We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform and Microsoft Intune 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."It is a stable solution."
"The ARM template is very easy to work with, which is a big help to us."
"It is easy to recreate an exact duplicate or output of an environment."
"The state file is the most beneficial aspect of HashiCorp Terraform. It enables the retrieval and utilization of a previous state to build upon. This feature is particularly important since it allows for the identification of changes from the previous state, making the state file a critical component of the process."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the great community support."
"Modules can be reused extremely easily."
"HashiCorp Terraform is highly stable."
"For Windows services, there are multiple options within Intune to modernize it to be more internet-facing and dynamic."
"The technical support of Microsoft Intune is good."
"While Microsoft Intune boasts a wide range of features, its user-friendliness and bundled licensing cost are key considerations for me."
"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 performance of Microsoft Intune is good."
"Intune device restriction policies enable me to enforce limitations on the device, like blocking the mobile camera or restricting the employees from using and inserting USB devices, including thumb drives and flash drives."
"Compliance and the policies that can be set are the most valuable features."
"Intune's feature that I have found most valuable is its auto-pilot feature."
"Community tech support could be a little better."
"With cloud providers always adding new resource types, there are certain resources that Terraform does not support. It would be great if it could support those resources as well."
"The syntax is a bit difficult, and it would great if it could be easier."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"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."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"HashiCorp Terraform is an open-source tool that relies on external developers to create plugins to expand its capabilities. However, this approach can be problematic as not all plugins are created by professionals and some may have security vulnerabilities. In the case of GKE, Google has created a solid plugin, but for other services, one must search for plugins on the HashiCorp Terraform registry, which can be hit or miss, as many plugins are created by students or hobbyists, who may not continue to maintain or update them. This model of open-sourced plugins may not be the most reliable or secure way of expanding the tool's capabilities."
"They should include tutorials for understanding the use cases."
"Could benefit from user having more control over devices."
"The reporting and cost have room for improvement."
"It should be easier to define policies and comply with those policies."
"It's only good for a Microsoft environment."
"Lacking ability to leverage more iOS device management internally."
"When Microsoft Intune is used with different android devices it does not always work as it is supposed to."
"When somebody has a customized application or their own company's application, we cannot deploy that application."
"Microsoft Intune has a latency response time issue. The latency has room for improvement."
HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while Microsoft Intune is ranked 3rd in Configuration Management with 166 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0. 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 Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with Red Hat Satellite, SaltStack, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and BMC TrueSight Server Automation, whereas Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and SOTI MobiControl. See our HashiCorp Terraform vs. Microsoft Intune report.
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