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We performed a comparison between AWS Systems Manager 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
"We use a local Active Directory, but we weren't able to manage all our on-site systems without a solution like Intune, and we needed to deploy software like VPNs and other things. It's seamless now to to this through Intune.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft Intune is having all our devices compliant with our policies.""The most valuable features are the ones that make sure that the deployment is of a standard operating system and the Zero Touch deployment, which is very useful. This allows users to have an out of box experience.""One of the most valuable aspects of Microsoft Intune is its seamless integration with Azure Active Directory, offering capabilities akin to Group Policy Objects.""I like the tool's integration with Apple. Anyone who creates an ID in Intune will get an Apple ID.""We have found the solution is capable of scaling.""As the solution is a software as a service, the scalability is unlimited.""The main advantage is that Intune performs its intended functions effectively."

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"Has a variety of automation options.""With AWS Systems Manager, our company can patch our systems directly from it, so we don't need to patch our systems manually.""The solution is user-friendly""The solution's ability to scale is good.""When we do the automation in the cloud, we use the SSM agent. This helps us to test our automation and documents, and monitor the cloud.""Systems Manager has a feature where it analyzes the logs and gives us a performance overview in the form of a graph. We know when it's taking up more resources and when there are spikes, so we can predict the usability."

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"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.""Patch management is, for sure, most valuable. For license management and patch management, I would rate it a 10 out of 10.""The most valuable features of Red Hat Satellite are its support, simplicity, and patch management.""It plays a significant role in managing the lifecycle of our systems and ensures that we can effectively control and update the software versions to align with our organization's needs.""I like the integration with other tools.""Technical support has been good.""The 'remote execution' feature further helps manage systems on a consistent basis.""Satellite gives administrators the ability to target deployments and only send out the updates or provision updates to certain groups."

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Cons
"In future releases, I would like to see better integration with Apple products.""An issue we have run into with Microsoft Endpoint Manager is that we cannot patch third-party products like Adobe and Chrome with it.""It should be simplified. I've worked with many different mobile device management solutions, and Intune is one of the more complex ones. It could be more simplified, and some of it is related to the wording that is being used, such as a configuration profile versus a policy. They really should have had different names to make it less confusing.""Intune does not provide real-time visibility.""Intune should be much more granular in terms of supporting more Android cellular devices.""The current Intune reporting functionality could benefit from some improvements.""There are items that require improvements. One is the controls from iOS.""Intune has some limitations when it comes to application updates for third-party applications. You can schedule an update, but when it's a package setup, you need to supercede and replace it each time."

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"Lacks sufficient integrations.""The current challenge is that we can't pull any incidents from other accounts.""We formerly used third-party products to analyze the log, give us information, and find bottlenecks. Systems Manager could provide more tools that conduct this analysis, so we don't have to do it ourselves.""Additional features can be added as per customer requirements.""The AWS UIs are not the most intuitive. Also, the usability needs room for improvement.""The fact that AWS Systems Manager takes time to complete the patching process, makes it an area where improvements are required."

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"The solution's initial setup is a little bit tricky.""It should basically include a complete slew of system management and monitoring tools such as Nagios. It should be a single pane of glass that gives us a complete solution. It is a good solution, but it is missing a few important things. We're using Capsule for DMVs on other secured zones. Capsule is a part of Satellite to be a proxy of sorts.""The product's automation capabilities need enhancement.""I would like the direct integration with insights to be re-established.""The product could have more diversity in what it is able to deploy and might do better if it was not dedicated to Red Hat products only.""They could make it more easy to use and improve the GUI so that it's more intuitive.""Red Hat Satellite has a short life cycle and we constantly need to update.""Red Hat Satellite's pricing needs improvement."

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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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  • "As we were doing a government project so the government got the project at a very nominal cost."
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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:As we were doing a government project so the government got the project at a very nominal cost.
    Top Answer:Additional features can be added as per customer requirements.
    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
    Amazon Elastic Container Registry
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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 Systems Manager is a management service that helps you automatically collect software inventory, apply OS patches, create system images, and configure Windows and Linux operating systems. These capabilities help you define and track system configurations, prevent drift, and maintain software compliance of your EC2 and on-premises configurations. By providing a management approach that is designed for the scale and agility of the cloud but extends into your on-premises data center, Systems Manager makes it easier for you to seamlessly bridge your existing infrastructure with AWS.

    Systems Manager is easy to use. Simply access Systems Manager from the EC2 Management Console, select the instances you want to manage, and define the management tasks you want to perform. Systems Manager is available now at no cost to manage both your EC2 and on-premises resources.

    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.”



    Sample Customers
    Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    Baloise Bank SoBa, ETH Zurich, Munich Airport, ING-DiBa, Produban
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    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%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Transportation Company20%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise70%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    AWS Systems Manager vs. Red Hat Satellite
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Systems Manager vs. Red Hat Satellite and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    AWS Systems Manager is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 6 reviews while Red Hat Satellite is ranked 4th in Configuration Management with 21 reviews. AWS Systems Manager is rated 8.2, while Red Hat Satellite is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Systems Manager writes "Offers a variety of automation options; simplifies governance and administration ". 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 Systems Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, AWS CloudFormation, BigFix and Chef, whereas Red Hat Satellite is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SUSE Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, BigFix and Chef. See our AWS Systems Manager vs. Red Hat Satellite report.

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