We performed a comparison between SaltStack and vCenter Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Microsoft, HCLTech and others in Configuration Management."The ability to wipe data from and reset devices is one of the most important and valuable features. If a device is reported stolen, we can freeze it or wipe the data from it, preventing data leakage."
"We have one MDM that works with Windows, iOS, and Android."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Autopilot."
"The most valuable feature is the policy CSPs."
"It is a stable solution."
"Great for software update needs, operating system version updates, and security policy enforcement."
"Intune is effective because of the configuration management and endpoint security it provides. The graphical interface makes it easier to configure and deploy devices."
"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."
"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."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The most valuable feature is that it's simple and very ergonomic to use the product compared to other virtualizing product. Out of Microsoft, Red Hat, and IBM, we found VMware to be the best one."
"Because of the central management, the scripting engine and workflow engine are integrated with VMware without any burden to integrate different products."
"It's 100% stable, it's always stable. We haven't had any bugs. The solution works very well and we haven't had any problems."
"It is the most cost-effective method for moving data between machines."
"vCenter Orchestrator is very reliable and stable."
"The product's integration is good, it works well with other programs and solutions."
"What I like best about vCenter Orchestrator is that it makes life easier through automation. People can request to automate all processes with vCenter Orchestrator, such as adding storage, creating VMs, removing VMs, and extending VMs."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its good automation features."
"There can be delays in the deployment of new policies."
"We need the capabilities of the Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) to be enhanced through Intune instead of Azure."
"Microsoft Intune lacks the ability to provide seamless remote assistance or remote control."
"There could be more wizard-driven policy development or creation. Some of the policies can get quite complex. If they have a wizard that assists the administrators in creating the policy, that will be a great job."
"Due to the abundance of features, there's a lot to organize, which makes managing and setting up the solution challenging. The setup is immense, and it would be good to see improvement in this area."
"The reports aren't complete, and it's not easy to build custom reports. For example, Windows Autopilot isn't working well in cases where the computers don't have a good internet connection. Then the option is not good enough."
"The difficulty of the the roll out is surprisingly difficult considering this product is supposed to be an integrated part of the 365 suite."
"There are a few security features that are not available in Microsoft Intune, when compared to other products."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"Web UI."
"It is difficult to set up."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"We would like more flexibility in sizing data storage and virtual machines, as the current options aren't very adaptable."
"Mainly VMware integrates with other products, but there is no easy way to link with other products from a different vendor. We can integrate with other products from the same vendors fairly well, but if they could make it so integration is easier with other vendors, that would really help."
"Many times, customers' licenses are not used because the client is not aware of the features and the product benefits. When somebody is buying a product, they just do a default configuration."
"I believe vCenter Orchestrator should be part of VMware vSphere's basic bundle. As a product, vCenter Orchestrator should not be licensed at all because the world has progressed way beyond what it can offer."
"I did not do the initial setup. However, it was complex at the beginning."
"There are some update-related issues with the product."
"The scalability option provided by the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The solution needs to integrate with Cloud facilities like AWS and Azure."
SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked 9th in Process Automation with 44 reviews. SaltStack is rated 8.2, while vCenter Orchestrator is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Orchestrator writes "Enables us to do administration on a centralized layer when using multiple VMware ESX servers". SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, Microsoft Configuration Manager, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Satellite and Automic Workload Automation, whereas vCenter Orchestrator is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Operations, vCloud Director, Cisco UCS Director and Control-M.
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