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."A great solution for anyone wanting a modern endpoint device management solution."
"I like that it's very good and very simple. I found that we just needed to have a proper subscription for an Intune tenant, and from the subscription, if we have the right role assigned, like the global admin role or the owner role, we can use Microsoft cloud resources. With the help of that, we can do many things like setting up Microsoft Intune in the cloud to create our virtual machines. All these can be done, and the steps are very simple. I really liked it. I like features like Windows Auto-Enrollment. I like it very much because whenever you supply it to the end-user, it will be ready to use immediately. The end-user only needs to provide the user credentials, and then they are good to go. I also really like Cloud PC, which was recently launched on Azure."
"We have found the solution is capable of scaling."
"The features I found most valuable in Intune are its user visibility and troubleshooting options."
"The solution is stable."
"Autopilot is the most valuable feature of Microsoft Intune."
"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 has improve our organization through the remote management of non-domain joined devices."
"Patch management is, for sure, most valuable. For license management and patch management, I would rate it a 10 out of 10."
"It plays a significant role in managing the lifecycle of our systems and ensures that we can effectively control and update the software versions to align with our organization's needs."
"The product is convenient to use."
"We've been getting reasonable support from Red Hat."
"The 'remote execution' feature further helps manage systems on a consistent basis."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to process patching and updates completely offline without an internet connection."
"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."
"You don't need to depend on any third party. It's a complete solution for patch and configuration management when integrated with the existing system."
"SUSE Manager helps to optimize operations at a reduced cost."
"The setup is straightforward."
"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."
"SUSE Manager is the best solution for maintaining the Linux environment"
"I would like the ability to install the agent on devices from suppliers, which would enable us to implement a zero-trust strategy for guest devices."
"I wanted to check if there is any provision at the Intune level to restrict certain things, such as a website, but unfortunately, that feature is available only in Microsoft Defender. Intune has web filtering capabilities, but they are only useful for protection from malicious websites, whereas we would like to be able to restrict a website. For example, YouTube is a clean website. No one would identify it as a malicious website, but if we want to stop the end-users from going to that website, we have to go for another product, such as Microsoft Defender or another third-party proxy solution. It would be great if this capability is included in Intune."
"It would be helpful if there was proactive remediation."
"It's only good for a Microsoft environment."
"Microsoft Intune lacks the ability to provide seamless remote assistance or remote control."
"We faced issues with macOS support. The product should have better inventory and asset management."
"The reporting is subpar. That's the only issue we have with Intune. We use another solution for that purpose."
"In an upcoming release, I would like to see some kind of analytics report."
"Improving integration could lead to a more unified management experience for multiple operating systems within our data center."
"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 product's automation capabilities need enhancement."
"The documentation could be better."
"Regarding the product's ability to support third-party tools, Red Hat doesn't support all the layers from the open-source version of Linux."
"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."
"They could make it more easy to use and improve the GUI so that it's more intuitive."
"Red Hat Satellite's pricing needs improvement."
"We sometimes have server issues and need to restart the service."
"It can be complex and difficult for users who are new to Linux and don't have any technical expertise."
"The initial stage is a bit complex, but after that, everything runs seamlessly."
"I really would like to have a broader library of VCP's or playbooks that I can deploy."
Red Hat Satellite is ranked 4th in Configuration Management with 22 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 vCenter Configuration Manager, whereas SUSE Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, AWS Systems Manager, BigFix and HashiCorp Terraform. See our Red Hat Satellite vs. SUSE Manager report.
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