We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and NinjaOne 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're a Microsoft-centric organization, so we are happy with the integration between products."
"The cloud account management is a valuable feature."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward."
"Microsoft is being very competitive right now, and they are really investing in a lot of new features to be more competitive in the marketplace."
"The tool's most valuable features are easy patch management and software deployment."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is it's incredibly simple to configure and execute changes in bulk, allowing for seamless deployment. With this solution, you can easily track the status of all modifications and send them with ease, making it a comprehensive and efficient solution for any necessary adjustments."
"Microsoft has done a good job with authentication solutions, such as single sign-on, or open authentication."
"Microsoft Configuration Manager helps with patch management."
"The tool's most valuable feature is third-party application updates."
"It just works as advertised and serves the purpose for which we got it."
"We can use it for remote monitoring, and it also works great as a troubleshooting tool. We are able to open up a command line or a PowerShell session remotely without having to disrupt the user. They have a limited network device monitoring capability, but for workstation servers, we have the event logs. We can do performance monitoring, system changes, software deployment, and patch management. We can also push scripts. It has a very simple web interface. There are no additional things to do there. Security is also pretty good. It does the same things that the other competitor's tools do. One of the advantages of Ninja is that they have a more capable mobile app, which allows you to see the alerts immediately. I get alerted to major critical issues."
"NinjaOne's best feature is its monitoring."
"The most relevant feature is the monitoring, which provides built-in tools for sending commands."
"It helps us to be able to have visibility into the overall performance of the servers, laptops, and desktops that we are managing currently."
"NinjaOne has a feature where we can create custom scripts that we can run on devices remotely."
"The installation is easy, it only took two minutes."
"Our company would prefer not rebooting computers while people are using them. There seems to be no strategy behind it."
"Not everything is readily available, and there are a lot of commands that are only executable via PowerShell."
"In terms of scalability, I believe there's room for improvement. While SCCM is capable of handling our current needs effectively, scalability could be enhanced to accommodate future growth and larger deployments."
"It needs to be able to load faster during deployment."
"It would be of benefit if Configuration Manager could be connected/integrated with multiple Microsoft Intune subscriptions rather than just one (the current limit)."
"The solution does not support remote devices so the CMG is still required."
"It is a bit of an old and outdated product."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could improve the integration."
"The solution could improve by optimizing the internet connection being used."
"The remote connectivity could be better. It works most of the time, but sometimes, there are issues."
"The NinjaOne distribution server is highly dependent on an active directory."
"I want NinjaOne to improve the reports."
"The reporting is lackluster. NinjaOne is great for maintaining systems, but it's hard to use it to understand the state that systems are in without going in and mining the information myself. I rate the reporting two out of 10."
"I wish that they integrated it with more antivirus solutions. Currently, they only push Defender, but it doesn't really have integration with SentinelOne. It also didn't integrate with Trend Micro, which we were using previously. I would also like to have more control from the mobile app. As of now, I am able to see some performance values, but I can't see, for example, disk activity or disk performance values. If they can improve their app a little bit, it would help greatly. They can also improve the tech interface. If I assign certain techs to a bunch of specific machines, they only get those alerts that they're assigned to."
"The ticketing system in NinjaOne is not the best."
"I would like to see more scripts for PowerShell commands."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 1st in Patch Management with 78 reviews while NinjaOne is ranked 5th in Patch Management with 14 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while NinjaOne is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NinjaOne writes "A tool that helps with a lot of configurations and creates automation processes that work perfectly". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, BigFix and Tanium, whereas NinjaOne is most compared with Atera, N-able N-central, LogMeIn Central, ConnectWise Automate and Kaseya VSA. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. NinjaOne report.
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