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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and Tanium based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. Tanium Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Question: Tanium vs SCCM
Answer: I would not waste time in comparision. SCCM is best for Windows mgt.
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Pros
"This solution captures all the devices in our infrastructure.""I like a lot of the reporting capabilities and baseline configurations.""Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is very scalable.""It's a stable product.""Patching is very effective and reporting is very good.""The ease of usability is the most valuable feature. It's user-friendly.""You can remote control or RDP. That has been the most valuable because we can go into one console and can get to anything we want. Instead of going to all these different consoles, we centralized everything.""We are happy with the collaboration of SCCM with Patch My PC, which allows us to do patch work."

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"Threat hunting is a very good feature on Tanium. We have just started using it and have not used it extensively.""I'm not so familiar with the tool but I like the interaction of the console to the picture. Patching is the primary model I have been focusing on for the last couple of weeks. So I have created a proof of concept environment and have been checking the available features.""The security features are very valuable.""The most valuable features of this solution are the consolidation of all historical data on device endpoints, security drivers, firmware, and Software version gaps.""The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors.""Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable.""The interrogation piece was the most valuable feature because it was very detailed.""For incident response tasks, all these tasks can get done in minutes with minimal disruption to the end-user."

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Cons
"The solution can be improved by speeding up the synchronizing of the policies on the devices.""The App to upgrades to the server needs to be improved.""There is no asset management package included.""In terms of scalability, I believe there's room for improvement. While SCCM is capable of handling our current needs effectively, scalability could be enhanced to accommodate future growth and larger deployments.""It should provide the ability to remotely connect to mobile devices. There are some solutions that are doing that, but with Microsoft Intune, the only way to remotely connect to devices outside the organization and mobile devices is by using TeamViewer. It is pretty strange for a big company like Microsoft to not have something for that.""With Microsoft Premier Support, you get what you pay for. There's Third Tier Support that you pay for. If you pay for that, you get excellent support, and if you don't pay for that, then you get the less experienced staff.""As far as load balancing across, they don't have that support yet, so that you can actually build multiple primaries and have it load balance across. They don't have any of that functionality yet. That would be a nice feature, to scale that way.""Initial setup was complex. There's a lot that goes into it."

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"Any movement into a SaaS solution has challenges since the processes and data flows are not well defined. Hence, you need to build it at the same time.""Tanium's limitations should be improved because although it is a great tool, it is limited to only a few classes during a session.""The solution can give a lot of false positives.""The performance could improve in future releases. We have had performance issues in specialized web environments, but overall I think the problems are less than 2% of the computer systems being used.""The solution lacks mobility.""The most painful thing is the interface. It's a bit unclear sometimes.""The solution needs to improve the reporting and tracking capabilities.""The main issues are the network connection because different customers have issues with their networks. It's difficult implementing this type of solution because the network is the main feature in the architecture for these types of solutions. Tanium could improve by creating some network optimization."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing and licensing are horrible. You have to not look at dollar value to use SCCM. It's super-duper expensive but it works. The acquisition cost is expensive, it's labor-intensive. But it works."
  • "Pricing and licensing are a downside of SCCM. It's expensive. I'd have to confirm this, but I think they changed the licensing to core-based instead of socket-based. It's not cheap, because you have to buy the software, you have to buy SQL. Another thing we learned from talking to Microsoft is that they provide you a license for SQL if you run it on the same box as the primary server. If you run it outside that box, you have to buy SQL. Microsoft does recommend you running it on the same box because of performance. But then, in order to run SQL, SCCM, and everything on the same box, you better have some resources. It's an expensive solution. There's no doubt about it."
  • "Overall, I think it's fine. It's pretty much in-line because there are ways to offset it with the Office 365 licensing."
  • "SCCM comes with its own version of SQL Server. If you use that SQL Server with SCCM and don't use it for another applications than you get an SQL Server for free."
  • "The licensing is good because they have various options, depending on what you are looking for."
  • "Pricing is negotiable with Microsoft, depending upon which of their packages you choose."
  • "When you compare this solution with other tools in the market you might actually find a lot of variation in the pricing and that's why people opt for the other tools rather than Microsoft tools."
  • "Its price is okay because it is part of our licensing."
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  • "There is an annual license required to use this solution."
  • "It's an expensive solution. It would be nice if the cost were lower."
  • "Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix."
  • "It is higher than some competitors in the market."
  • "The solution offers value for money."
  • "The solution is expensive but it's a good investment."
  • "The product's pricing differs from region to region depending on negotiations and the number of endpoints."
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    Answers from the Community
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    it_user435468 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user435468 (Principal Consultant - Cloud & Infrastructure Services at a tech company with 51-200 employees)
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    Would like to see feature wise comparison of SCCM and Tanium

    Johnny Rio Fultz - PeerSpot reviewerJohnny Rio Fultz
    User

    Good morning, what specific information do you seek. I am on the consulting side so we look at Gartner, Forrester, and other sources. I have some information on SCCM and BigFix off hand. Are there specific features you are looking at to compare SCCM and Tanium?

    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager takes knowledge and research to properly configure. The length of time that the set up will take depends on the kind of technical architecture that your… more »
    Top Answer:ManageEngine Desktop Central is very easy to set up, is scalable, stable, and also has very good patch management. What I like most about ManageEngine is that I can log on to every PC very easily and… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable.
    Top Answer:The reporting could be improved.
    Top Answer:We collect end-point data. We use it to make AI models and provide it to customers. I use Tanium’s sensors, collect data, and develop dashboards. The sensors have many data types. If we need different… more »
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    Also Known As
    Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM )
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    Overview

    Microsoft Configuration Manager helps IT manage PCs and servers, keeping software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies, and monitoring system status while giving employees access to corporate applications on the devices that they choose. When Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, you can manage corporate-connected PCs and Macs along with cloud-based mobile devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, all from a single management console.

    New features of Configuration Manager, such as the support of Windows 10 in-place upgrade, co-management with Microsoft Intune, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Servicing Dashboard, integration with Windows Update for Business, and more make deploying and managing Windows easier than ever before.

    Tanium Endpoint Platform reduces security risk, improves agility & increases efficiency, a fundamentally new approach to endpoint security's threat detection, indicent response, vulnerability assessment and configuration compliance & with management's software distribution, asset utilization, asset inventory and patch management.

    Sample Customers
    Bank Alfalah Ltd., Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, Dimension Data, Japan Business Systems, St. Lucie County Public Schools, MISC Berhad
    JPMorgan Chase, eBay, Amazon, US Bank, MetLife, pwc, Cerner, Delphi, MGM Grand, New York Life
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Insurance Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company22%
    University11%
    Transportation Company11%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government13%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. Tanium
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. Tanium and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    772,679 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews while Tanium is ranked 10th in Server Monitoring with 15 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while Tanium is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Affordable, easy to use, and easy to understand". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tanium writes "Useful tool for vulnerability management and deploying applications, needing improvement in its OS upgrade". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Microsoft Intune and AWS Systems Manager, whereas Tanium is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Qualys VMDR, ServiceNow Discovery and Tenable Security Center. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. Tanium report.

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