We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and Symantec Client Management Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Microsoft, ServiceNow and others in Server Monitoring."The product is very stable compared to older versions."
"This solution captures all the devices in our infrastructure."
"The technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is patch management."
"With the right administrator, application deployment can do wonders."
"The main, clear valuable feature is updating the latest, patches and updates from Windows. This is the main feature we really utilize a lot."
"Valuable features include configurations enforcement, compliance data gathering, and deployment of a standardized OS."
"The solution doesn't require any maintenance from our end because it is a cloud-based solution and Microsoft takes care of everything."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Client Management Suite is the ease of client management and agent installation."
"We can track the incidents, we can track the changes, we can track the assets from cradle to grave and give some kind of accounting as they get older."
"The most important thing for us is that it is very easy to use, as well as the availability of it in our support centers."
"Cloud-based improvements need to be better managed."
"Microsoft should extend support for additional platforms."
"The configuration of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could be improved, it is a bit complicated."
"Initial setup was complex. There's a lot that goes into it."
"The solution does not support remote devices so the CMG is still required."
"Their compliance reporting is not accurate, and they admitted it on the phone when we had a call with them. We were trying to understand why their numbers didn't match on our compliance reports. It is not accurate and you cannot depend on the compliance reports. The numbers just don't match, and we can't figure out why. We called Microsoft and they said, "Yeah, that's a known issue." But there is no word that they're working on it."
"The main thing is that SCCM has to become an appliance instead of a server. When I say appliance, it has to come preconfigured so that it is drop-shipped into the enterprise and then you activate the feature sets that you want. It should pull down all the latest binaries. Once that is all there, it should have a discovery tool which goes out and discovers the assets within an enterprise. If the server, workstation, and applications are all coming from the same vendor, why not have the vendor do this work for us and automate it as much as it possibly can?"
"SCCM can improve on third-party application support."
"Symantec Client Management Suite can improve by adding more network devices."
"Some parts are working okay, some of the other components aren't. Workflow isn't working properly. Different people accepting changes and being able to close it has some issues. Putting hot fixes and installing it usually breaks the system."
"The technical support is in need of improvement."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews while Symantec Client Management Suite is ranked 2nd in Client Desktop Management with 3 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while Symantec Client Management Suite 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 Symantec Client Management Suite writes "Knowledgeable support, easy client management, and straightforward agent installation". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, BigFix and Tanium, whereas Symantec Client Management Suite is most compared with Microsoft Intune and ManageEngine Endpoint Central.
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