We performed a comparison between AWS Systems Manager and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Red Hat, Quest Software and others in Configuration Management."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."
"It lets you know what your infrastructure is like and what state you are in."
"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."
"It has the ability to perform mass distribution."
"The solution is highly scalable."
"Microsoft has done a good job with authentication solutions, such as single sign-on, or open authentication."
"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."
"I have found the solution to be scalable. We have around 50,000 users using the solution."
"Technical support is very helpful and very responsive."
"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."
"A lot of experience is needed in terms of troubleshooting, as this is one of the most difficult tasks in MECM. We were seven people in a group and I was the only one that had the patience to do the troubleshooting at times."
"The solution can be improved by speeding up the synchronizing of the policies on the devices."
"I currently need to increase my compliance level in the patching processes which this solution could improve on."
"It is a bit of an old and outdated product."
"The configuration of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could be improved, it is a bit complicated."
"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."
"SCCM does not scale well, which is one of the reasons we are not going to continue to use it."
"The downside of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is it's an on-premise-based solution. With the pandemic coming on board the need to support users across the globe has increased. For a while, we would use the in-built Microsoft Teams screen sharing feature but the disadvantage of that is you cannot perform privileged access. Microsoft does not give you access to that. That's where you need cloud-based tools, such as BeyondTrust or Freshservice."
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AWS Systems Manager is ranked 11th in Configuration Management with 1 review while Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is ranked 3rd in Configuration Management with 38 reviews. AWS Systems Manager is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Systems Manager writes "Root cause analysis helps us find source of unexpected spikes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager writes "Lets us remotely deploy and manage thousands of devices over the network". AWS Systems Manager is most compared with AWS OpsWorks, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat Satellite, BigFix and Microsoft Intune, whereas Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and Quest KACE Systems Management.
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