We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and SaltStack 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 ability to wipe data from and reset devices is one of the most important and valuable features. If a device is reported stolen, we can freeze it or wipe the data from it, preventing data leakage."
"We can manage and standardize security across your environment, identify problems, receive alerts, and so on. That's its purpose, and that's also why it's so good."
"Intune is effective because of the configuration management and endpoint security it provides. The graphical interface makes it easier to configure and deploy devices."
"It is quite policy-enabled, so you can build pretty much any policy to manage remote endpoints."
"I can reach devices or computers over the internet. I don't need to worry about the network connectivity between the offices. I can manage any device. That is the most important part."
"It supports end-users who tend to lock their devices quite frequently. Its conditional access policy helps us keep the users logged into their devices."
"Application deployment and keeping the devices secure no matter where they are, by having this cloud solution — that has been great."
"We can securely manage both company-owned devices and personal devices enrolled in our BYOD program."
"The solution effectively handles inventory management, deployment, and reporting."
"Automation of operating system, application, and update deployments massively reduces IT operations effort."
"The solution is highly scalable."
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"The product is very stable compared to older versions."
"The most valuable features are Remote Connect, SUP, Cloud functionality, Report, Query, and third-party patching."
"The most valuable features are application deployment and task-sequenced imaging."
"I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"One area for improvement is app deployment. Another is the Windows update rollout. If you're rolling out an object to a device that's offline, Intune stops trying to reach this device after it sits idle for a bit. We are forced to find a workaround that could help manage that."
"Areas for improvement in Intune include expanding support beyond Samsung devices to accommodate other Android manufacturers like Redmi and Motorola."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple."
"Lacks the ability to deploy more ways of management, managing devices and processing the policies."
"It would be nice to have a location tracker for the mobile device management tool. I'm not sure if it exists but hasn't been configured or if it's missing, but we've been unable to utilize the location features."
"I think there should be a better tracking of the cell phones used on the Intune."
"There can be more logs. I do not have any other requirements."
"The reporting could be improved, as it's pretty poor compared to other products of this type."
"It is a bit of an old and outdated product."
"It would be better if automation options were available. For example, in Nexthink or SysTrack, there is an analytical tool. Creating dashboards would be very easy if you implement the same thing in Microsoft. That report will be a daily cost to the customers and good revenue for our organization. The price also could be better. In the next release, we need to include some features like tables, dashboards, surveys, services, and metrics in the dashboard. Whatever we are implementing will be downloaded by a report. Apart from the report, we will telecast from the dashboard. It's very easy to compare, and it will be easy to telecast to the end-users."
"There's no way to say, "I want this maintenance window to be on the second Tuesday of the month." It's strict. This window is this and that's it. You can't fluctuate."
"Could do with some cosmetic improvements on the user interface."
"The tool's deployment is complex and depends on the architecture you want to implement."
"Initial setup was complex. There's a lot that goes into it."
"There is no asset management package included."
"This solution needs to be supported on all Operating systems."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"Web UI."
"It is difficult to set up."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Configuration Management with 78 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and AWS Systems Manager, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and BMC TrueSight Server Automation. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. SaltStack report.
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