We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Microsoft, HCLTech and others in Configuration Management."It is a comprehensive security solution that not only controls access to enterprise resources but also tracks and prevents unauthorized access, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and preventing potential data loss scenarios."
"The biggest thing for us is enforcing logins only from devices that are managed by Intune."
"With on-premises Active Directory, the main challenge was that we had no control when a user was working from home. We didn't know what exactly a user was doing and whether the AV was up to date or not. Intune provides better control of their machines."
"Its protection policies are most valuable. It protects mobile devices as well as individual apps. It is pretty scalable, and its documentation is also pretty good. It is also pretty straightforward to deploy."
"Remote Wipe and Autopilot is one of the best features."
"It is a helpful tool to manage BYOD policies."
"The Autopilot feature is fantastic. It is a Microsoft product, so it deals best with Microsoft operating systems, but it can integrate with iOS, Mac OS, Linux, and Android."
"The many policies available in Microsoft Intune for managing our devices are valuable."
"I manage software updates and operating systems for devices, and within seconds, we can remotely deploy a system for, say, 2,000 devices. Not only that, but we can also deploy scripts and create comprehensive compliance rules."
"It is a very well-rounded product. It is a complete package with all the features using which we are able to manage our PCs very efficiently."
"With the SCCM inventory, we found a lot of rogue applications. We were able to identify them, find out who was running them, and either put them on our application list or remove them."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability."
"There have to be made some improvement in WSUS and control in other non-Microsoft products updates."
"The solution doesn't require any maintenance from our end because it is a cloud-based solution and Microsoft takes care of everything."
"It's a stable product."
"The most valuable features are application deployment and task-sequenced imaging."
"The most valuable feature is the impact analysis."
"Helps me perform changes in connected infrastructure thanks to the discovery features."
"Reporting in Microsoft solutions is pathetic. With Intune, I'm getting a free inventory tool, but I don't get a reporting tool. When I go to Intune, I can see one machine's entire data in terms of the hardware and the software running on it, but I cannot generate a report for all the machines in the organization. The reporting is the only feature holding back the functionality that is already there."
"Intune doesn't provide much control over Windows servers. It's something we struggle with."
"In an upcoming release, I would like to see some kind of analytics report."
"Microsoft Intune lags market leaders, such as Apperian, in its MAM capabilities."
"More integration with monitoring tools is needed."
"Integrating certain group policies can be challenging and may necessitate using on-premises systems to integrate them with Microsoft Intune."
"It needs incorporation of Knox, ZeroTouch, etc."
"The biggest problem we ever have is when something goes out of date after 30 days when nobody has logged into it. We do have a problem trying to get those back online. We've been working with Microsoft to resolve that problem, but that's been the only issue that we've had in the last few years."
"I would like to see an agentless version of the solution."
"SCCM should strive to enhance the accuracy of its reporting functions in order to avoid any issues with incorrect or inaccurate data."
"The ability to integrate MDM would be great."
"The time the solution takes for updating systems could be quicker. For example, the system information status is not updating as it should. Additionally, the database synchronization querying is slow and could be improved."
"It is not easy to get good technical support, especially at level one."
"The analysis is something that can be integrated. Their report analysis can be improved a little bit due to the fact that most of the time complaints policies are saved by the admins. It's something that we need to look into and search for."
"I would like to see some improvements in WSUS and control of other, non-Microsoft, product updates."
"It would be nice to have everything in one place. Now they have Intune for the desktops and SCCM to handle their servers."
"The native UI should be simplified because it is outdated and a little bit over-complicated."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Configuration Management with 78 reviews while OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management is ranked 21st in Configuration Management. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management writes "It allows us to deploy applications and primitive desktops globally. The upgrade cycle is very long". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and AWS Systems Manager, whereas OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management is most compared with Quest KACE Systems Management and BigFix.
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