We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform and SaltStack 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 solution appears to be stable and scalable."
"The dashboards, the security, and the customization capabilities work very well for us."
"One of the best features is Windows Autopilot because if you change any of your devices, whatever security policies and compliance policies that applied can be easily migrated to the new devices. Windows Autopilot gives you that flexibility."
"It is a helpful tool to manage BYOD policies."
"It's very informative when there is an error. It allows us to backtrace where the error is and resolve that ourselves. It's a bit of a Swiss Army penknife. We find that it fixes most issues."
"The Asset Management and Auto Pilot are valuable features."
"The overall user experience is quite nice. I have no complaints from end users regarding their devices enrolled in Intune."
"I like the fact that it's integrated with the rest of the Microsoft products, so customers can manage it from their Office 365 portal or Azure portal."
"The most valuable features of Terraform are leveraging public modules for EKS, KMS, and ECR."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the modules it offers."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the coding of our infrastructure. You can code it once and run it multiple times."
"The feature "Terraform Plan" is the most valuable in HashiCorp Terraform as it allows us to see the differences between the current infrastructure and the one we are about to deploy, keeping things safe. Additionally, we appreciate the use of the modules as it helps in making the application scalable."
"It is a stable solution."
"With Terraform, you don't need to understand the console of your cloud providers. You only need to understand how Terraform works, and you manage your infrastructure tools in Terraform."
"The solution helps us save a lot of costs."
"One of the most valuable features is that it offers the ability to create a VPC, Virtual Private Cloud and VPN connectivity to the VPC can be automated without having to do it manually."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"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."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"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."
"An area for improvement is the absence of seamless integration, particularly with external dashboards."
"I would like the ability to install the agent on devices from suppliers, which would enable us to implement a zero-trust strategy for guest devices."
"I know that their AI pieces are at the infancy stage, but allowing users to do more tagging for information would be an interesting thing because Intune also directly integrates with Azure. Because a lot of the devices are hosted with that, you also get a lot of tagging of user data and other things like that."
"In the past, I raised some tickets for the enhancement feature, which was missing in Intune."
"It just doesn't handle software updates well at all by itself. You need to be a scripting wizard to make those happen properly, or you use third-party tools. The Windows feature updates are very difficult to implement. I would like to see a proprietary built-in remote control tool. I know that they have Team Viewer integrated, but it is not seamless. It would be nice if they had a seamless remote desktop capability directly from the Intune console."
"There is still a gap between SCCM and Intune, especially in the reporting, inventory, and software deployment areas."
"The configuration could be better by consolidating options and making it simpler."
"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."
"Community tech support could be a little better."
"On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of seven; strictly because I was uncomfortable using the ARM template earlier. After another six months, I am sure I will give it a rating of 10, but at this point in time in my experience, I say seven, but not because of the tool itself."
"I would like to see a short-term option for a short-term plan."
"The error logging could be better. Sometimes, when you try to set something on Terraform, it gives you an error, but you don't understand how the error has been logged."
"Terraform could create more examples in the documentation."
"On occasion, I have noticed a number of bugs in this solution that have needed to be fixed."
"The product must improve DevOps features."
"From a user's perspective, it would be great if a UI tool is made available in the open source version as well, but I don't think it may be introduced because of the high costs for it announced by HashiCorp in its licensed version...HashiCorp Terraform can improve backward compatibility."
"Web UI."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"It is difficult to set up."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HashiCorp Terraform writes "Easy to use, technically strong, and great for multi-provider or multi-cloud environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with Red Hat Satellite, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, BMC TrueSight Server Automation and Spring Cloud, whereas SaltStack is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, VMware Aria Automation, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and ServiceNow. See our HashiCorp Terraform vs. SaltStack report.
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