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We performed a comparison between Puppet Enterprise and Spring Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It is user-friendly, and the performance is also good. It is a convenient product""By using Microsoft Intune we can control which websites the users can go to and it provides a secure environment for our employees using their laptops that are having access from home. We have installed Intune to control the user's environment minimizing the chances of any hacking.""The most valuable features in Microsoft Intune for me are application deployment, Defender deployment, and asset management.""The standout features of Intune are its excellent mobile device management and highly effective application management capabilities.""I like the tool's integration with Apple. Anyone who creates an ID in Intune will get an Apple ID.""I like that we can implement conditional access.""This product works very well for companies already using the full Microsoft suite.""One of the standout features of Intune is its seamless accessibility to work data, eliminating the need to be tied to an office or a desktop."

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"Puppet Enterprise has good functionalities.""Puppet Enterprise has reduced the time of production changes or environment changes.""Puppet3 and 4 series provides optimum deployment solutions for infrastructure and applications.""The main purpose for this automation tool would be: deploying, controlling, ordering change for the system and IT Infrastructure.""Anything that we manage through Puppet always runs perfectly.""The versatility is great.""The most valuable features are the agent, high load balancing, and overall robustness and features.""Puppet Enterprise is a stable solution."

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"The solution's initial setup is straightforward. The deployment process took me around ten minutes to fifteen minutes.""It offers excellent scalability.""Spring Cloud integrates well."

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Cons
"Reporting could be improved. It needs to be more expensive and robust.""Microsoft Intune could enhance its patch management for various devices, ensuring regular updates and tracking of device privileges.""It doesn't economize when you scale up. We have over 14,000 employees, and we have between 7,500 and 8,000 city-owned or personal devices being used to conduct city business. Its price can be improved. It is not a cheap solution.""It would be nice to have a location tracker for the mobile device management tool. I'm not sure if it exists but hasn't been configured or if it's missing, but we've been unable to utilize the location features.""Intune lags all of its competitors in terms of report generation.""When Microsoft Intune is used with different android devices it does not always work as it is supposed to.""There is room for improvement in integrating additional features such as Purview and SharePoint activities into Intune.""While Intune works perfectly well, the only potential downside is that the deployment could be a bit complex for some users."

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"It's a bit of a pain point to make sure that everything works once we've upgraded it because Puppet has been evolving pretty fast.""Puppet Enterprise is more complex and difficult to configure.""We would like Puppet to add more integration for applications.""At the beginning the initial setup was kind of complex.""There's a lot of scope for enhancement on the DevSecOps side. They should definitely include features for compliance, for both the Linux and Windows side of the devices, as well as for network devices. Compliance is something they need to work on.""Puppet Enterprise should improve the general extensibility for places where they can't install it.""The solution has really complex code, you have to understand the Ruby language. However, once you know the code then you can move ahead without any problems."

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"It would be beneficial for the framework to become more lightweight and efficient when transitioning to the cloud.""If there's a dashboard like the ones provided by Apigee or Kong, that will be useful.""Stability is one area in the solution that needs to improve."

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  • "Consider the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite rather than choosing specific sub-components, e.g. only Microsoft Intune."
  • "There is a cost benefit of using Microsoft Intune because of the packaging with other Microsoft products."
  • "Microsoft Intune is a cost effective choice. It is less expensive than other products on the market."
  • "The purchase of the product was handled by someone else."
  • "I have no comment on pricing of the solution."
  • "The product is offered as part of a Microsoft standard bundle. The pricing can be competitive to Airwatch, and Maas360."
  • "For Microsoft 365 E5 clients, cost is not an issue as this product is one of the benefits."
  • "The price of Intune is included with the license for Office 365, so we don't have to pay anything extra for it."
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  • "The main thing that we noticed when we switched from the enterprise version to the community version was the difference in cost — the infrastructure is pretty expensive."
  • "Depending on the size of the organization there is a point when the price of Puppet Enterprise should be lower. However, they provide really good functionality, features, and capabilities."
  • "Puppet Enterprise’s pricing is competitive."
  • "Puppet Enterprise can be an expensive solution for smaller businesses."
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  • "Spring Cloud is an open-source solution."
  • "It is an open-source or free version solution. It also has a paid version, but we have used the open-source version for now."
  • "Currently, we are not required to pay for licenses."
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    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise is a stable solution.
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise can be an expensive solution for smaller businesses.
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise should improve the general extensibility for places where they can't install it.
    Top Answer:It would be beneficial for the framework to become more lightweight and efficient when transitioning to the cloud.
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    Also Known As
    Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager
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    Overview

    Microsoft Intune is a comprehensive cloud-based service that allows you to remotely manage mobile devices and mobile applications without worrying about the security of your organization’s data. Device and app management can be used on company-owned devices as well as personal devices.

    In an increasingly mobile workforce, Microsoft Intune keeps your sensitive data safe while on the move. Microsoft Intune makes it possible for your team members to work anywhere using their mobile devices. Microsoft Intune provides both the flexibility and the control needed for securing all your data on the cloud, no matter where the device with the data is located.

    Microsoft Intune Device Management Key Features

    With Microsoft Intune Device Management you can:

    • Ensure devices and apps are compliant with your security requirements.
    • Rapidly deploy and authenticate apps on all company devices.
    • Remotely access devices to troubleshoot issues or to remove data from them.
    • Generate reports for all devices in the system.
    • Monitor the way users access and share information to protect company information.
    • Set rules and configure settings on personal and organization-owned devices to access data and networks.
    • Create user groups and device groups, allowing you to rapidly access many users and devices simultaneously.

    Mobile Application Management

    Mobile application management in Intune is designed to protect your organization’s data at the application level.

    With Microsoft Intune Application Management you can:

    • Configure apps to run with specific settings enabled.
    • Update existing apps that are already on the device.
    • See reports on which apps are used and monitor their usage.
    • Selectively wipe organization data from apps.
    • Add mobile apps to user groups and devices.

    As part of Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite, Intune integrates with Microsoft Entra ID for access control and with Azure Information Protection for data protection. It also integrates with Microsoft 365 Applications.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Microsoft Intune stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to secure all devices under its management and the flexibility that the solution offers its users.

    A computing services manager notes, "Its security is most valuable. It gives us a way to secure devices, not only those that are steady. We do have a few tablets and other devices, and it is a way for us to secure these devices and manage them. We know they're out there and what's their status. We can manage their life cycle and verify that they're updated properly."

    The head of IT engineering at a financial services company writes, "The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types: we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager (MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company details on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."

    Puppet Data Center Automation helps sysadmins automate configuration and management of machines and the software running on them. With our software, businesses can make rapid, repeatable changes and automatically enforce the consistency of systems and devices, across physical and virtual machines, on prem or in the cloud.

    Spring Cloud simplifies distributed, microservice-style architecture by implementing proven patterns to bring resilience, reliability, and coordination to your microservices. Using Spring Cloud Services, Pivotal Cloud Foundry customers have a turnkey, secure solution for production operations of this coordination infrastructure - service registry, config server, and circuit breaker dashboard.

    Sample Customers
    Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway
    Los Alamos National Laboratory, GitHub, IP Commerce, Cedexis, Spiceworks, Server Density, Swisstopo, Chockstone, Constant Contact, NICS, Citrix
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
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    Educational Organization23%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Educational Organization41%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government6%
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    Financial Services Firm26%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Real Estate/Law Firm8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise47%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business69%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise23%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise47%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Puppet Enterprise doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Configuration Management with 12 reviews while Spring Cloud is ranked 19th in Configuration Management with 3 reviews. Puppet Enterprise is rated 8.2, while Spring Cloud is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Puppet Enterprise writes "A set-it-and-forget-it management solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Spring Cloud writes "Though the initial setup phase is straightforward, its stability needs to improve". Puppet Enterprise is most compared with AWS Systems Manager, Red Hat Satellite, Microsoft Configuration Manager, BigFix and Chef, whereas Spring Cloud is most compared with AWS CloudFormation, HashiCorp Terraform and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

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