We performed a comparison between BigFix and SaltStack 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 is user-friendly, and the performance is also good. It is a convenient product"
"Application deployment and keeping the devices secure no matter where they are, by having this cloud solution — that has been great."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Intune's feature that I have found most valuable is its auto-pilot feature."
"The solution is easy to use and it has good performance."
"The key benefit of Intune is its integration with the Microsoft ecosystem."
"We have one MDM that works with Windows, iOS, and Android."
"I like the group policy management feature, which performs application monitoring and device enrollment."
"I like the inventory and life cycle management feature."
"Vulnerability scanning and patch automation."
"This has very much improved our organization by saving time to deploy thousands of endpoints to our customers."
"The older version of the tools that I use also included the connectivity aspect, and the fact that the tool now has it separate from the collection of usage data makes the deployment of these tools much easier."
"Patch Management for a variety of operating systems makes it valuable as we can rely on a single tool for obtaining patch compliance of the entire compute infrastructure."
"BigFix technical support is good."
"We found the implementation partner to be very supportive in terms of explaining and training the in-house resources and deploying the solution."
"BigFix can manage lost devices, so you can wipe them remotely to ensure the IP doesn't get out in public. Unified endpoint security is a new perspective. I know that HCL is also collaborating with IBM, but I'm not sure if there is any cooperation between them and MaaS360 or other endpoint components."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this."
"The installation is very easy. However, to be able to configure it you will need special knowledge, such as training or self-studies to have a proper level of security. There are many settings one has to understand before being able to implement Microsoft Intune."
"Sometimes, updating a client policy is very difficult. This needs to be improved."
"Some enrollment features could be improved."
"Could benefit from user having more control over devices."
"Data leak prevention can be integrated into it. Currently, it does not have data leak prevention."
"Reporting could be improved. It needs to be more expensive and robust."
"Intune's areas for improvement revolve around security and certificate management."
"We faced issues with macOS support. The product should have better inventory and asset management."
"The BigFix Inventory could have an increased scope regarding the tools that can be detected. It does not cover all the possible software installed in Asset."
"The scalability of the web UI product doesn't scale to the size that we need for our implementation so it needs to expand. I would also like to see the capability to develop on the back of the web UI capability. There are lots of web features and integrations that we could do with web UI that it would be nice to be able to put on top of what's already there, rather than waiting for IBM to develop what we need."
"We would like to see a different license plan, e.g. to include features from lifecycle with Patch Management, as an example."
"The reporting and dashboard parts have room for improvement."
"I would like the dashboard to be improved to show the problematic machines and good machines."
"I'm looking for them to make big web UI improvements."
"Sometimes there is a lag time for our users."
"The sub-capacity licensing was a challenge for some of it. We had trouble getting it to calculate right."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"It is difficult to set up."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"Web UI."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
BigFix is ranked 5th in Configuration Management with 91 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. BigFix is rated 8.6, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of BigFix writes "Very stable and easy to deploy with excellent patch compliance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". BigFix is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Tanium, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, HashiCorp Terraform, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and BMC TrueSight Server Automation. See our BigFix vs. SaltStack report.
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