We performed a comparison between CA Harvest Software Change Manager and Microsoft Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Broadcom, BMC, Microsoft and others in Software Configuration Management."The ability to give our teams functionality from a control perspective, allowing them to decide how they want to implement the tool, is valuable."
"Using this solution, we were able to implement a full process for all of our lifecycles."
"The product is useful for patch management."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability."
"Software deployment and WSUS are most valuable."
"There is a faster time to rollout. If we get a new PC, it can be ready for productivity right away."
"Microsoft Configuration Manager gives different tools in one solution."
"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."
"The most valuable features are application deployment and task-sequenced imaging."
"The solution effectively handles inventory management, deployment, and reporting."
"Password complexity is not enforced by the tool."
"Security features can be improved."
"Technical support for this solution is very good, although they can still use improvement in some regards."
"It needs to be able to load faster during deployment."
"Based on my experience with SCCM 2016, the main, big issue is not having a good user-friendly environment. It needs much better GUI."
"The assets have reached their end-of-life, and patching them is a complex and laborious task. It would be highly advantageous if there were an integrated solution that provided distinct options for each end-of-life asset, streamlining the process and facilitating comprehension."
"In terms of the monitoring, the timeframe it takes to actually report back on the compliance of a device after it has been patched is a bit too long."
"Cloud-based improvements need to be better managed."
"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 main room for improvement is the on-screen display. I think it would be good if some improvements were made."
"There is no asset management package included."
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CA Harvest Software Change Manager is ranked 8th in Software Configuration Management while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews. CA Harvest Software Change Manager is rated 7.2, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CA Harvest Software Change Manager writes "Powerful UDP functionality with a user-friendly interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". CA Harvest Software Change Manager is most compared with Endevor, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, BigFix and Tanium.
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