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."The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types, we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager(MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company detail on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."
"I would say the biggest benefit is the single-pane view. There's no jumping around multiple UI's to do your overall management."
"The solution has reduced the risk of security breaches by 30%."
"One of the best features is Windows Autopilot because if you change any of your devices, whatever security policies and compliance policies that applied can be easily migrated to the new devices. Windows Autopilot gives you that flexibility."
"The synchronization of Intune with other Microsoft solutions is a valuable feature."
"It has a useful device management feature."
"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 are using the mobile feature, and we are also using MDM to lock the devices, to push restrictions, et cetera"
"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."
"We've been getting reasonable support from Red Hat."
"Satellite gives administrators the ability to target deployments and only send out the updates or provision updates to certain groups."
"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."
"The most valuable features of Red Hat Satellite are its support, simplicity, and patch management."
"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 like the integration with other tools."
"Technical support has been good."
"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 helps to optimize operations at a reduced cost."
"SUSE Manager is the best solution for maintaining the Linux environment"
"The setup is straightforward."
"In future releases, I would like to see better integration with Apple products."
"Microsoft Intune lags market leaders, such as Apperian, in its MAM capabilities."
"They need to integrate more with security options."
"There can be some added features, such as an improved dashboard. Any new feature that could be a benefit to our customers would be good."
"While Intune works perfectly well, the only potential downside is that the deployment could be a bit complex for some users."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple."
"I have a lot of Apple products in my environment. It would be nice to have an improved integration of Apple products with Microsoft Intune without Jam."
"The pricing could be improved."
"It has not been significantly updated in a while."
"It should basically include a complete slew of system management and monitoring tools such as Nagios. It should be a single pane of glass that gives us a complete solution. It is a good solution, but it is missing a few important things. We're using Capsule for DMVs on other secured zones. Capsule is a part of Satellite to be a proxy of sorts."
"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."
"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."
"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 solution's initial setup is a little bit tricky."
"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."
"We sometimes have server issues and need to restart the service."
"I really would like to have a broader library of VCP's or playbooks that I can deploy."
"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."
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 Chef, whereas SUSE Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, BigFix, AWS Systems Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager and HashiCorp Terraform. See our Red Hat Satellite vs. SUSE Manager report.
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