We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and vCenter Configuration 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."It's normally able to meet 100% expectations of our customers."
"The central administration con dashboard is very easy to use and provides very good oversight on all that needs to be monitored."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The key benefit of Intune is its integration with the Microsoft ecosystem."
"It's easy to manage."
"It is a helpful tool to manage BYOD policies."
"As the solution is a software as a service, the scalability is unlimited."
"One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined process has significantly improved our software distribution workflows."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is very scalable."
"The major features of this product are the reporting tools. The most valuable features are package deployment and application deployment. Security management is also good because any vulnerability will be identified, and you can fix it. It's the best tool because you never know what kind of client you will have. For example, you may have your offices in low bandwidth remote areas. But it's achievable because it accommodates the bandwidth that you have available. Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is an excellent reporting tool for your environment. If you want to know the details about the hardware configuration, software configuration, what is causing a problem, or when a new feature update comes in for Windows, even that goes on SCCM itself. A lot of deployment stuff."
"The solution doesn't require any maintenance from our end because it is a cloud-based solution and Microsoft takes care of everything."
"Technical support was helpful and responsive."
"There have to be made some improvement in WSUS and control in other non-Microsoft products updates."
"It uses detailed descriptions of the workstations, and that is good for me."
"It's helped us solve problems surrounding patching, installing, and reporting different patches, etc., on the virtual machines."
"Reliable, stable and scalable."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"This is the best solution for management for the server administrator. VMware has been on the market for many years, so they have a lot of solutions. For on-premises, VMware is the best available solution."
"vCenter alone is enough for me because vCenter is a cluster environment and cluster solution for virtualization environments."
"Beneficial patch management and template features."
"I particularly appreciate the reporting capabilities, as they allow for in-depth analysis of logs and the ability to interpret alerts effectively, enabling informed responses."
"I appreciate it because it's very easy to set up and configure new disks and servers."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is a very good product, it works well."
"Intune does not provide real-time visibility."
"Intune has limited integration with non-Microsoft solutions."
"Onboarding of endpoint devices is not straightforward. The onboarding process was a little heavier than I thought it would be. That's the key improvement area. Obviously, the more control you have over the devices, the better it is."
"Microsoft Intune's support for Mac devices is lacking and could be improved."
"Data leak prevention can be integrated into it. Currently, it does not have data leak prevention."
"It would be better if they can reduce the cost of the license."
"The configuration and pricing can be improved."
"One big problem with Microsoft is that they're changing the names of the products quite often, or they're quite consistently doing so. Intune is now Endpoint administration. Constantly switching the user interface or the administrative interface makes it quite hard to keep pace. If you are on a two-week holiday and you come back and look at the same screen you have looked at for the last couple of months, it looks different, which is annoying. Changing things around all the time doesn't make it easy."
"The operations could be faster and you need some patience with this tool."
"The deployment process is lengthy and should be quicker to complete."
"It would be better if reporting were more user-friendly. I would like to see an upgrade in the reporting structure in the next release. At the moment, you have to use an SQL query or configure it to pull reports through the graphical user interface. Their updates could be more regular. I think Mircosoft updates it every six months. They are also moving many things to Intune, and Microsoft decided to move the deployment solution there. I think SCCM is getting old, and Intune is new."
"There should probably be better remote support. They should also continue to improve on patch management, patching, and creating or turning products in software into deployable apps."
"It is a bit of an old and outdated product."
"This solution should be simpler, and more consistent across modules/sections."
"The database should be made to be more stable and robust, but not so much the configuration."
"They need to improve the support for the Mac operating system."
"There are some complexities within the system center. For example, we use two different applications for updates and the deployment of the machine. We also have another third party solution."
"The solution should allow for more customization."
"I think the logging side should be improved because it's pretty difficult to keep up to date VMware and with vCenter."
"They could improve the hybrid-cloud environment and its management, not only for the local host but also including the connection between public and private cloud."
"The solution could provide even more capacity."
"The cost of this solution should be improved."
"There are a lot of steps to do the configuration. We have to do it step by step and it is time-consuming. If it was easier it could be done quicker. There should be a preloaded configuration."
"There is room for improvement in operating and managing cluster environments and maintenance. And hardware environment visibility."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Configuration Management with 78 reviews while vCenter Configuration Manager is ranked 9th in Configuration Management with 50 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while vCenter Configuration Manager is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Configuration Manager writes "A solution with a range of functionalities and several pricing plans that suit your needs". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and AWS Systems Manager, whereas vCenter Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Satellite and BigFix. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. vCenter Configuration Manager report.
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