We performed a comparison between AWS CloudFormation and Red Hat Satellite 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 reporting and analytics features in Microsoft Intune have been a lifesaver."
"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"The solution is easy to use, simple to understand for those new to using it, and combined with the other Microsoft products it makes for an overall good package."
"We have not experienced any bugs or glitches with this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Intune is having all our devices compliant with our policies."
"It is a very helpful solution."
"I like that we can implement conditional access."
"Configuration profiles, remediation, scripts, and auto-pilot features are very good."
"The most valuable feature of AWS CloudFormation is the simple tracking of infrastructure."
"I appreciate the flexibility of infrastructure as code. With CloudFormation, we can define ground rules, control usage limits, and scale our infrastructure up or down programmatically. Having this level of control through code on infra is a major benefit. That's the beauty of CloudFormation."
"It allows defining the infrastructure as code using templates, which describe the desired state of the infrastructure."
"AWS CloudFormation has automated the resource-building process, thereby removing the scope of human errors. We can tag the resources which help the billing process."
"AWS Cloud automation reduces the time needed to create AWS resources."
"The CloudFormation template can be reused to create multiple stacks, reducing duplications and improving our infrastructure."
"With CloudFormation, there is no need to use complicated coding."
"Its ability to treat infrastructure's code is valuable. It makes things automatable and reproducible."
"Patch management is, for sure, most valuable. For license management and patch management, I would rate it a 10 out of 10."
"The product helps me to manage a large number of servers from one console."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is vulnerability management."
"It has been a stable solution...It is a totally scalable solution."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to process patching and updates completely offline without an internet connection."
"We've been getting reasonable support from Red Hat."
"I like the integration with other tools."
"The product is convenient to use."
"It needs incorporation of Knox, ZeroTouch, etc."
"The documentation about the custom image setup could be better. Although Microsoft provides the steps to configure Intune or set up or deploy Intune, it doesn't have much information related to custom images. If you ask, "how can we deploy the custom image?" There is no information. The steps they mention ask you to connect to your on-premises environment or create your own image on the cloud itself once there is connectivity. But I needed to go to multiple websites to get all this information. I had to figure out how to upload the custom image if you want to use the on-premise custom image for Cloud PC. If you have the proper subscription, you must have the right access, like global admin or owner. Then you can add your custom image to that. There are no steps mentioned over there. Microsoft Intune doesn't have Chrome browser support. I would like to have that support because they will want it if we pitch the product to clients."
"It would be beneficial to have a more straightforward understanding of Intune's capabilities, presented in a simplified manner."
"Integration with Mac devices requires some improvement."
"The mobile and tablet-based versions need improvement because they are not completely user-friendly, compared to the web version. Also, data synchronization with our existing asset manager, the synchronization between multiple assets and multiple devices, takes a lot of time due to the security scanning. It should be reduced."
"There is room for improvement in integrating additional features such as Purview and SharePoint activities into Intune."
"The technical support could be improved."
"The reporting could be improved, as it's pretty poor compared to other products of this type."
"For improvement, it's crucial that AWS provides options in terms of computing services, DB related services, and machine learning solutions. If I'm not hands-on with a particular service, like machine learning applications, I struggle to write the CloudFormation code."
"For a beginner, it's kind of difficult to set up. So, the user does need some knowledge in order to do it."
"If you are a developer or a more technical person, it's very difficult to learn the complete syntax or because CloudFormation includes a new way to write infrastructure code."
"CloudFormation is not particularly good at handling cross-account dynamic references. If you try to refer to an object that CloudFormation has created in a separate AWS account, it tends to fall apart. That's because it is a byproduct of the multi-tenant configuration. This is the most glaring shortcoming in my perspective because you can't dynamically reference objects in other accounts that CloudFormation has created, but it is not a shortcoming that you can't overcome. This is the only pain point that I've come across that didn't have a workaround natively. Sometimes the confirmation is slow, and it could be faster. The downside to CloudFormation when you're fully embracing it is that the AWS services do not get released immediately fully CloudFormation enabled. If you need to use the latest AWS service that just got announced or reinvented, you're not going to be able to continue with CloudFormation for the first X number of months. This is because they develop the products separately, and then they hand it to the CloudFormation team, which later on develops a CloudFormation integration. So, if you need to be on the newest thing AWS has, CloudFormation is often going to be a constraint that prevents you from doing that."
"Provisioning a large environment or a large number of services takes a bit more time than with Terraform."
"They could improve the product's capability to handle circular dependencies more effectively."
"It would help all users if AWS improved the auto-generation of the CloudFormation file."
"One area where AWS CloudFormation could improve is by offering more flexibility in creating custom templates."
"Red Hat Satellite has a short life cycle and we constantly need to update."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. The licensing is a bit expensive."
"The product's automation capabilities need enhancement."
"Red Hat Satellite's pricing needs improvement."
"Improving integration could lead to a more unified management experience for multiple operating systems within our data center."
"There could be a feature to simplify the process without the requirement of any patch manager subscription."
"The product could have more diversity in what it is able to deploy and might do better if it was not dedicated to Red Hat products only."
"The solution's initial setup is a little bit tricky."
AWS CloudFormation is ranked 8th in Configuration Management with 28 reviews while Red Hat Satellite is ranked 4th in Configuration Management with 22 reviews. AWS CloudFormation is rated 8.4, while Red Hat Satellite is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS CloudFormation writes "Pretty easy setup with great automations for provisioning that save time and money". On the other hand, 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". AWS CloudFormation is most compared with AWS Systems Manager, Spring Cloud, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Microsoft Configuration Manager and Chef, whereas Red Hat Satellite is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SUSE Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, AWS Systems Manager and Chef. See our AWS CloudFormation vs. Red Hat Satellite report.
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