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."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."
"For our office workers who are not based in Norway, when we order the PC, we can do some of the settings for them. These are standardized settings. We can set them up exactly as they are in Norway so that they're the same."
"For Windows services, there are multiple options within Intune to modernize it to be more internet-facing and dynamic."
"Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"I like that it's very good and very simple. I found that we just needed to have a proper subscription for an Intune tenant, and from the subscription, if we have the right role assigned, like the global admin role or the owner role, we can use Microsoft cloud resources. With the help of that, we can do many things like setting up Microsoft Intune in the cloud to create our virtual machines. All these can be done, and the steps are very simple. I really liked it. I like features like Windows Auto-Enrollment. I like it very much because whenever you supply it to the end-user, it will be ready to use immediately. The end-user only needs to provide the user credentials, and then they are good to go. I also really like Cloud PC, which was recently launched on Azure."
"I like the tool's integration with Apple. Anyone who creates an ID in Intune will get an Apple ID."
"This product offers an alternative solution to other UEM (Unified Endpoint Management) solutions."
"I haven't used other mobile device management solutions, but compared to SCCM, we eliminate a lot of on-premises infrastructure and maintenance by using Intune."
"BigFix helped us to identify the compliance of devices and has also improved the way that we manage our software inventory for reporting to vendors."
"The most valuable and essential features of BigFix are all of them, they are needed when serving the purpose of the desktop operation framework. We cannot run operations without patching or without having an appropriate mechanism for deploying software, et cetera. The features all serve their purpose for our use case."
"The patch management and the BigFix Inventory have been the most valuable features."
"It is user-friendly."
"The use of fast query has been extremely valuable providing insight in real time of the endpoints."
"BigFix technical support is good."
"Software distribution and patch management are the most valuable."
"The product is less costly when compared to other solutions, and this is a good solid solution for what we have paid."
"The management of vCenter Configuration Manager can support the UI interface. It helps in monitoring, logging alert and performance, forecasting the system to provide services in the environment."
"The most valuable feature of vCenter Configuration Manager is the ease of provisioning."
"It's a very nice solution for our needs."
"Configuration Manager simplifies management. Cloning via live migration is a useful feature."
"vCenter alone is enough for me because vCenter is a cluster environment and cluster solution for virtualization environments."
"This solution supports multiple platforms in a single solution."
"The most valuable features that VMware's vCenter Configuration Manager have, when compared with other solutions, are their disaster recovery and business connectivity capabilities."
"There are a lot of useful features, such as DRS, ease of use, and many configuration options."
"The reporting is subpar. That's the only issue we have with Intune. We use another solution for that purpose."
"Sometimes, updating a client policy is very difficult. This needs to be improved."
"There are a lot of small use cases where we realized that some technical solution was missing in Microsoft in comparison to other products. For example, it lacks something similar to sensing or location-based rules and configurations."
"There are a few security features that are not available in Microsoft Intune, when compared to other products."
"The main disadvantage seen today is regarding Linux clients. We have a lot of development resources that have Linux on their clients, and we can't manage them on the same platform, as we do with other clients such as macOS and Windows. So, it should have support for Linux clients. It should also have better support for macOS."
"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."
"They can improve their MAM policies a little bit more and make them more granular. They should include more granular group policies. They are there, but they need to be more granular. Its stability should also be improved. It is not very stable. Sometimes, it shows some inconsistencies across tenants."
"It would really be helpful to have the option to manage server operating systems as well, like Windows Server, at least. That way, we could scrap the use of SCCM, which requires a lot of on-premises infrastructure."
"Maybe the online help could be improved. It'd be nice if you would have a lot more phrases and keywords that you could search for and find answers with the help."
"BigFix should improve its compatibility with other platforms, such as Linux."
"I would like to see more custom content."
"The scalability of the web UI product doesn't scale to the size that we need for our implementation so it needs to expand. I would also like to see the capability to develop on the back of the web UI capability. There are lots of web features and integrations that we could do with web UI that it would be nice to be able to put on top of what's already there, rather than waiting for IBM to develop what we need."
"Its pricing should be improved. It is too costly."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The solution should have some kind of a local caching methodology, where the patches can be taken locally into a localized relay server, and from there, the patch can be applied, so that there is not much usage of the network required."
"Relay selection and availability needs improvement as an incorrect relay selected can cause network chokes."
"The solution should allow for more customization."
"Their licensing needs to be improved."
"The functions are not running in HTML5."
"When vCenter is in a Microsoft environment, there is a lot of licensing involved, where we face some difficulties."
"There are a lot of steps to do the configuration. We have to do it step by step and it is time-consuming. If it was easier it could be done quicker. There should be a preloaded configuration."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There are some complexities within the system center. For example, we use two different applications for updates and the deployment of the machine. We also have another third party solution."
"The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment."
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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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