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We performed a comparison between CFEngine Enterprise and HashiCorp Terraform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "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 setup for Terraform is quite easy and currently, we are using their community version along with Jenkins."
  • "They have given it to us at a monthly cost, but it is on a yearly basis."
  • "HashiCorp Terraform is a free solution."
  • "I rate the price of HashiCorp Terraform a seven out of ten."
  • "We use the solution's free version."
  • "HashiCorp Terraform is a cost-effective solution."
  • "The solution is open-source."
  • "There are free and paid versions of the solution. We use the free version."
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    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."

    CFEngine is a configuration management and automation framework that lets you securely manage your mission critical IT infrastructure.

    Ensure compliance
    Define the desired state and configuration of your IT infrastructure, and CFEngine will automatically ensure that it complies.

    Automate
    Automatically roll out updates and changes to every node in your infrastructure, whether you have 50 or 50,000 nodes.

    Everywhere
    CFEngine uses autonomous agents which run on every node of your infrastructure, implementing your desired state and reporting back continuously.

    Anywhere
    CFEngine runs on the smallest embedded devices, on servers, in the cloud, and on mainframes, easily handling tens of thousands of nodes.

    HashiCorp Terraform is a powerful configuration management solution that aims to provide users with the ability to maximize the ease with which users can perform their configuration management operations. It makes it so that organizations can reliably configure and manage their infrastructure. Terraform is a tool that transforms every user into an administrator and project collaborator. Businesses that use it have at their command a solution that they can use for the entire lifecycle of their infrastructure.

    HashiCorp Terraform Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy HashiCorp Terraform include:


    • Disaster recovery. Terraform provides users with the ability to prevent a catastrophic loss of infrastructure from taking place. It stores the blueprint for the infrastructure in a centralized state file. This central file contains all of the data, resources, and metadata that make up an organization’s infrastructure setup. If their infrastructure is damaged or destroyed this file can be used to reconstitute the infrastructure as it was before the damage was done. Users need never worry that they will lose their infrastructure.


    • Reduce overhead costs while offering maximum benefit. Terraform is designed so that users can deploy it relatively cheaply while still gaining the maximum level of benefit. It offers users a diverse collection of out-of-the-box modules that users can use and reuse without having to purchase anything else. The solution is also agentless which means that it can be deployed without requiring users to download anything else to make it function.


    • Flexibility. Terraform is highly flexible. It is a totally platform-agnostic solution. It can be used to manage architecture being run on both physical devices and virtual machines. Users who use cloud environments can utilize it just as effectively as those who are working with physical on-premises servers. This enables users to use whatever system they wish without being beholden to any kind of restrictions.


    • Remote operation. Terraform can be remotely operated and managed from anywhere in the world. This empowers organizations to operate internationally without worrying that they will somehow be less effective than if they were working from their headquarters.


    • Self-service infrastructure. Terraform can be operated by many members of an organization. Users can take on some of the responsibilities that would be handled by administrators. They can leverage the ServiceNow Integration to create workspaces, perform Terraform runs, and even order service items. Additionally, users can deploy Configuration Designer to leverage predefined modules in order to handle infrastructure requests themselves.



    HashiCorp Terraform Features


    • Integration suite. Terraform enables users to integrate their systems with it regardless of what kind of infrastructure system they are using. It leverages a wide variety of APIs to empower users to take their workflows and integrate them with Terraform’s powerful management capabilities.


    • Automation tool. Organizations can leverage Terraform to automate a vast variety of features. One example of a feature that administrators can automate is its system update application. Terraform makes it so that the solution itself is charged with applying updates and the like. This ensures that all operations are performed uniformly and in a manner that is consistent with the infrastructure’s configuration. It also guarantees that the possibility of human error need not be considered.


    • Collaboration feature. Terraform Cloud makes it simple for users to share their workflows with colleagues. This enables them to efficiently collaborate on whatever project they are working on. Teams that are authorized to work on a particular project will be able to securely cooperate and accomplish their tasks.


    • Notifications. Terraform offers users the ability to set it so that they receive notifications. The nature of these notifications can vary based on a user’s needs. They can range from notifications about the occurrence of particular events to progress reports concerning operations that the user is running.


    • Security suite. Terraform comes with a suite of security capabilities that aim to keep users and their infrastructures from being harmed by digital threats. One such capability is a feature that auto-generates short-lived security credentials. This prevents access codes from being leaked or stolen by hackers. The credentials last for a specified period of time and are then deleted from the system. When new credentials are needed they will once again generate a set for the user in question.


    Reviews from Real Users

    HashiCorp Terraform is a highly effective solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Two significant advantages it offers are its ability to help users create deployment pipelines that make the deployment process simple and its ability to recover infrastructure fully should something delete or damage it.

    Patryk G., the chief technology officer at Translucent Computing Inc, writes, “Furthermore, Terraform enables the creation of a deployment pipeline using tools, such as Atlantis, which automates the process of scanning and deploying the code. This streamlines the deployment process and adds features, such as auditing, risk management, and security scanning to the deployment process. Terraform provides a more organized and secure way of managing infrastructure, compared to the traditional ad-hoc method.”


    Rakib M., the chief technology and strategy officer at the White House, says, “One of the other major features of terraform is its ability to act as a Disaster Recovery tool. Since terraform is an Infrastructure-As-A-Service tool, it can be used as part of the rest of the DR toolset to restore affected infrastructure to its original state without any variation.”

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    Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway
    Chevron, Deutsche Telekom, LinkedIn, US Navy, Samsung, Panasonic, DHL, Pfizer
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    CFEngine Enterprise is ranked 23rd in Configuration Management while HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 6th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews. CFEngine Enterprise is rated 0.0, while HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6. On the other hand, the top reviewer of HashiCorp Terraform writes "Easy to use, technically strong, and great for multi-provider or multi-cloud environments". CFEngine Enterprise is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Chef and Microsoft Configuration Manager, whereas HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, SaltStack, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM.

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