We performed a comparison between AWS Systems Manager and Microsoft 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."Agile and easy to deploy MDM solution that covers the maximum number of policies. Stable, scalable, and with knowledgeable technical support."
"Intune can wipe devices. For example, if a disgruntled employee wants to leak the data on their company phone, Intune can terminate their access and wipe the entire device with a click."
"Intune is effective because of the configuration management and endpoint security it provides. The graphical interface makes it easier to configure and deploy devices."
"Maturity makes it a stable product."
"The most valuable features are the ones that make sure that the deployment is of a standard operating system and the Zero Touch deployment, which is very useful. This allows users to have an out of box experience."
"I like the tool's integration with Apple. Anyone who creates an ID in Intune will get an Apple ID."
"It works well if you have a Microsoft environment."
"The stability of Microsoft Intune is good."
"The solution's ability to scale is good."
"When we do the automation in the cloud, we use the SSM agent. This helps us to test our automation and documents, and monitor the cloud."
"The solution is user-friendly"
"AWS provides Auto Scaling groups."
"Has a variety of automation options."
"With AWS Systems Manager, our company can patch our systems directly from it, so we don't need to patch our systems manually."
"Systems Manager has a feature where it analyzes the logs and gives us a performance overview in the form of a graph. We know when it's taking up more resources and when there are spikes, so we can predict the usability."
"We're a Microsoft-centric organization, so we are happy with the integration between products."
"I manage software updates and operating systems for devices, and within seconds, we can remotely deploy a system for, say, 2,000 devices. Not only that, but we can also deploy scripts and create comprehensive compliance rules."
"It is a very well-rounded product. It is a complete package with all the features using which we are able to manage our PCs very efficiently."
"You can remote control or RDP. That has been the most valuable because we can go into one console and can get to anything we want. Instead of going to all these different consoles, we centralized everything."
"SCCM does everything from A to Z for a Windows operating system."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is very scalable."
"I like the data collection."
"It uses detailed descriptions of the workstations, and that is good for me."
"No option to do end-to-en macOS management. Slow implementation of policies."
"Microsoft needs to enhance device-level security, as sometimes when using Microsoft Intune, the device's operating system becomes stuck and requires a full uninstall to remove the Intune bug."
"I think there should be a better tracking of the cell phones used on the Intune."
"There should be more support for macOS. Even though macOS is supported by Intune and Microsoft is working very hard to get more features into Intune to manage macOS, that's one thing they can give a lot more attention to."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple."
"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."
"The technical support could be improved."
"Lacking ability to leverage more iOS device management internally."
"AWS does not have EKS cluster backup."
"The AWS UIs are not the most intuitive. Also, the usability needs room for improvement."
"The current challenge is that we can't pull any incidents from other accounts."
"We formerly used third-party products to analyze the log, give us information, and find bottlenecks. Systems Manager could provide more tools that conduct this analysis, so we don't have to do it ourselves."
"Lacks sufficient integrations."
"Additional features can be added as per customer requirements."
"The fact that AWS Systems Manager takes time to complete the patching process, makes it an area where improvements are required."
"The availability of technical support could improve."
"The solution should be more compatible with different versions of Linux."
"The configuration of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could be improved, it is a bit complicated."
"It is not easy to get good technical support, especially at level one."
"The App to upgrades to the server needs to be improved."
"The reports are too busy. They could be simpler. I'm a technician, so I don't care how pretty the reports look. They should be easy to read. I'm designing this for production folks. They need to read the reports quickly when they're patching in the middle of the night."
"The product needs to improve scalability."
"Devices like smartphones and tablets are managed very well on VMware, however, they are absent in SCCM. I could configure iPad from the VMware site and it was done very easily. It should be just as possible on SCCM."
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AWS Systems Manager is ranked 6th in Configuration Management with 7 reviews while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Configuration Management with 78 reviews. AWS Systems Manager is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Systems Manager writes "Offers a variety of automation options; simplifies governance and administration ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". AWS Systems Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat Satellite, AWS CloudFormation, BigFix and Chef, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and Red Hat Satellite. See our AWS Systems Manager vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager report.
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