We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform and SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor 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 has improve our organization through the remote management of non-domain joined devices."
"It is a comprehensive security solution that not only controls access to enterprise resources but also tracks and prevents unauthorized access, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and preventing potential data loss scenarios."
"The security-related tools are excellent; these features allow us to secure devices, lock them down, and ensure compliance."
"...Intune itself integrates with that entire Microsoft ecosystem. As an individual product itself, it's okay. It holds up. But when you start saying "I've bought this as part of a wider solution, as a company we are going Microsoft throughout," then it makes more sense to have Microsoft Intune... so you have that single dashboard."
"The Autopilot feature is fantastic. It is a Microsoft product, so it deals best with Microsoft operating systems, but it can integrate with iOS, Mac OS, Linux, and Android."
"Autopilot is a great feature. Most users are looking for a zero-touch deployment."
"The solution is easy to use and it has good performance."
"It provides control over all mobile devices that are being connected to the corporate network."
"The most valuable feature is the solution does not need installation."
"It is the customization of Terraform's modules that I find most valuable."
"The feature "Terraform Plan" is the most valuable in HashiCorp Terraform as it allows us to see the differences between the current infrastructure and the one we are about to deploy, keeping things safe. Additionally, we appreciate the use of the modules as it helps in making the application scalable."
"The valuable features of HashiCorp Terraform are the infrastructure can be written, shared, and collaborated on using code, which speeds up deployment. Additionally, bugs and issues can be fixed in the code and redeployed, making it less risky. It is a more efficient method compared to the traditional approach of writing scripts to set up infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature is the support for different platforms like cloud, datacenters, VCS, databases, various storage types, and Kubernetes."
"The most valuable feature of Terraform is the ability to use it as a coding language because it works in a way that's similar to other coding languages."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the modules it offers."
"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 feature of SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor is version control. For example, if we began on the first of the month and we considered that as the configuration of the server, I could set that configuration as my baseline. On a daily basis, if there was the operations team that did, for example, server patching, the tool will maintain all levels of versions."
"The product’s alert feature is good. We receive notifications whenever some failures occur in the configuration."
"There is room for improvement in integration and security as well."
"Microsoft Intune has a latency response time issue. The latency has room for improvement."
"There should be more focus on mobile device security and integration."
"It doesn't economize when you scale up. We have over 14,000 employees, and we have between 7,500 and 8,000 city-owned or personal devices being used to conduct city business. Its price can be improved. It is not a cheap solution."
"There is still a gap between SCCM and Intune, especially in the reporting, inventory, and software deployment areas."
"Intune's third-party patch management could be better. It should be easier for the average system admin to keep non-Microsoft applications updated."
"I wanted to check if there is any provision at the Intune level to restrict certain things, such as a website, but unfortunately, that feature is available only in Microsoft Defender. Intune has web filtering capabilities, but they are only useful for protection from malicious websites, whereas we would like to be able to restrict a website. For example, YouTube is a clean website. No one would identify it as a malicious website, but if we want to stop the end-users from going to that website, we have to go for another product, such as Microsoft Defender or another third-party proxy solution. It would be great if this capability is included in Intune."
"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."
"Terraform lacks in running script."
"Some areas where Terraform could improve would be challenges in managing sensitive information, especially when dealing with secret files or credentials."
"Community tech support could be a little better."
"The syntax is a bit difficult, and it would great if it could be easier."
"Terraform should also support YAML language, which is more user-friendly than HCL. They should also add a GUI, so you don't need to memorize all the commands. A GUI would enable us to do everything with a click of a button."
"If you are copying something from a well running machine to a remote machine, there are some issues with the current version, but it is acceptable."
"This solution could be improved by adding features such as CDM to accelerate the access of data by the users."
"There is always room for improvement somewhere. I don't know everything about the product."
"The product’s support services and licensing models need improvement."
"In a feature release, they could enhance the reporting. However, we have not evaluated this part of the solution extensively."
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HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor is ranked 17th in Configuration Management with 2 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor is rated 9.0. 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 SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor writes "Useful version control, high availability, and scales well". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with Red Hat Satellite, SaltStack, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and CFEngine Enterprise, whereas SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor is most compared with . See our HashiCorp Terraform vs. SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor report.
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