We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Terraform and vCenter 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."This product works very well for companies already using the full Microsoft suite."
"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."
"The ability to push applications on devices is valuable. You do not have to manually install applications one by one. If you like to use ten different applications, you do not have to manually go and download them one by one. Intune can compile a package for you, and then you can just push them from the admin center."
"Maturity makes it a stable product."
"Users can make screenshots, and devices only need the minimal version of iOS."
"The performance of Microsoft Intune is good."
"We are using the mobile feature, and we are also using MDM to lock the devices, to push restrictions, et cetera"
"The solution has reduced the risk of security breaches by 30%."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the coding of our infrastructure. You can code it once and run it multiple times."
"This solution makes it easier to manage a multi-cloud environment and have your entire infrastructure as code."
"One of the most valuable features is that it offers the ability to create a VPC, Virtual Private Cloud and VPN connectivity to the VPC can be automated without having to do it manually."
"This solution is a fast and secure way to provision infrastructure."
"Can be used across multiple cloud providers and multiple platforms."
"The most valuable feature is the great community support."
"Provides automation which has increased our efficiency."
"The environment is very good. That's awesome."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is the virtual machine management across different hosts, located in different areas."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Beneficial patch management and template features."
"The market share of VMware is huge. It is not even necessary to prove the capabilities attached to the product."
"This solution is good for individual storage."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is a very good product, it works well."
"vCenter is very easy to use if you have good skills. It takes a little time to configure everything. It is template-based, so you click, click, and then reboot. It takes 15 minutes."
"This solution supports multiple platforms in a single solution."
"The security features should be improved."
"The biggest problem we ever have is when something goes out of date after 30 days when nobody has logged into it. We do have a problem trying to get those back online. We've been working with Microsoft to resolve that problem, but that's been the only issue that we've had in the last few years."
"In the next release, I would like a feature to be able to properly lock down the device. For example, if an attacker or somebody steals the phone, you can be sure that the pin cannot be broken."
"It would be better if I could integrate it with my core group policy. I would like to have a group policy in my current environment, which has strict control, but those things are still missing. Although it has maximum compliance and security, it's not available on-premise."
"The reporting could be improved, as it's pretty poor compared to other products of this type."
"There is room for improvement in integrating additional features such as Purview and SharePoint activities into Intune."
"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."
"Due to the abundance of features, there's a lot to organize, which makes managing and setting up the solution challenging. The setup is immense, and it would be good to see improvement in this area."
"Community tech support could be a little better."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"It should have a more object-oriented approach like different coding languages."
"On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of seven; strictly because I was uncomfortable using the ARM template earlier. After another six months, I am sure I will give it a rating of 10, but at this point in time in my experience, I say seven, but not because of the tool itself."
"The solution is missing a lot of properties for specific resources."
"The product must improve DevOps features."
"The solution is complex when we use it for a loop. This is a problem, not because of the language itself, but because of how the infrastructure generally works. It's different from Python."
"The state locking functionality can be improved. In certain situations, we have to force-unlock the state, which sometimes does not work. When that happens, we have to manually go to the state backend and remove that particular state, which is kind of a cumbersome process. It should also have more functions, more expressions, and support for more products."
"It would be better to integrate this infrastructure with native cloud environments, but we can't do it. We are trying to improve our experience by converting our infrastructure through virtualization on native cloud environments and workloads."
"The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment."
"The interface itself is not very user-friendly."
"They could improve the hybrid-cloud environment and its management, not only for the local host but also including the connection between public and private cloud."
"The price could be reduced."
"There isn't a clear document covering all the errors. It would be helpful if the company provided better documentation for solving issues."
"The snapshot functionality on the solution needs improvement. After renewing the snapshot, all of the production was stuck. Right now, its functionality is one of our main concerns."
"Error reporting should be more precise and descriptive, and there is no way to filter the logs. It would be helpful if its logs analysis can be more detailed, and the logs can be filtered."
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HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 6th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while vCenter Configuration Manager is ranked 10th in Configuration Management with 50 reviews. HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6, while vCenter Configuration Manager is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HashiCorp Terraform writes "Easy to use, technically strong, and great for multi-provider or multi-cloud environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Configuration Manager writes "A solution with a range of functionalities and several pricing plans that suit your needs". HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with SaltStack, Red Hat Satellite, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor, whereas vCenter Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Satellite and BigFix. See our HashiCorp Terraform vs. vCenter Configuration Manager report.
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