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."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."
"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."
"Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"Maturity makes it a stable product."
"The ability to push applications on devices is valuable. You do not have to manually install applications one by one. If you like to use ten different applications, you do not have to manually go and download them one by one. Intune can compile a package for you, and then you can just push them from the admin center."
"The many policies available in Microsoft Intune for managing our devices are valuable."
"Its direct integration with all the other products that we have from Microsoft is valuable. We're using the E5 license, and we have a whole wealth of different products available. It just makes it easier to have everything from one provider."
"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."
"Since AWS CloudFormation integrates well with the AWS platform, it facilitates faster deployment. Building templates for AWS services within the solution is also straightforward, making the process easier."
"Versioning makes our work easy."
"AWS Cloud automation reduces the time needed to create AWS resources."
"There is a cost-benefit to using CloudFormation that comes about because of the automation that it provides."
"The integration of the solution is very good."
"The most valuable feature of AWS CloudFormation is the simple tracking of infrastructure."
"The nested stacks would be one of the more valuable features."
"It cuts down significantly on the administrative time it takes to patch systems in a large environment."
"The product helps me to manage a large number of servers from one console."
"The most valuable features of Red Hat Satellite are its support, simplicity, and patch management."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is vulnerability management."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to process patching and updates completely offline without an internet connection."
"It has been a stable solution...It is a totally scalable solution."
"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."
"The closest Microsoft Intune can be to GPOs, the better. There needs to be more granularity on application deployments. However, they have done better recently with the application deployments."
"Cost is the biggest factor for us right now. Microsoft Intune and AD P1 together in a bundle is a good thing to have, but it is very costly compared to other products in the market. Otherwise, Microsoft Intune is the best."
"There are some issues using the solution with macOS and iOS, and it offers limited granular control with them. Intune works better on Windows and Android."
"The security features should be improved."
"Could benefit from user having more control over devices."
"What would make this product better is adding more security policies and features in the next upgrade."
"In the past, I raised some tickets for the enhancement feature, which was missing in Intune."
"It's only good for a Microsoft environment."
"Including certain examples of templates would be advantageous."
"GUI could be improved by adding graphical components."
"There could be better error handling. It would be a good way to improve the solution."
"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."
"Provisioning a large environment or a large number of services takes a bit more time than with Terraform."
"AWS CloudFormation allows you to use the code templates written in JSON and YAML, but not directly in Python. Adding this feature would be beneficial."
"This tool is not intuitive and there are others that are easier to understand."
"There could be a feature to simplify the process without the requirement of any patch manager subscription."
"They could make it more easy to use and improve the GUI so that it's more intuitive."
"Improving integration could lead to a more unified management experience for multiple operating systems within our data center."
"It has not been significantly updated in a while."
"Satellite should be bundled with Ansible Tower and the Ansible Automation platform. We face challenges from a security perspective because we have micro-segmentation in our network. For each server we provision, we have to set permissions to different ports so that the servers can communicate with Satellite. If I have a single server with Satellite and the Ansible Automation Platform, it would be easier to manage security issues instead of having two or three products on various servers."
"The dashboard of Satellite is not encouraging. It does not adequately showcase all the functionality it offers."
"It is difficult to update and maintain."
"I would like the direct integration with insights to be re-established."
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 and Microsoft Configuration Manager, whereas Red Hat Satellite is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SUSE Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, AWS Systems Manager and vCenter Configuration Manager. See our AWS CloudFormation vs. Red Hat Satellite report.
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