"It uses detailed descriptions of the workstations, and that is good for me."
"It's a stable product."
"The solution is stable."
"Technical support is very helpful and very responsive."
"It is a very good solution. It has a good interface and is easy to use. On top of that, it is very reliable in terms of distribution as well as getting the report."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is very scalable."
"It is easy to install, and quick to deploy."
"We are happy with the collaboration of SCCM with Patch My PC, which allows us to do patch work."
"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."
"The downside of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is it's an on-premise-based solution. With the pandemic coming on board the need to support users across the globe has increased. For a while, we would use the in-built Microsoft Teams screen sharing feature but the disadvantage of that is you cannot perform privileged access. Microsoft does not give you access to that. That's where you need cloud-based tools, such as BeyondTrust or Freshservice."
"SCCM does not scale well, which is one of the reasons we are not going to continue to use it."
"The database should be made to be more stable and robust, but not so much the configuration."
"I currently need to increase my compliance level in the patching processes which this solution could improve on."
"We'd like the solution to make it easier to manage remote users."
"The solution is on-premises. The cloud version of the product, if a person needs to be on the cloud, would be InTune, which already exists as an option. SCCM doesn't need to offer cloud features for this reason."
"The configuration of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could be improved, it is a bit complicated."
"The deployment process is lengthy and should be quicker to complete."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
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Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is ranked 1st in Configuration Management with 38 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 13th in Configuration Management with 1 review. Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while SaltStack is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager writes "A stable systems management software product with useful package deployment and application deployment features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, BigFix, ManageEngine Desktop Central, Tanium and Kaseya VSA, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, HashiCorp Terraform, BigFix and AWS Systems Manager.
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