We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform and Microsoft Intune 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 most valuable features of HashiCorp Terraform are automation and management capabilities."
"The solution allows us to work faster with ease and to set up new environments and workspaces."
"Can be used across multiple cloud providers and multiple platforms."
"I like the function that shows me a preview of what is happening in the infrastructure."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution helps us save a lot of costs."
"It allows for the abstraction of the work away from the developer into automated processes."
"With Terraform, you don't need to understand the console of your cloud providers. You only need to understand how Terraform works, and you manage your infrastructure tools in Terraform."
"Application deployment and keeping the devices secure no matter where they are, by having this cloud solution — that has been great."
"Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"We have one MDM that works with Windows, iOS, and Android."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Intune is the central dashboard for compliance and policy management."
"The most valuable features in Microsoft Intune for me are application deployment, Defender deployment, and asset management."
"The biggest benefits of Intune are the ability to push changes and the added security. When we moved forward with Defender, we onboarded all those machines automatically. That helps dramatically. For a while, we were left with machines that weren't protected. We could see where people had done things they shouldn't have done, and Defender saved our skins a few times. It didn't happen a lot, but it happened enough that it made us glad we made that decision."
"One of the most valuable aspects of Microsoft Intune is its seamless integration with Azure Active Directory, offering capabilities akin to Group Policy Objects."
"If you are copying something from a well running machine to a remote machine, there are some issues with the current version, but it is acceptable."
"The solution is complex when we use it for a loop. This is a problem, not because of the language itself, but because of how the infrastructure generally works. It's different from Python."
"There is always room for improvement somewhere. I don't know everything about the product."
"They should include tutorials for understanding the use cases."
"They have added a feature that helps us to import existing resources to our workspace, but if they can help us to create the code for the import, as well, then it would be a great addition."
"Terraform should also support YAML language, which is more user-friendly than HCL. They should also add a GUI, so you don't need to memorize all the commands. A GUI would enable us to do everything with a click of a button."
"Terraform could create more examples in the documentation."
"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 installation could be improved to be simplified."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple."
"It would be nice to have a location tracker for the mobile device management tool. I'm not sure if it exists but hasn't been configured or if it's missing, but we've been unable to utilize the location features."
"One area for improvement is app deployment. Another is the Windows update rollout. If you're rolling out an object to a device that's offline, Intune stops trying to reach this device after it sits idle for a bit. We are forced to find a workaround that could help manage that."
"It's the granularity: 'Is your firewall on? Is BitLocker on?' It's not amazing granularity. But I've looked into other products, like Duo, and they're all similar."
"There needs to be more support for Mac operating systems."
"Microsoft Intune fails a lot when it comes to device compliance."
"Technical support is not that great."
HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while Microsoft Intune is ranked 3rd in Configuration Management with 166 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0. 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 Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with Red Hat Satellite, SaltStack, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and BMC TrueSight Server Automation, whereas Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and SOTI MobiControl. See our HashiCorp Terraform vs. Microsoft Intune report.
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