We performed a comparison between BMC TrueSight Server Automation and SaltStack 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 has a useful device management feature."
"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"I like that we can implement conditional access."
"Stable product that's easy to set up compared to other MDM products."
"This product works very well for companies already using the full Microsoft suite."
"Conditional access has helped us tailor and enforce our security policies in the mobile space."
"Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."
"With BMC, we even configured applications, like IE or things that were Java-related. When we scheduled the jobs, it worked fine. It saved us time and there was no need for resources to monitor them."
"As this solution provides strong support and has multiple use cases, it is worth the cost."
"The most important feature is the schedulings."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to remediate quickly and efficiently across a number of IT assets at the same time. It takes away manual efforts from the team to go out and fix those vulnerabilities through patching, conflict updates, etc."
"Server Automation's best feature is automated patching. It also helps us automate compliance and report generation. We can even integrate TrueSight Server Automation with a vulnerability management solution to remedy vulnerabilities by applying patches, deploying scripts, or changing registry entries."
"Can standardize patching and deployments across affiliates."
"BladeLogic lets users view the filesystem with minimal authorization to the server."
"BMC Bladelogic Automation can be used across many OS platforms, providing us flexibility for deployments."
"The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this."
"Deploying an app can be a complex process due to dependencies."
"Once it's configured it is unobtrusive, but it does take some hands-on to configure and deploy it properly."
"The initial setup is a little bit complex."
"The reporting is subpar. That's the only issue we have with Intune. We use another solution for that purpose."
"In the next release, I would like a feature to be able to properly lock down the device. For example, if an attacker or somebody steals the phone, you can be sure that the pin cannot be broken."
"Sometimes, customers compare it with AirWatch, but the concept of Intune is different from other solutions. It's an application management app. It gets a bit difficult to explain it to customers, but it's not a product limitation. It takes a presale document or presentation to explain it to customers."
"There is no catalog for mobile access management (MAM) security."
"The most important thing is reporting. They should improve their reporting. They should give a free hand to users. In SCCM, I can create my own reports. For example, in SCCM, I can create an inventory report for my PC or for all PCs, but in Intune, we don't have an option to create any report. Microsoft claims that Intune is a successor of SCCM, but SCCM is more powerful than Intune. So, they should develop Intune more and make it equivalent to SCCM. Then, their product will be great in the market."
"Scaling the environment during setup at larger organizations with 10,000 employees gets complicated."
"I would like to see a better methodology for handling REST calls and integration into the APIs. They add new APIs as they add functions, but they've missed some from older components which they still haven't added in. Some of the APIs are there but the CLI calls are not there."
"We would like to see this solution handle more multitasking."
"The architecture is big, so the initial setup is not a straightforward task."
"There is no other functionality available to patch the containers that we need to include."
"A better CLI Database cleanup tool would help us with our regular maintenance of BladeLogic Server Automation."
"We've had to increase RAM and CPU processing in order to alleviate some of the sluggishness during patching."
"The number of APIs available within the tool needs improvement. At the moment, we have a couple of different scanning tools used within the organization, but only one of those is integrated back into Server Automation. There is another tool that they use in another part of the business where it doesn't have an out-of-the-box adaptor for it. We would have to go and create or develop something bespoke to be able to integrate it with that scanning tool. Whereas, with the other scanning tool, there was an API available. To make it easier, I would like to have more APIs available for different scanning tools within that line of business."
"It is difficult to set up."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"Web UI."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
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BMC TrueSight Server Automation is ranked 12th in Configuration Management with 18 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. BMC TrueSight Server Automation is rated 8.2, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of BMC TrueSight Server Automation writes "Easy to deploy, automatic patching, and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". BMC TrueSight Server Automation is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, BigFix, Red Hat Satellite, Microsoft Configuration Manager and BMC TrueSight Orchestration, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, Microsoft Configuration Manager, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and ServiceNow. See our BMC TrueSight Server Automation vs. SaltStack report.
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