We performed a comparison between Red Hat Satellite and SUSE 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."The most valuable includes managing everything from a single console."
"Conditional access helps me control uncontrolled access."
"It works pretty well for us."
"Its direct integration with all the other products that we have from Microsoft is valuable. We're using the E5 license, and we have a whole wealth of different products available. It just makes it easier to have everything from one provider."
"The ability to push applications on devices is valuable. You do not have to manually install applications one by one. If you like to use ten different applications, you do not have to manually go and download them one by one. Intune can compile a package for you, and then you can just push them from the admin center."
"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."
"There are so many features, but Windows Autopilot is one of the features that are very valuable for most customers."
"The solution has reduced the risk of security breaches by 30%."
"The most valuable feature is the management of the distributed tool we use in the Red Hat Linux Servers."
"The product allows us to handle patching for multiple servers at a time manually."
"Previously, we were using one server to update from a different repository over the HTTP. We had to manually manage the updates on the repository server. Satellite made the process easier."
"The product helps me to manage a large number of servers from one console."
"The most valuable features of Red Hat Satellite are its support, simplicity, and patch management."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is vulnerability management."
"Technical support has been good."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to process patching and updates completely offline without an internet connection."
"SUSE Manager is the best solution for maintaining the Linux environment"
"When it comes to managing both Red Hat and SUSE environments, it provides the support for live patching, which is something I really, really appreciate."
"The setup is straightforward."
"SUSE Manager helps to optimize operations at a reduced cost."
"There is no catalog for mobile access management (MAM) security."
"I would like some integration with the Microsoft reporting platform Power BI."
"It would be helpful if there was proactive remediation."
"Intune's areas for improvement revolve around security and certificate management."
"The initial setup is a little bit complex."
"While Intune works perfectly well, the only potential downside is that the deployment could be a bit complex for some users."
"The Mac integration has room for improvement."
"It doesn't economize when you scale up. We have over 14,000 employees, and we have between 7,500 and 8,000 city-owned or personal devices being used to conduct city business. Its price can be improved. It is not a cheap solution."
"There could be a feature to simplify the process without the requirement of any patch manager subscription."
"There needs to be some margin for improvement in terms of the way Satellite manages subscriptions. It is still very confusing when we have different contracts or different bundles of subscriptions, and we need to manage those within Satellite in a way that's very user-friendly."
"The documentation could be better."
"I would like the direct integration with insights to be re-established."
"Satellite should be bundled with Ansible Tower and the Ansible Automation platform. We face challenges from a security perspective because we have micro-segmentation in our network. For each server we provision, we have to set permissions to different ports so that the servers can communicate with Satellite. If I have a single server with Satellite and the Ansible Automation Platform, it would be easier to manage security issues instead of having two or three products on various servers."
"They could make it more easy to use and improve the GUI so that it's more intuitive."
"It is difficult to update and maintain."
"Automation can always be improved and refined to continue to make it better."
"It can be complex and difficult for users who are new to Linux and don't have any technical expertise."
"I really would like to have a broader library of VCP's or playbooks that I can deploy."
"The initial stage is a bit complex, but after that, everything runs seamlessly."
"We sometimes have server issues and need to restart the service."
Red Hat Satellite is ranked 4th in Configuration Management with 21 reviews while SUSE Manager is ranked 13th in Configuration Management with 4 reviews. Red Hat Satellite is rated 8.2, while SUSE Manager is rated 9.0. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SUSE Manager writes "Easy to deploy, offers embedded monitoring, and is very stable". Red Hat Satellite is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Microsoft Configuration Manager, AWS Systems Manager, BigFix and Chef, whereas SUSE Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, AWS Systems Manager, BigFix, Microsoft Configuration Manager and HashiCorp Terraform. See our Red Hat Satellite vs. SUSE Manager report.
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