We performed a comparison between BigFix and vCenter Configuration Manager 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."The stability is good."
"There has been a noticeable increase in productivity for both my organization and clients."
"One of the most valuable aspects of Microsoft Intune is its seamless integration with Azure Active Directory, offering capabilities akin to Group Policy Objects."
"I can reach devices or computers over the internet. I don't need to worry about the network connectivity between the offices. I can manage any device. That is the most important part."
"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"We have found the solution is capable of scaling."
"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."
"Conditional access has helped us tailor and enforce our security policies in the mobile space."
"Software distribution and patch management are the most valuable."
"Patch management, because it very much improved the patch compliance and has the capability to manage Windows and non-Windows clients."
"We've had no issues with stability."
"It enables us to patch our systems quickly and within expectations and to increase our volume as needed. It has also helped us compress our patch sites. We used to do it monthly but now we do it weekly."
"The use of fast query has been extremely valuable providing insight in real time of the endpoints."
"This has very much improved our organization by saving time to deploy thousands of endpoints to our customers."
"What I like most is that it is a powerful solution."
"My company provides support services to a lot of customers and companies. We have reduced a huge amount of man-effort. Along with the man-effort, we have reduced the timeline to fix the compliance and security gaps. We have an unbroken record. The documentation clearly says that we have done the patching of newly released patches, including Microsoft and third-party patches, in up to 80% of the computers, within 72 hours of the release of the production. That was a very massive benefit that we have seen. When I talk about the 80% endpoints, it is 100 or 200. I am talking about 25,000 endpoints."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is a very good product, it works well."
"vCenter alone is enough for me because vCenter is a cluster environment and cluster solution for virtualization environments."
"The tool's scalability is good and easy, especially when compared to Microsoft Hyper-V."
"We can scale the solution as needed."
"The product's deployment phase was easy."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is an easy-to-use solution with good performance and cost management."
"The solution is very easy to manage."
"My experience working with this solution has been good and I recommend it."
"Technical support is not that great."
"There is no catalog for mobile access management (MAM) security."
"A new Intune feature allows application packaging, but it incurs additional licensing costs for a significant number of applications."
"There should be more focus on mobile device security and integration."
"Having a dedicated configuration server that assists in modifying the configuration service, and creating personalized structures, interfaces, and web services could enhance usability."
"The product needs to upgrade itself when the server is overloaded."
"There can be more logs. I do not have any other requirements."
"It would be great if Intune offered better data protection controls for BYOD Windows PCs."
"I remember doing restarts a few times. So, making sure that it is rock solid from an executable perspective is important."
"I'd definitely like to see additional feature parody in the web UI versus the console. There are certain things that you can only do in the console and they're very cumbersome to do, like secure parameters, for example. That's definitely something that has a wide degree of utility but it needs to be easier to surface. At this particular juncture between the transition, between the legacy console and the web UI, it's hard to justify dealing with the cumbersome aspects of the legacy console when theoretically everything's been through the web UI."
"IBM has not focused on the Web Reports capabilities."
"I would like the dashboard to be improved to show the problematic machines and good machines."
"Needs to improve Network Access Protection (NAP) technologies to prevent computers with vulnerabilities from gaining access to networks."
"In order to derive maximum benefit from BigFix, it is essential that we configure all of its features and implement them effectively. If the automation could be improved we would be able to mitigate the risks associated with zero-day threats."
"BigFix can improve the way machines report back to the console. In the external relay management environment, it has become more of a hybrid environment with most of the machines not being on-site. The need of having public-facing reporting items interconnected is becoming more and more crucial. In general, the reporting could use some enhancement."
"The sub-capacity licensing was a challenge for some of it. We had trouble getting it to calculate right."
"Many major industry players like VMware, Microsoft, and Oracle often fall short in software coding and the smooth release of new versions."
"We would like to improve the UI interface and customer experience in vCenter Configuration Manager. We need a speed-based system, which is methodology checked. The migration functions, from one hardware to another and the nodes must be a partner of four nodes, which acts as a weakness. They should have advanced training and course material for vCenter solutions."
"The product's price could be lesser."
"Acquiring certifications often require extensive training and successfully passing an exam, which can be costly and time-consuming, particularly if you already possess experience in the domain. As a result, this can increase the overall cost of obtaining certification and may present a challenge that requires addressing."
"I would like there to be support for this solution in Iran."
"SAP CRM could improve by adding additional automation features."
"They could improve the hybrid-cloud environment and its management, not only for the local host but also including the connection between public and private cloud."
"The customer service and support are not as good as that of other solutions. It is not very fast."
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BigFix is ranked 5th in Configuration Management with 91 reviews while vCenter Configuration Manager is ranked 9th in Configuration Management with 50 reviews. BigFix is rated 8.6, while vCenter Configuration Manager is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of BigFix writes "Very stable and easy to deploy with excellent patch compliance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Configuration Manager writes "A solution with a range of functionalities and several pricing plans that suit your needs". BigFix is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Tanium and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, whereas vCenter Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager and Red Hat Satellite. See our BigFix vs. vCenter Configuration Manager report.
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