Lenovo XClarity Controller vs Microsoft Configuration Manager comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Lenovo XClarity Controller
Ranking in Server Monitoring
15th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Configuration Man...
Ranking in Server Monitoring
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (2nd), Patch Management (1st)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Server Monitoring category, the market share of Lenovo XClarity Controller is 4.9% and it decreased by 23.7% compared to the previous year. The market share of Microsoft Configuration Manager is 7.9% and it decreased by 31.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Server Monitoring
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Configuration Management
15.8%
Patch Management
21.5%
 

Featured Reviews

Leandro-Coelho - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 20, 2022
Quick scaling, easy to use, and useful mobile management
XClarity Controller is suitable for management because the solution sends alerts about what problems can happen and how to solve problems in performance security, or reliability The most valuable feature of Lenovo XClarity is the ease of use because of the interface browser that is highly…
Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 13, 2022
Great at collecting data and can mitigate any potential vulnerabilities or threats
We use this solution to apply new group policies The solution was particularly helpful for patching the OS, and for the VM in our environment. With 10 branches, we have a huge number of VMs. Using ECM, we can download the new patches one by one, apply and then restore them. It saves us a lot of…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Lenovo XClarity is the ease of use because of the interface browser that is highly compatible and it has mobile web management."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to provide insights into server status and alerts."
"Technical support is very helpful and very responsive."
"The initial setup is straightforward and not too complicated."
"The solution is stable."
"One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined process has significantly improved our software distribution workflows."
"I like a lot of the reporting capabilities and baseline configurations."
"It saves a lot of money when you can install things automatically and they are installed the exact same way on every computer."
"The scalability to deploy the package."
"The ease of usability is the most valuable feature. It's user-friendly."
 

Cons

"Lenovo XClarity can improve the dashboard integration. For example, graphs could be better. Additionally, more integration with other vendors is needed. For example, VMware has integration with a lot of vendors."
"They could enable notifications on emails and phones regarding control panel information."
"I want the system to provide some dependency relations. I would also like to see the relationship between different machines."
"The cost of the product can be improved."
"This solution needs to be supported on all Operating systems."
"There is no asset management package included."
"I would like to see some improvements in WSUS and control of other, non-Microsoft, product updates."
"It is a bit of an old and outdated product."
"The solution is a bit heavy on the sources such as RAM or CPU and the software needs to be a bit lighter."
"Could do with some cosmetic improvements on the user interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"SCCM comes with its own version of SQL Server. If you use that SQL Server with SCCM and don't use it for another applications than you get an SQL Server for free."
"We have a support license from Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and the overall price of the solution is reasonable."
"Its licensing is quite complicated because we are getting the license not only for SCCM but for the full Microsoft package. We don't need to pay for a separate license. We need to have one license that includes everything we need, such as Windows, Microsoft 365, SCCM, encryption, and so on. So, we don't have a specific price for it. Perhaps, it is good that it includes the full suite of licensing of Microsoft. It is expensive, but we are getting a lot of features."
"For enterprises, there is an annual license required to use this solution. The price of the solution could be cheaper. However, this is mostly because of the exchange rate from the dollar to the Nigerian currency."
"The price model is different for every client."
"Its price is okay because it is part of our licensing."
"Presently, I am using a free trial version."
"The price of SCCM depends on the size of the organization. The price is competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Media Company
7%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Lenovo XClarity Controller?
The product's most valuable feature is its ability to provide insights into server status and alerts.
What needs improvement with Lenovo XClarity Controller?
They could enable notifications on emails and phones regarding control panel information.
What is your primary use case for Lenovo XClarity Controller?
We use Lenovo XClarity Controller for monitoring applications, contributing to delivering expected results to clients. In hardware management tasks, the focus is maintaining current firmware versio...
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What do you like most about SCCM?
One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined ...
 

Also Known As

XClarity Controller, Lenovo XCC
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM )
 

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Sample Customers

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Bank Alfalah Ltd., Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, Dimension Data, Japan Business Systems, St. Lucie County Public Schools, MISC Berhad
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