpful."
"Microsoft should improve their support for the product. A lot of guys are installing their products, especially Xero. If you have a real problem, though, it's quite difficult to find someone who you can support you."
"The only complex part was the solution’s tricky setup phase."
"The product must improve its support."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 1st in Patch Management with 78 reviews while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is ranked 3rd in Patch Management with 38 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services writes "Lets us manage all our organization's updates from a single management console". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, BigFix and Tanium, whereas Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is most compared with BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Quest KACE Systems Management, Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune and GFI LanGuard. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services report.
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