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We performed a comparison between Puppet Enterprise and UrbanCode Deploy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It's easy to manage and easy to configure.""The technical support of Microsoft Intune is good.""It has a useful device management feature.""I like the tool's integration with Apple. Anyone who creates an ID in Intune will get an Apple ID.""Easy to use.""The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types, we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager(MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company detail on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data.""We have not experienced any bugs or glitches with this solution.""It provides control over all mobile devices that are being connected to the corporate network."

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"The main purpose for this automation tool would be: deploying, controlling, ordering change for the system and IT Infrastructure.""Puppet Enterprise has good functionalities.""Puppet Enterprise has reduced the time of production changes or environment changes.""Puppet Enterprise is a stable solution.""The most valuable features are the agent, high load balancing, and overall robustness and features.""Puppet3 and 4 series provides optimum deployment solutions for infrastructure and applications.""Anything that we manage through Puppet always runs perfectly.""The versatility is great."

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"The stability is good. I haven't experienced any issues.""The most valuable functionality is the ability to define the deployment process, schedule the deployment and automatically execute the deployments to different environments.""The solution handles complex deployments very efficiently.""Stable solution that's good for automating the CI/CD pipeline: from development to production.""It is very easy to make a software release. It used to take us at least a couple of hours to make a release, now we went to production with a new one last night. This new release took me five minutes.""The most valuable feature is the snapshot functionality, which allows us to access previous versions of the artifacts."

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Cons
"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.""What would make this product better is adding more security policies and features in the next upgrade.""There are some issues using the solution with macOS and iOS, and it offers limited granular control with them. Intune works better on Windows and Android.""The documentation about the custom image setup could be better. Although Microsoft provides the steps to configure Intune or set up or deploy Intune, it doesn't have much information related to custom images. If you ask, "how can we deploy the custom image?" There is no information. The steps they mention ask you to connect to your on-premises environment or create your own image on the cloud itself once there is connectivity. But I needed to go to multiple websites to get all this information. I had to figure out how to upload the custom image if you want to use the on-premise custom image for Cloud PC. If you have the proper subscription, you must have the right access, like global admin or owner. Then you can add your custom image to that. There are no steps mentioned over there. Microsoft Intune doesn't have Chrome browser support. I would like to have that support because they will want it if we pitch the product to clients.""The pricing could be improved.""I think that there is room for improvement with the reporting. If this is done, it will be a better product.""I would like to see micro VPN. I like the way that some of the other providers have done something similar where, as you open that app on an end-point device, it creates a micro VPN straight into your device, which is quite a nice little feature. Also, Microsoft Intune relies heavily on its fellow products in the suite. It would be nice if Microsoft Intune could stand on its own two feet.""The most important thing is reporting. They should improve their reporting. They should give a free hand to users. In SCCM, I can create my own reports. For example, in SCCM, I can create an inventory report for my PC or for all PCs, but in Intune, we don't have an option to create any report. Microsoft claims that Intune is a successor of SCCM, but SCCM is more powerful than Intune. So, they should develop Intune more and make it equivalent to SCCM. Then, their product will be great in the market."

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"It's a bit of a pain point to make sure that everything works once we've upgraded it because Puppet has been evolving pretty fast.""There's a lot of scope for enhancement on the DevSecOps side. They should definitely include features for compliance, for both the Linux and Windows side of the devices, as well as for network devices. Compliance is something they need to work on.""We would like Puppet to add more integration for applications.""At the beginning the initial setup was kind of complex.""Puppet Enterprise is more complex and difficult to configure.""Puppet Enterprise should improve the general extensibility for places where they can't install it.""The solution has really complex code, you have to understand the Ruby language. However, once you know the code then you can move ahead without any problems."

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"I certainly would like to have a better way to pass information between deployment steps using UrbanCode Deploy because that's really difficult to do.""I would like to see more reporting for container architecture.""The interface allows access in a number of ways but that can be confusing.""The technical support of the solution could definitely be improved as PMRs take long to resolve.""The scalability of this application needs improvement. Changes and variations in the application become bottlenecks as they need to be more seamless and comfortable.""I would like to have the agent up and running at all times, as opposed to only while it is in the DevOps pipeline."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Consider the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite rather than choosing specific sub-components, e.g. only Microsoft Intune."
  • "There is a cost benefit of using Microsoft Intune because of the packaging with other Microsoft products."
  • "Microsoft Intune is a cost effective choice. It is less expensive than other products on the market."
  • "The purchase of the product was handled by someone else."
  • "I have no comment on pricing of the solution."
  • "The product is offered as part of a Microsoft standard bundle. The pricing can be competitive to Airwatch, and Maas360."
  • "For Microsoft 365 E5 clients, cost is not an issue as this product is one of the benefits."
  • "The price of Intune is included with the license for Office 365, so we don't have to pay anything extra for it."
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  • "The main thing that we noticed when we switched from the enterprise version to the community version was the difference in cost — the infrastructure is pretty expensive."
  • "Depending on the size of the organization there is a point when the price of Puppet Enterprise should be lower. However, they provide really good functionality, features, and capabilities."
  • "Puppet Enterprise’s pricing is competitive."
  • "Puppet Enterprise can be an expensive solution for smaller businesses."
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  • "The licensing fees for this solution are based on the number of servers that are being deployed and the number of agents that you have."
  • "Considering COVID-19, the price is too high."
  • "The cost of the solution is high but it offers great ROI."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Microsoft Intune is a great tool for managing a mobile device fleet while keeping access control. The solution makes it… more »
    Top Answer:Microsoft Intune is a great configuration management tool and has a lot of good things going for it. Here are some of… more »
    Top Answer: Microsoft Intune offers not only an easy-to-deploy data protection and productivity management solution, but also… more »
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise is a stable solution.
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise can be an expensive solution for smaller businesses.
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise should improve the general extensibility for places where they can't install it.
    Top Answer:The solution handles complex deployments very efficiently.
    Top Answer:The interface allows access in a number of ways but that can be confusing. For example, driving to your home from the… more »
    Top Answer:Our company uses the solution for standard, blue-green, and complex deployments. We have 250 users throughout our… more »
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    Also Known As
    Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager
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    Overview

    Microsoft Intune is a comprehensive cloud-based service that allows you to remotely manage mobile devices and mobile applications without worrying about the security of your organization’s data. Device and app management can be used on company-owned devices as well as personal devices.

    In an increasingly mobile workforce, Microsoft Intune keeps your sensitive data safe while on the move. Microsoft Intune makes it possible for your team members to work anywhere using their mobile devices. Microsoft Intune provides both the flexibility and the control needed for securing all your data on the cloud, no matter where the device with the data is located.

    Microsoft Intune Device Management Key Features

    With Microsoft Intune Device Management you can:

    • Ensure devices and apps are compliant with your security requirements.
    • Rapidly deploy and authenticate apps on all company devices.
    • Remotely access devices to troubleshoot issues or to remove data from them.
    • Generate reports for all devices in the system.
    • Monitor the way users access and share information to protect company information.
    • Set rules and configure settings on personal and organization-owned devices to access data and networks.
    • Create user groups and device groups, allowing you to rapidly access many users and devices simultaneously.

    Mobile Application Management

    Mobile application management in Intune is designed to protect your organization’s data at the application level.

    With Microsoft Intune Application Management you can:

    • Configure apps to run with specific settings enabled.
    • Update existing apps that are already on the device.
    • See reports on which apps are used and monitor their usage.
    • Selectively wipe organization data from apps.
    • Add mobile apps to user groups and devices.

    As part of Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite, Intune integrates with Microsoft Entra ID for access control and with Azure Information Protection for data protection. It also integrates with Microsoft 365 Applications.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Microsoft Intune stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to secure all devices under its management and the flexibility that the solution offers its users.

    A computing services manager notes, "Its security is most valuable. It gives us a way to secure devices, not only those that are steady. We do have a few tablets and other devices, and it is a way for us to secure these devices and manage them. We know they're out there and what's their status. We can manage their life cycle and verify that they're updated properly."

    The head of IT engineering at a financial services company writes, "The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types: we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager (MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company details on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."

    Puppet Data Center Automation helps sysadmins automate configuration and management of machines and the software running on them. With our software, businesses can make rapid, repeatable changes and automatically enforce the consistency of systems and devices, across physical and virtual machines, on prem or in the cloud.

    IBM UrbanCode Deploy orchestrates and automates the deployment of applications, middleware configuration, and database changes into development, test, and production environments—local, dedicated or shared cloud environments—accelerating time to market and reducing cost by shrinking manual efforts from days to minutes with automation, while reducing risk by cutting deployment errors by up to 90 percent.

    Sample Customers
    Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway
    Los Alamos National Laboratory, GitHub, IP Commerce, Cedexis, Spiceworks, Server Density, Swisstopo, Chockstone, Constant Contact, NICS, Citrix
    As policy, IBM does not release customer names on non-IBM web sites.  However, public DevOps and UrbanCode Deploy case studies can be found here. IBM's UrbanCode Deploy customers span Small-Medium Businesses to Fortune 500 companies across all industries worldwide.
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
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    Educational Organization23%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Educational Organization42%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Government6%
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    Financial Services Firm33%
    Insurance Company24%
    Healthcare Company14%
    Retailer10%
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    Educational Organization60%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Insurance Company7%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise47%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise47%
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    Small Business69%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise23%
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    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise48%
    Large Enterprise42%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business6%
    Midsize Enterprise61%
    Large Enterprise33%
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    Puppet Enterprise doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Configuration Management with 12 reviews while UrbanCode Deploy is ranked 6th in Release Automation with 27 reviews. Puppet Enterprise is rated 8.2, while UrbanCode Deploy is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Puppet Enterprise writes "A set-it-and-forget-it management solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of UrbanCode Deploy writes "It offers OOTB plugins for middleware". Puppet Enterprise is most compared with AWS Systems Manager, Red Hat Satellite, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and AWS CloudFormation, whereas UrbanCode Deploy is most compared with GitLab, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Microsoft Azure DevOps, HCL Launch and Octopus Deploy.

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