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We performed a comparison between AWS Config and Red Hat Satellite 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.
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Pros
"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature.""The standout features of Intune are its excellent mobile device management and highly effective application management capabilities.""Autopilot is a great feature. Most users are looking for a zero-touch deployment.""It provides control over all mobile devices that are being connected to the corporate network.""It supports end-users who tend to lock their devices quite frequently. Its conditional access policy helps us keep the users logged into their devices.""The stability is good.""The biggest benefits of Intune are the ability to push changes and the added security. When we moved forward with Defender, we onboarded all those machines automatically. That helps dramatically. For a while, we were left with machines that weren't protected. We could see where people had done things they shouldn't have done, and Defender saved our skins a few times. It didn't happen a lot, but it happened enough that it made us glad we made that decision.""The most valuable feature is the policy CSPs."

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"The solution is scalable and provides over 100 rules.""The initial setup is super easy, it takes like two minutes. Literally a one-click deployment.""Installing the instances and performing upgrades is smooth and clean."

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"Patch management is, for sure, most valuable. For license management and patch management, I would rate it a 10 out of 10.""The product's most valuable feature is its ability to process patching and updates completely offline without an internet connection.""Satellite gives administrators the ability to target deployments and only send out the updates or provision updates to certain groups.""The 'remote execution' feature further helps manage systems on a consistent basis.""The most valuable features of Red Hat Satellite are its support, simplicity, and patch management.""Previously, we were using one server to update from a different repository over the HTTP. We had to manually manage the updates on the repository server. Satellite made the process easier.""The most valuable feature is the fact that you don't have to expose your mission-critical environment to the Internet. With the Satellite system in place, it acts as a barrier between your Red Hat infrastructure and the public Internet.""It cuts down significantly on the administrative time it takes to patch systems in a large environment."

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Cons
"The scalability could be improved, and like most other MDM products, Intune is good but not 100% there yet.""For an existing customer who has an SCCM, it would need to be upgraded to an MECM first before I can introduce Microsoft Intune.""The installation is very easy. However, to be able to configure it you will need special knowledge, such as training or self-studies to have a proper level of security. There are many settings one has to understand before being able to implement Microsoft Intune.""There can be delays in the deployment of new policies.""Reporting and troubleshooting for the application deployment could be better. It's very difficult to understand.""The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple.""There's quite a lot of development that they can do within their Intune dashboard. I think there are too many lines hyperlinked to move you around. Others, in contrast, give you a simple dashboard and an intuitive administrative walkthrough.""There is improvement needed in integrating with the installed Office solutions versions, such as Office 2019. The Office 365 integrates without a problem."

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"There is room for improvement in built-in tools, they are not up to the mark.""The reboot process for AWS instances could be improved. Microsoft Azure does not have this problem, so AWS could consider making their instances more robust. You would not need to reboot your instances frequently to replace the hardware and stuff. They can look for a better approach or mechanism to improve in the future. The concern is that you need to plan for the outage when you reboot an instance. You need to have a maintenance window where you can properly reboot the instance without affecting your application. When Amazon announces that you need to reboot an instance and are not ready, this becomes a problem.""The solution is missing a configuration that can assist us when writing our programming languages."

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"It has not been significantly updated in a while.""It wasn't easy in the beginning, and some effort was required to work it out. I already had the product documentation, but it was not well organized. It wasn't easy to follow. There were a lot of documents here and there.""Red Hat Satellite has a short life cycle and we constantly need to update.""The product's automation capabilities need enhancement.""Improving integration could lead to a more unified management experience for multiple operating systems within our data center.""Red Hat Satellite's pricing needs improvement.""The solution's initial setup is a little bit tricky.""The documentation could be better."

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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 solution charges us per hour. There's no license."
  • "It is a very expensive tool. AWS pricing for Config is not fixed and depends on your organization's size and complexity."
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  • "The licensing depends on the number of servers."
  • "The cost for a larger enterprise is probably almost always a boon."
  • "Its price is good. They call it subscription, not license, and it is on a yearly basis. There is only one subscription, and that's it."
  • "The price could be lower and more adaptive."
  • "The solution is worth the cost."
  • "Red Hat Satellite is expensive, but if we have more than 50 or 60 VMs, we cannot do away with the solution."
  • "The product is expensive."
  • "Our customers have to pay for the product's license."
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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:The initial setup is super easy, it takes like two minutes. Literally a one-click deployment.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in built-in tools, they are not up to the mark. Some of the built-in inbound rules feel… more »
    Top Answer:It tracks configuration changes across all your AWS resources. Imagine it as a log of every tweak and setting… more »
    Top Answer:Red Hat Satellite has proven to be a worthwhile investment for me. Both its patch management and license management have… more »
    Top Answer:The product's most valuable feature is its ability to process patching and updates completely offline without an… more »
    Top Answer:Red Hat Satellite is expensive. I rate the pricing a seven or eight.
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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."

    AWS Config is a service that enables you to assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your AWS resources. Config continuously monitors and records your AWS resource configurations and allows you to automate the evaluation of recorded configurations against desired configurations. With Config, you can review changes in configurations and relationships between AWS resources, dive into detailed resource configuration histories, and determine your overall compliance against the configurations specified in your internal guidelines. This enables you to simplify compliance auditing, security analysis, change management, and operational troubleshooting.

    Red Hat Satellite is a powerful system management tool that is designed to enable users to maximize the effectiveness of any Red Hat infrastructure solutions that they wish to deploy. It can automate most of the management tasks that administrators would otherwise have to manually perform. This enables businesses to avoid the possibility that human error is going to in some way reduce the efficiency of their operations. Additionally, it increases an organization’s ability to address all of its strategic business needs effectively. It can be used across a wide variety of environments that include physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

    Red Hat Satellite Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy Red Hat Satellite include:

    • Simplified management. Satellite enables users to vastly simplify the work that system administrators have to do. Users only require a single solution to run their management operations. Instead of having to turn to multiple solutions that would provide them with the different management features that they need they can leverage this one solution. Automation also greatly simplifies the work that system managers have to do.


    • Flexibility. Satellite is a highly flexible solution. It is a platform-agnostic solution that users can deploy across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Users can use it along with the environment of their choice. Organizations can operate without having to invest in any particular environment type. They can also deploy it at any stage of a system’s life cycle that they choose. This provides them with the highest possible level of flexibility.


    • Scalability. It is a highly scalable product. Users can scale it so that their system management operations can effortlessly keep pace with the work that they are doing. They can maintain their security and operations without turning to another product or being forced to make expensive purchases in order to keep up. It can manage thousands of remote devices at the same time without reducing their efficacy.


    • Standardized management. Organizations that use Satellite are able to standardize the way that their system management is run. The simplified management system and automation tools make it possible for users to run every part of their system in a single standard fashion.


    • Reduction of overhead costs. Satellite makes it possible for users to operate with the highest possible level of effectiveness while at the same time reducing the overhead costs associated with their work. One way that it does so is by automating many tasks that would otherwise be expensive to train users to perform. This also saves users time working on basic tasks that they can then devote to other operations that need human intervention. The completeness of the solution also enables users to reduce the number of tools that they need to invest in. Satellite’s subscription management tool also enables users to track their spending at all times.


    Red Hat Satellite Features


    • Centralized UI. Satellite comes equipped with a centralized UI that users can use to manage all of its tools. It enables organizations to control all aspects of a system’s life cycle. Users simply utilize this one console to provide them with control of the management system.


    • Subscription management tool. Satellite makes it simple for users to import, manage, and report their Red Hat subscriptions. This enables users to keep track of their subscriptions and costs. Users that leverage this tool are thus able to maintain a high level of subscription consumption visibility.
    • Integration suite. Satellite enables users to integrate their systems with other Red Hat solutions and third-party products. This makes it possible for users to add any features that they might feel they are missing to their toolbox.


    • Automation tools. Organizations can leverage Satellite to automate a vast variety of features. They can easily take any step of the management process and put it under the control of the solution. This enables many tasks to be accomplished consistently and efficiently all at the same time.


    • Software Management. Users can manage their software by leveraging this feature to easily manage tasks such as software updating and patching. IT teams are empowered to quickly handle any software issue that may arise.


    Reviews from Real Users

    Red Hat Satellite is a highly effective solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Two major advantages it offers are its integration suite and its advanced patch management capabilities.

    Jayasunder S., the principal architect at Wipro Limited, writes, “It's really integrated with agencies that have core systems and other core management platform products or IBM products. You don't need to depend on any third party. It's a complete solution for patch and configuration management when integrated with the existing system.”

    Erik W., the senior Enterprise Engineer at a transportation company, says, “The patch management and insights connector are great. Patch management has enabled us to patch every month, keeping abreast of critical and important patches, view where things are lacking, and generate plans to mitigate issues. Due to the work being done in a tool, reporting allows us to see what has been done to what servers.”



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    Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway
    Flatiron, Prezi, iZettle, British Gas, Burt, Autodesk, FanDuel
    Baloise Bank SoBa, ETH Zurich, Munich Airport, ING-DiBa, Produban
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
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    Educational Organization23%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Government11%
    Healthcare Company11%
    Computer Software Company9%
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    Financial Services Firm27%
    Transportation Company20%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
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    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise47%
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    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise78%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    AWS Config vs. Red Hat Satellite
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Config vs. Red Hat Satellite and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AWS Config is ranked 16th in Configuration Management with 3 reviews while Red Hat Satellite is ranked 4th in Configuration Management with 21 reviews. AWS Config is rated 9.0, while Red Hat Satellite is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Config writes "A cloud solution to host application with smooth instance installation and performance upgrade". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Red Hat Satellite writes "A good product for managing patches and updates that could be more robust and up-to-date". AWS Config is most compared with AWS Systems Manager, whereas Red Hat Satellite is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SUSE Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, AWS Systems Manager and Chef. See our AWS Config vs. Red Hat Satellite report.

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