We performed a comparison between Avantra and Microsoft Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's very easy to manage and use."
"The most valuable feature of Avantra is automation. The reduction of manual work and having them automated is one of the top reasons why I would use it."
"You can customize alerts based on need."
"The scalability to deploy the package."
"Valuable features include configurations enforcement, compliance data gathering, and deployment of a standardized OS."
"Provides great insight into the functionalities of the data scope."
"It uses detailed descriptions of the workstations, and that is good for me."
"Microsoft has done a good job with authentication solutions, such as single sign-on, or open authentication."
"This solution has made life easy with respect to patching, compliance, and OSD."
"I like a lot of the reporting capabilities and baseline configurations."
"SCCM is a stable solution."
"We are currently exploring automation options for various areas, and Avantra should consider implementing automation for change request management, an area they have not yet ventured into. While Avantra is currently excelling in monitoring and system refreshes, there is scope for improvement in automating change request management. In addition to primarily focusing on SAP, Avantra currently performs kernel patches which are core SAP patches. However, exploring more into OS patching could be another potential area for Avantra to expand its automation capabilities."
"The dashboard needs to improve."
"The machine-learning is lacking and should be improved."
"It should provide the ability to remotely connect to mobile devices. There are some solutions that are doing that, but with Microsoft Intune, the only way to remotely connect to devices outside the organization and mobile devices is by using TeamViewer. It is pretty strange for a big company like Microsoft to not have something for that."
"Management of Linux devices could be improved."
"The ability to integrate MDM would be great."
"The downside of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is it's an on-premise-based solution. With the pandemic coming on board the need to support users across the globe has increased. For a while, we would use the in-built Microsoft Teams screen sharing feature but the disadvantage of that is you cannot perform privileged access. Microsoft does not give you access to that. That's where you need cloud-based tools, such as BeyondTrust or Freshservice."
"The assets have reached their end-of-life, and patching them is a complex and laborious task. It would be highly advantageous if there were an integrated solution that provided distinct options for each end-of-life asset, streamlining the process and facilitating comprehension."
"There is a reboot issue with the patching. Sometimes, if patching runs into any issue whatsoever, it doesn't reboot but it doesn't tell you it errored out. It just sits there and we don't find out until the next day whether it patched or not. That was a big issue for us. We're working through that. They added some stuff in there now where you can actually tell reboot is pending. But we still need some kind of notification that if something fails or is pending, we know. We shouldn't have to go in and look. They don't have anything for that right now."
"The solution can be improved by speeding up the synchronizing of the policies on the devices."
"The solution could improve the functionality for automating, license management. Additionally, more and better-looking reports are needed."
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Avantra is ranked 20th in Server Monitoring with 5 reviews while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews. Avantra is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Avantra writes "User-friendly, simple to set up and easy to configure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". Avantra is most compared with Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics and OpsRamp, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, BigFix and Tanium. See our Avantra vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager report.
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