We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform 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."This product works very well for companies already using the full Microsoft suite."
"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."
"The ability to manage devices with different sets of policies is most valuable."
"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"It helps implement conditional access policies to restrict mobile users from accessing potentially dangerous emails."
"Easy to use."
"The technical support of Microsoft Intune is good."
"While Microsoft Intune boasts a wide range of features, its user-friendliness and bundled licensing cost are key considerations for me."
"It is one of the best things because now we have everything automated with Terraform. We didn't have an outage for the last three years because everything is written in a code, and every change we have made is recorded. If we didn't have a tool like Terraform, it would be extremely complex to achieve this level of maturity with infrastructure."
"The solution allows us to work faster with ease and to set up new environments and workspaces."
"One of the most valuable features is that it offers the ability to create a VPC, Virtual Private Cloud and VPN connectivity to the VPC can be automated without having to do it manually."
"The state file is the most beneficial aspect of HashiCorp Terraform. It enables the retrieval and utilization of a previous state to build upon. This feature is particularly important since it allows for the identification of changes from the previous state, making the state file a critical component of the process."
"It allows for the abstraction of the work away from the developer into automated processes."
"The valuable features of HashiCorp Terraform are the infrastructure can be written, shared, and collaborated on using code, which speeds up deployment. Additionally, bugs and issues can be fixed in the code and redeployed, making it less risky. It is a more efficient method compared to the traditional approach of writing scripts to set up infrastructure."
"The ARM template is very easy to work with, which is a big help to us."
"The most valuable feature of Terraform is the ability to use it as a coding language because it works in a way that's similar to other coding languages."
"Fixing is the most valuable. When you deal with a lot of hardware and software and you have a lot of packages, fixing is a bit difficult. You need to track and pull up all such things, but Satellite makes this task easy. We have branches in other locations, and I can manage other branches by using Satellite Capsule, which is a great feature."
"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 most valuable features of Red Hat Satellite are its support, simplicity, and patch management."
"We've been getting reasonable support from Red Hat."
"The product is convenient to use."
"The compliance auditing helped me a lot."
"It has been a stable solution...It is a totally scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that you don't have to expose your mission-critical environment to the Internet. With the Satellite system in place, it acts as a barrier between your Red Hat infrastructure and the public Internet."
"I would like to see easier pushdowns. Currently, we have to package our own software and then push it. Intune can make that way easier and integrate applications, such as Zoom and Adobe Acrobat, that are used by a lot of enterprise or corporate organizations."
"They need to add more group policies. Intune currently does not have many group policies that you can deploy. Its reporting, which is very limited at the moment, also needs improvement. It will be great if they can add report customization. Its stability needs to be improved. Sometimes, when you register a device in Intune, it doesn't show up instantly on the engine portal on the admin side. They need to provide better support for complicated issues. They also have a long turnaround time."
"In future releases, I would like to see better integration with Apple products."
"It would be good if, in addition to the minimal patching and compliance, we could also use Intune for application deployment. For instance, if a device is not patched, Intune should have the ability to push not only a Microsoft patch but also other patches, such as a browser patch."
"I would like to see the ability to deploy custom packages as a Windows 64-bit package, as opposed to the Windows 32-bit, which is the only one available now."
"It would help if administrators could pinpoint the exact location of a stolen device to help law enforcement retrieve it and apprehend the suspect."
"The UI is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"I think there should be a better tracking of the cell phones used on the Intune."
"When a misconfiguration or drift occurs, fixing the issue can be difficult. For instance, if there is a change in API calls while a script is running, it can be challenging to make corrections. This may require additional review and modifications to the code. I recall an instance where an industry budget creation process was altered, and it took significant time to amend the code. In fact, I had to add five or six different script portions to resolve the issue."
"Lacks flexibility in common programming languages."
"The syntax is a bit difficult, and it would great if it could be easier."
"They should include tutorials for understanding the use cases."
"On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of seven; strictly because I was uncomfortable using the ARM template earlier. After another six months, I am sure I will give it a rating of 10, but at this point in time in my experience, I say seven, but not because of the tool itself."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The error logging could be better. Sometimes, when you try to set something on Terraform, it gives you an error, but you don't understand how the error has been logged."
"The integration with this solution needs to be improved."
"Improving integration could lead to a more unified management experience for multiple operating systems within our data center."
"The dashboard of Satellite is not encouraging. It does not adequately showcase all the functionality it offers."
"Automation can always be improved and refined to continue to make it better."
"I would like to see the scalability, user interface, and reporting features improved and for the solution to be simplified. Instead of having complex engineering, it should be simple for the user."
"The product's automation capabilities need enhancement."
"There could be a feature to simplify the process without the requirement of any patch manager subscription."
"It is difficult to update and maintain."
"Red Hat Satellite's pricing needs improvement."
HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while Red Hat Satellite is ranked 4th in Configuration Management with 21 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while Red Hat Satellite is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HashiCorp Terraform writes "Easy to use, technically strong, and great for multi-provider or multi-cloud environments". 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". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with SaltStack, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, BMC TrueSight Server Automation and SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor, 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 HashiCorp Terraform vs. Red Hat Satellite report.
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