We performed a comparison between BigFix and Scalefusion based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Patch Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We are using the mobile feature, and we are also using MDM to lock the devices, to push restrictions, et cetera"
"Intune enables us to manage our devices from anywhere."
"The solution is easy to use, simple to understand for those new to using it, and combined with the other Microsoft products it makes for an overall good package."
"Intune's most valuable features are the device, compliance, and configuration policies."
"The standout features of Intune are its excellent mobile device management and highly effective application management capabilities."
"While Microsoft Intune boasts a wide range of features, its user-friendliness and bundled licensing cost are key considerations for me."
"Internet-based access with security is what I have found to be most valuable. It is also a stable and scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is probably mobile device management. Small businesses are coming under greater scrutiny and requirements for compliance as time goes on. We don't have to worry about a VPN because we can manage these devices, control company data, and lock users out. If needed, we can remotely wipe devices and deadman-switch them."
"I like the inventory and life cycle management feature."
"The best feature of BigFix is its multi-platform support."
"It allows us to quickly deploy capabilities that we need, whether it be security or non-security. We use it to keep systems up to date, deploy new drivers, find the information we need in the case of security incidents. The capability allows us to gather a lot of information very quickly and it also allows us to have a centralized reporting feature and a centralized deployment capability which is nice."
"We rely on BigFix as part of our consulting engagements. It's more efficient from a visibility and discovery standpoint on the initial phase, the consulting engagement. It also increases our efficiencies on the remediation phase of our engagements."
"It is user-friendly."
"It's easy to use, not complicated."
"We've had no issues with stability."
"From a security standpoint, it allows us to make sure that we're not leaving ourselves vulnerable to exploits and things like that. That's the biggest advantage that we see to the product from a security standpoint."
"Scalefusion is easy to use, and they have a broad knowledge base, so you can quickly find answers if you're unsure how to do something. The articles on the knowledge base are well-written, with clear steps on what to do for a specific scenario. That part is well documented."
"They need to add more group policies. Intune currently does not have many group policies that you can deploy. Its reporting, which is very limited at the moment, also needs improvement. It will be great if they can add report customization. Its stability needs to be improved. Sometimes, when you register a device in Intune, it doesn't show up instantly on the engine portal on the admin side. They need to provide better support for complicated issues. They also have a long turnaround time."
"We faced issues with macOS support. The product should have better inventory and asset management."
"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."
"It just doesn't handle software updates well at all by itself. You need to be a scripting wizard to make those happen properly, or you use third-party tools. The Windows feature updates are very difficult to implement. I would like to see a proprietary built-in remote control tool. I know that they have Team Viewer integrated, but it is not seamless. It would be nice if they had a seamless remote desktop capability directly from the Intune console."
"No option to do end-to-en macOS management. Slow implementation of policies."
"The technical support could be improved."
"It needs incorporation of Knox, ZeroTouch, etc."
"In an upcoming release, I would like to see some kind of analytics report."
"They don't have a proper mobile device management capability. They're working on it, however, that's the one thing that needs improvement so that you can have full unified endpoint management."
"Maybe the online help could be improved. It'd be nice if you would have a lot more phrases and keywords that you could search for and find answers with the help."
"I would like the dashboard to be improved to show the problematic machines and good machines."
"The product is quite buggy and complicated to use."
"One aspect that could be improved is the speed of the console. Sometimes it can be slow, which is something that needs to be addressed."
"They need better integration."
"The solution should have some kind of a local caching methodology, where the patches can be taken locally into a localized relay server, and from there, the patch can be applied, so that there is not much usage of the network required."
"BigFix is actually a little bit on the expensive side in Turkey because of the dollar's exchange rate in our currency."
"It could be easier to put devices on the blocklist. I would like the ability to block a device with a click of a button. Currently, we have to sift through different groups to block a device. It would be nice if Scalefusion allowed me to block without moving the device to a different profile. Another helpful feature they could add is the ability to migrate from one MDM to another. I'd also appreciate more extensive cloud storage. They give you 1 GB by default, but sometimes that's not enough."
BigFix is ranked 2nd in Patch Management with 91 reviews while Scalefusion is ranked 19th in Patch Management with 2 reviews. BigFix is rated 8.6, while Scalefusion is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of BigFix writes "Very stable and easy to deploy with excellent patch compliance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Scalefusion writes "An MDM solution for controlling and restricting data on devices". BigFix is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Tanium and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, whereas Scalefusion is most compared with SOTI MobiControl, VMware Workspace ONE and JumpCloud. See our BigFix vs. Scalefusion report.
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