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HPE System Management Homepage vs Microsoft Configuration Manager comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Microsoft are both solutions in the Server Monitoring category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 1.9% mindshare in SM, compared to Microsoft’s 6.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.
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90% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 24, 2024

Microsoft Configuration Manager and HPE System Management Homepage both compete in the IT management software category. Microsoft Configuration Manager has the upper hand in terms of automation and integration with broader environments, while HPE System Management Homepage excels in centralized management and ease of use within HPE ecosystems.

Features: Microsoft Configuration Manager offers software deployment, patch management, and integration with Microsoft Intune and WSUS for a comprehensive management experience. It automates software updates and inventory management for both hardware and software. HPE System Management Homepage provides centralized management, ease of use, and strong integration with HPE servers, making it ideal for organizations using HPE infrastructure.

Room for Improvement: Microsoft Configuration Manager needs to reduce resource consumption and improve PowerShell integration. Users also desire better support for non-Microsoft products and more agentless options. HPE System Management Homepage users report a need for enhanced compatibility and scalability, aiming for better integration and processing speed.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Configuration Manager supports on-premises, hybrid, and public cloud deployments with extensive online resources but varied support experiences. HPE System Management Homepage focuses on on-premises solutions with some hybrid availability, offering consistent customer service and technical support with detailed documentation.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Configuration Manager is often considered expensive for small businesses due to complex licensing and SQL requirements but offers ROI in larger environments through automation. HPE System Management Homepage features straightforward pricing models, often included with server purchases, making it cost-effective within its ecosystem.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE System Management Homepage
Ranking in Server Monitoring
17th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Configuration Man...
Ranking in Server Monitoring
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (3rd), Patch Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of HPE System Management Homepage is 1.9%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Configuration Manager is 6.8%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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JE
Offers reliability and helps with the virtualization part
The product integrates with our company's existing IT infrastructure, especially when it comes to MicroK8s and other on-premises servers. The tool also helps with the virtualization in the ecosystem of our company, where there are other tools from HPE. Performance and network optimization are some of the beneficial areas in terms of server management. Speaking about how the remote management ability of the product impacted our company's IT operations, I would say that my organization has dealt with areas like RDP, DDI, and DMC, depending on the requirements of our final customers. In my experience, the product has contributed four hours in terms of reliability and to ensure the uptime of our servers. When it comes to the day-to-day use of HPE System Management's interface, I would say that it connects with some of the best tools and Hyper-V console with the help of Microsoft. I recommended the solution to those who plan to use it. I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.
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MikeNelson2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deployment recovery works well but requires configuration improvements
While I do not use the product frequently, many issues were due to configuration rather than the product itself. I cannot give an exact recommendation as it is not my area of responsibility. The team that uses it finds it adequate. It is presently good enough for us not to investigate other options. Overall, I rate the product a six out of ten.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The interface is in continuous development and improves version by version."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy with the help of the framework consisting of Microsoft Azure."
"I think it's stable, scalable, and flexible."
"This solution has improved our organization through the provision of efficient resource utilization and capacity planning."
"This is a good product and I recommend it."
"The managing and monitoring are the solution's most valuable features. They are something I find quite helpful in my work."
"I find the product valuable for deployment recovery and it has done much more than that."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is patch management."
"The main, clear valuable feature is updating the latest, patches and updates from Windows. This is the main feature we really utilize a lot."
"Valuable features include configurations enforcement, compliance data gathering, and deployment of a standardized OS."
"The scalability to deploy the package."
"Offers good patching."
"Microsoft Configuration Manager gives different tools in one solution."
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Cons

"The product should increase the processing capacity and allow speedy deployment, as both of them are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The quality of service and support for this solution needs to be improved."
"The return on investment report is too difficult to understand."
"Our customers would like to see the price lowered."
"I think that support integration could be improved."
"If the solution could provide better integration to make it easier to manage everything on different servers, that would be helpful. Whatever servers a company has, be it IBM, Dell, etc., if the System Management could be a platform that links all of them together, it would make management across different server types easier."
"There is no asset management package included."
"Not everything is readily available, and there are a lot of commands that are only executable via PowerShell."
"There's no way to say, "I want this maintenance window to be on the second Tuesday of the month." It's strict. This window is this and that's it. You can't fluctuate."
"It is a bit of an old and outdated product."
"The solution should incorporate AI. It should also incorporate real-time capabilities. If we could get real-time information about challenges or issues, it would allow us to take immediate action. For example, with the recent outage caused by the Windows issue, having a real-time warning system could have helped us avoid or reduce the downtime we experienced."
"This solution should be simpler, and more consistent across modules/sections."
"They should improve their anti-malware policies like the SCEP policies. For instance, you can't have different policies for different servers, there is only one policy in all the servers, and everything is covered under that. For example, say you want to scan one group of servers on Saturday, and then you want to scan another group of servers on Sunday, you can't do that. You have to scan all your servers, a regular scan or a full scan, on the same day and at the same time. That's definitely one thing they need to resolve. In the next release, it would actually be nice if they included Apple products. It will also help if you can use Intune again. Their compliance reporting feature could also be better. They can maybe work a bit on that for patching now. It would be better if SCCM came with the functions of Right Click Tools built-in. If SCCM would have all those functions already built-in, we won't have to go and spend $5,000, just as an add-in from another company to get those functions."
"The ability to integrate MDM would be great."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The support is yearly-based and the license is permanent."
"The license was included when we purchased the server."
"The price of this product is fair."
"My company has invested 30,00,000 USD in the product."
"The price could be better."
"We have to pay for a license."
"The solution operates on a licensing model that can be expensive."
"I rate the price of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager an eight out of ten."
"The license price could be reduced for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager They should make the price more affordable for smaller companies, most companies would be able to use the solution if it was priced better. There are more people on this cloud because you don't have to have either a server room or an on-premise server. You can have one IT person handle this without any local infrastructure."
"There is not a license needed to use the solution."
"The price of SCCM depends on the size of the organization. The price is competitive."
"SCCM comes with its own version of SQL Server. If you use that SQL Server with SCCM and don't use it for another applications than you get an SQL Server for free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE System Management?
The product's initial setup phase is easy with the help of the framework consisting of Microsoft Azure.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE System Management?
My company has invested 30,00,000 USD in the product.
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What needs improvement with HPE System Management?
The product should increase the processing capacity and allow speedy deployment, as both of them are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.
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How does Ansible compare to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM)?
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager takes knowledge and research to properly configure. The length of time that the set up will take depends on the kind of technical architecture that your org...
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How to choose between ManageEngine Desktop Central and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM)?
ManageEngine Desktop Central is very easy to set up, is scalable, stable, and also has very good patch management. What I like most about ManageEngine is that I can log on to every PC very easily a...
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What do you like most about SCCM?
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 ...
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Also Known As

HP System Management
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM )
 

Overview

The HPE System Management Homepage (SMH) consolidates and simplifies the management of ProLiant and Integrity servers running Microsoft Windows or Linux, or HPE 9000 and HPE Integrity servers running HP-UX 11i. By aggregating data from HPE Insight Management Agents and other tools, SMH provides a secure and intuitive interface to review in-depth hardware configuration and status data, performance metrics, system thresholds and software version control information. SMH can also be used to access the HPE Lights-Out Management processor on ProLiant and Integrity servers. SMH is part of the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) or the Integrity Support Pack (ISP), and can be extended to meet specific system management requirements by integrating additional plug-in tools. SMH is easy to install and can be extended to meet specific system management requirements by integrating additional HPE plug-in management tools that include HPE Online Diagnostics and HPE Software Version Control Agents.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Microsoft Configuration Manager helps IT manage PCs and servers, keeping software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies, and monitoring system status while giving employees access to corporate applications on the devices that they choose. When Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, you can manage corporate-connected PCs and Macs along with cloud-based mobile devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, all from a single management console.

New features of Configuration Manager, such as the support of Windows 10 in-place upgrade, co-management with Microsoft Intune, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Servicing Dashboard, integration with Windows Update for Business, and more make deploying and managing Windows easier than ever before.

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Sample Customers

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Bank Alfalah Ltd., Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, Dimension Data, Japan Business Systems, St. Lucie County Public Schools, MISC Berhad
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