We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and SaltStack 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."We already use a lot of Microsoft products in our company, and therefore, it made sense to also use this product."
"We have found the solution is capable of scaling."
"The technical support of Microsoft Intune is good."
"It is user-friendly, and the performance is also good. It is a convenient product"
"The solution is easy to use and it has good performance."
"It has helped with compliance. It has helped to ensure that devices comply with the organization's policy. If they are not compliant and secure, they cannot access the resources."
"The dashboards, the security, and the customization capabilities work very well for us."
"Application deployment and keeping the devices secure no matter where they are, by having this cloud solution — that has been great."
"The ability to make collections and deploy to them has been great."
"Microsoft Configuration Manager helps with patch management."
"The most valuable features are application deployment and task-sequenced imaging."
"One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined process has significantly improved our software distribution workflows."
"We are happy with the collaboration of SCCM with Patch My PC, which allows us to do patch work."
"The cloud account management is a valuable feature."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward."
"The tool's most valuable features are easy patch management and software deployment."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack."
"Intune should be much more granular in terms of supporting more Android cellular devices."
"There is room for improvement, particularly in terms of compatibility, extending beyond the well-known major brands."
"They should improve its compatibility with other operating systems such as iOS and Linux. It supports Linux but they still need to work on the iOS part."
"We only have major classifications for iOS and Android, but there are different brands that have different cycles of updates. If they can fine-tune it to make it more brand-specific, that would be even better."
"We need the capabilities of the Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) to be enhanced through Intune instead of Azure."
"Microsoft Intune could improve by being more user-friendly and having it geared toward device management. The graphic interface is not very good."
"The difficulty of the the roll out is surprisingly difficult considering this product is supposed to be an integrated part of the 365 suite."
"We would like to see support for Chrome and/or devices for Chromebooks."
"The solution is on-premises. The cloud version of the product, if a person needs to be on the cloud, would be InTune, which already exists as an option. SCCM doesn't need to offer cloud features for this reason."
"It would be nice to have everything in one place. Now they have Intune for the desktops and SCCM to handle their servers."
"On some hardware, we'd like an easier way to get peripherals attached."
"SCCM can improve on third-party application support."
"SCCM should strive to enhance the accuracy of its reporting functions in order to avoid any issues with incorrect or inaccurate data."
"The solution can be improved by speeding up the synchronizing of the policies on the devices."
"I would like to see some improvements in WSUS and control of other, non-Microsoft, product updates."
"The tool's deployment can be cumbersome."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"Web UI."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"It is difficult to set up."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Configuration Management with 78 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and AWS Systems Manager, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Automic Workload Automation. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. SaltStack report.
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