We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform and vCenter Configuration Manager 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."If you need only to load a specific profile and you don't have deep security functionalities, et cetera, Intune is very nice and good."
"The solution appears to be stable and scalable."
"We have found the solution is capable of scaling."
"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"Technical support, in general, has been quite helpful."
"The central administration con dashboard is very easy to use and provides very good oversight on all that needs to be monitored."
"It is quite policy-enabled, so you can build pretty much any policy to manage remote endpoints."
"Intune can wipe devices. For example, if a disgruntled employee wants to leak the data on their company phone, Intune can terminate their access and wipe the entire device with a click."
"The valuable features of HashiCorp Terraform are the infrastructure can be written, shared, and collaborated on using code, which speeds up deployment. Additionally, bugs and issues can be fixed in the code and redeployed, making it less risky. It is a more efficient method compared to the traditional approach of writing scripts to set up infrastructure."
"It is the customization of Terraform's modules that I find most valuable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its simplicity of SQL language, its compatibility with multiple cloud providers, and its modules like the open source modules available, especially considering the fact that I work mainly on AWS."
"We frequently need to create and replicate infrastructure from various environments like dev and QA. The QA resources need to be identical to those in the dev environment. With a Terraform script, we can replicate the same 50 in the dev environment to the testing environment. This is tedious to do manually, and Terraform speeds up the process."
"With Terraform, you don't need to understand the console of your cloud providers. You only need to understand how Terraform works, and you manage your infrastructure tools in Terraform."
"The state backend, automated describe functionality, modular structures, and variablization using templates are most valuable."
"I like the function that shows me a preview of what is happening in the infrastructure."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the coding of our infrastructure. You can code it once and run it multiple times."
"The most valuable features of vCenter Configuration Manager are highly mature technology."
"There are a lot of features, but I've found vMotion and VRS most valuable."
"I would rate the scalability quite good. You can extend your environment effectively with appropriate investment."
"Reliable, stable and scalable."
"The most valuable feature of vCenter Configuration Manager is the ease of provisioning."
"My primary use case is for migration"
"The feature that I have found most valuable is the virtual machine management across different hosts, located in different areas."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to see which virtual machines need more resources or are over-committed."
"We only have major classifications for iOS and Android, but there are different brands that have different cycles of updates. If they can fine-tune it to make it more brand-specific, that would be even better."
"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."
"I expect Microsoft Intune to have more features in the cloud because there are two major functionalities that we need to be added. This is software metering and license management. These functionalities, for now, must be on-premise. For this purpose, we have set up a SQL Server and I hope that in near future this option will be in the cloud in Microsoft Intune."
"Its configuration is fairly complicated. You have to do quite a bit of discovery to be able to deploy it for a customer. You have to ask them a lot of questions. So, its initial deployment is the biggest challenge. They should make it easier to deploy with the use of Wizards or something else. During the deployment stage, there could be profiles for the customers who are particularly wanting to use certain feature sets of Intune."
"There is improvement needed in integrating with the installed Office solutions versions, such as Office 2019. The Office 365 integrates without a problem."
"It would be helpful if there was proactive remediation."
"The pricing can be expensive if you are not combining it with other products."
"Intune's third-party patch management could be better. It should be easier for the average system admin to keep non-Microsoft applications updated."
"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."
"This solution could be improved by adding features such as CDM to accelerate the access of data by the users."
"When a misconfiguration or drift occurs, fixing the issue can be difficult. For instance, if there is a change in API calls while a script is running, it can be challenging to make corrections. This may require additional review and modifications to the code. I recall an instance where an industry budget creation process was altered, and it took significant time to amend the code. In fact, I had to add five or six different script portions to resolve the issue."
"It should have a more object-oriented approach like different coding languages."
"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."
"On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of seven; strictly because I was uncomfortable using the ARM template earlier. After another six months, I am sure I will give it a rating of 10, but at this point in time in my experience, I say seven, but not because of the tool itself."
"I would like to see a short-term option for a short-term plan."
"If you are copying something from a well running machine to a remote machine, there are some issues with the current version, but it is acceptable."
"The dashboards in vCenter Configuration Manager are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The snapshot functionality on the solution needs improvement. After renewing the snapshot, all of the production was stuck. Right now, its functionality is one of our main concerns."
"Acquiring certifications often require extensive training and successfully passing an exam, which can be costly and time-consuming, particularly if you already possess experience in the domain. As a result, this can increase the overall cost of obtaining certification and may present a challenge that requires addressing."
"The interface itself is not very user-friendly."
"There are some complexities within the system center. For example, we use two different applications for updates and the deployment of the machine. We also have another third party solution."
"The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment."
"The customer service and support are not as good as that of other solutions. It is not very fast."
"Many major industry players like VMware, Microsoft, and Oracle often fall short in software coding and the smooth release of new versions."
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HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 6th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while vCenter Configuration Manager is ranked 10th in Configuration Management with 50 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while vCenter Configuration Manager is rated 8.6. 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 vCenter Configuration Manager writes "A solution with a range of functionalities and several pricing plans that suit your needs". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with SaltStack, Red Hat Satellite, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor, whereas vCenter Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Satellite and BigFix. See our HashiCorp Terraform vs. vCenter Configuration Manager report.
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