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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Intune
Sponsored
Ranking in Configuration Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
254
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (1st), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (1st), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (1st)
Red Hat Satellite
Ranking in Configuration Management
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
vCenter Configuration Manager
Ranking in Configuration Management
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 10.3%, up from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Satellite is 9.7%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vCenter Configuration Manager is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

Joseph Merusi - PeerSpot reviewer
Everything has worked better since we started using it
Sometimes the syncing is inconsistent. I'm confident that the devices are checking in every eight hours, but sometimes the devices aren't picking up the settings as quickly as I would expect. Some features haven't been updated in a while, and Microsoft doesn't seem interested in developing them. Unless you talk to an engineer, you don't know whether there will be an update. There are communication issues, so you might start working with a feature without knowing if it will be deprecated six months from now. Some reporting areas still need development. For example, I noticed that the reporting for driver updates is still confusing.
JonathanShilling - PeerSpot reviewer
A good product for managing patches and updates that could be more robust and up-to-date
I do not really notice anything in the product that is a glaring omission or that absolutely needs to be added. There is always room for improvement, no matter what software package you are using. I would say the room for improvement to me would be to include more diversity in what it can deploy. Right now, it is specifically for Red Hat products. Being able to deploy other products would be a benefit. For example, say if you have Ubuntu running in your network. Being able to deploy packages for Ubuntu with Red Hat Satellite for that product would be nice and would give you more of a single pane of glass solution. Having a centralized repository for your Windows patching would be nice. SCCM is a much more expensive solution than Satellite. You have got the licensing issues and all that wonderful stuff to go through. Satellite is a pretty robust solution in handling its responsibilities. Although I really have not gone through it enough to tell you all the little quirks, it would be nice to see its capabilities expanded.
Nikhil Nikhil - PeerSpot reviewer
Compliance management has improved efficiency but licensing changes pose challenges
I am not using any advanced features or AI. I am employing a basic VMware vCenter setup for my infrastructure. Scalability has no major limitations, and the solution is efficient. Overall, it's satisfactory. I would rate the vCenter experience as seven out of ten due to concerns regarding license, pricing, and AI features.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a comprehensive security solution that not only controls access to enterprise resources but also tracks and prevents unauthorized access, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and preventing potential data loss scenarios."
"The automatic patch management feature in the Intune Suite is helpful."
"Technical support, in general, has been quite helpful."
"I like that we can implement conditional access."
"One of the main features of the solution is it allows the management of many devices in different ways."
"Autopilot is a great feature. Most users are looking for a zero-touch deployment."
"Fortunately, now everything is streamlined into a single, unified platform."
"The biggest thing for us is enforcing logins only from devices that are managed by Intune."
"It cuts down significantly on the administrative time it takes to patch systems in a large environment."
"It plays a significant role in managing the lifecycle of our systems and ensures that we can effectively control and update the software versions to align with our organization's needs."
"It has been a stable solution...It is a totally scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is vulnerability management."
"Satellite gives administrators the ability to target deployments and only send out the updates or provision updates to certain groups."
"The product allows us to handle patching for multiple servers at a time manually."
"We've been getting reasonable support from Red Hat."
"Red Hat provides one of the best customer support services."
"It's a very nice solution for our needs."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to see which virtual machines need more resources or are over-committed."
"It is a stable solution."
"The product's deployment phase was easy."
"The solution is excellent at automating processes."
"This solution supports multiple platforms in a single solution."
"The product's initial setup process is very simple."
"This is the best solution for management for the server administrator. VMware has been on the market for many years, so they have a lot of solutions. For on-premises, VMware is the best available solution."
 

Cons

"The technical support by Microsoft is not so good. We have to manage many things by ourselves and do not receive responses in a timely manner."
"It would help if administrators could pinpoint the exact location of a stolen device to help law enforcement retrieve it and apprehend the suspect."
"I expect Microsoft Intune to have more features in the cloud because there are two major functionalities that we need to be added. This is software metering and license management. These functionalities, for now, must be on-premise. For this purpose, we have set up a SQL Server and I hope that in near future this option will be in the cloud in Microsoft Intune."
"I would like more clarity on how Intune is migrating control from Active Directory group policies, especially as we move over to Windows 11. It seems inefficient to manage some settings in Active Directory and others in Intune."
"In an upcoming release, I would like to see some kind of analytics report."
"Onboarding of endpoint devices is not straightforward. The onboarding process was a little heavier than I thought it would be. That's the key improvement area. Obviously, the more control you have over the devices, the better it is."
"We are currently unable to control aspects of group policy from Teams like we can for GPO. They are still not part of Intune. Microsoft is adding this, but it's currently in preview, and few GPO features have been added to the product."
"The reporting is subpar. That's the only issue we have with Intune. We use another solution for that purpose."
"There needs to be some margin for improvement in terms of the way Satellite manages subscriptions. It is still very confusing when we have different contracts or different bundles of subscriptions, and we need to manage those within Satellite in a way that's very user-friendly."
"Improving integration could lead to a more unified management experience for multiple operating systems within our data center."
"There could be a feature to simplify the process without the requirement of any patch manager subscription."
"It is difficult to update and maintain."
"The dashboard of Satellite is not encouraging. It does not adequately showcase all the functionality it offers."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. The licensing is a bit expensive."
"Regarding the product's ability to support third-party tools, Red Hat doesn't support all the layers from the open-source version of Linux."
"The documentation could be better."
"The solution should allow for more customization."
"The product's high price is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The interface itself is not very user-friendly."
"The solution could provide even more capacity."
"The platform's certificate management functionality can be challenging, along with troubleshooting when issues arise."
"There isn't a clear document covering all the errors. It would be helpful if the company provided better documentation for solving issues."
"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."
"vCenter Configuration Manager could improve by having more integration."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft Intune's pricing is reasonable."
"Intune's pricing is reasonable considering its benefits and the high costs it helps avoid."
"It comes as a bundle, so you do not really know what the prices are. Microsoft does not break it down to the user cost for us. It is just bundled with our E5 license."
"Microsoft Intune is a cost effective choice. It is less expensive than other products on the market."
"The price is reasonable, but they should lower it a bit to make it more competitive. It's cheaper than AirWatch and other products, but I still feel like Microsoft can make a base version or with Exchange online or a la carte only Intune version which will be useful. A customer who doesn't want to go full-fledged E3 or E5 can take out or consume an Intune solution only for their purpose, and we want to target that customer."
"We have the business premium licenses for the solution."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"There is a license needed for this solution and it is either included in one of the enterprise license agreements. Microsoft licensing is a mathematical institute, it could be quite complex. We tend to ask specialized organizations to research what the most profitable way it would be for us to use licenses in the organizations."
"The price could be lower and more adaptive."
"The licensing depends on the number of servers."
"Our customers have to pay for the product's license."
"Its price is good. They call it subscription, not license, and it is on a yearly basis. There is only one subscription, and that's it."
"The product is expensive."
"Red Hat Satellite is expensive."
"The product is very expensive for our customers."
"The solution is worth the cost."
"The solution comes with three-year support. We have to renew the support annually after the three years are up."
"Price-wise, the product is an affordable one. The additional expenses, apart from the licensing costs of the solution, are attached to the support a user wants to receive from vCenter Configuration Manager's end."
"It is an expensive solution."
"It is on a yearly basis."
"The product price and licensing fees are reasonable, especially when compared to other products in the market."
"Users need to pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is expensive."
"We have to pay for the whole bundle and individual pricing is not available. One license costs us almost $200 every year."
"vCenter's pricing is reasonable, but nowadays, they are drastically increasing their prices, which is pathetic."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
20%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Insurance Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Red Hat Satellite?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat Satellite?
The cost is perceived as reasonable as our customers continue to purchase the solutions. We have won public offers, d...
What do you like most about vCenter Configuration Manager?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vCenter Configuration Manager?
Nowadays, it is a bit expensive. It's costly, primarily due to the licensing aspect.
What needs improvement with vCenter Configuration Manager?
Regarding the licensing part, previously I was able to acquire the license with an eight-core configuration. Now it r...
 

Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager
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vCM
 

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Sample Customers

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