BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks vs vCenter Configuration Manager comparison

BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks vs. vCenter Configuration Manager

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 4.9%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks is 2.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vCenter Configuration Manager is 2.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	4.9%
vCenter Configuration Manager	2.1%
BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks	2.4%
Other	90.6%

Configuration Management

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OluwashileAdeniyi

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Centralized endpoint security has improved and supports hybrid work and BYOD policies

Regarding what I dislike about Microsoft Intune and its downsides, I would say that more Mac controls are needed because we have limited Mac and Linux control. When comparing controls and policies between Windows, Mac, and Linux, Windows has almost everything you can think of, while Mac and Linux have limited types of control. You cannot implement certain things on Mac and Linux that you can on Windows. The limited controls are a major issue. Additionally, if Microsoft could find a way to embed servers into Microsoft Intune, that would be beneficial. Microsoft Intune is not really designed for servers or Windows servers. It is more tailored towards Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. Windows servers are not fully supported. Enterprise organizations usually have both servers and endpoints, which are users' workstations. For servers, most people look for other solutions such as SCCM, which is Configuration Manager. However, SCCM is what Microsoft Intune is trying to replace. Both SCCM and Microsoft Intune belong to Microsoft. Microsoft is trying to transition organizations into Microsoft Intune, the native cloud solution. However, because this update is still in process, servers are not fully compatible with Microsoft Intune and cannot be managed by it. The current policy that has emerged from issues with clients is what they call co-management, which is relatively new, and I do not know if adoption is significant. Many legacy or older customers who have been using these products for decades still have SCCM. When it is time for them to manage their Windows devices, they use what is called cloud attach. Cloud attach is a term whereby your SCCM is connected to your Microsoft Intune. Most people do not know about it, but I have deployed it for several organizations. Cloud attach and co-management work together so that your device is in SCCM, but some policies are pushed from Microsoft Intune. It is like two different solutions working hand in hand. That is what they call co-management. Microsoft Intune does not bring all of your endpoint and security management tools into one place, which is the goal and how it should be. However, as I mentioned, servers are not included. If we talk about end users, Microsoft Intune does bring all your devices together. In a typical enterprise environment, you have end users with workstations, laptops, company-issued phones, and bring your own devices. You can create policies for all of these. However, for the backend, your servers do not have much coverage. Servers are not really covered by Microsoft Intune in that way.

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SiddharthSinha

Chief Executive Officer at Kinsfolk Technology Private Limited

Beneficial compliance management, easy backup configuration, and supports multiple devices

My advice to others is the user should be familiar with the network that the solution that is going to be used. This is a network management tool, and the network engineers or the users of the tool much know how to manage it. The right privilege management should be done because you have to be careful that there are not any accidental changes to the network. Depending upon the roles and responsibilities, the correct access should be given which is very important. I rate BMC TrueSight Network Automation a nine out of ten.

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Mohamad Irshidat

Principal Consultant Engineer at Estarta Solutions

Migration streamlines processes while real-time monitoring opportunities remain

The migration feature of vCenter Configuration Manager is the most loved feature so far. This particular feature is valuable because it is vendor-oriented and works with VMware, which makes your life easy. Regarding system reliability, it is helpful. When you design it for the process, it will help you minimize the downtime, and it will help the reliability of the system. vCenter Configuration Manager has impacted my organization positively, but it's not fully deployed yet; we only use it for one or two tasks, and our team goes back to using the vCenter itself. However, further on, maybe we'll find a use case that will help us use the configuration manager.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Intune device restriction policies enable me to enforce limitations on the device, like blocking the mobile camera or restricting the employees from using and inserting USB devices, including thumb drives and flash drives."

"Intune helps the organization manage access to its internal apps, data, and resources."

"What I value most about Microsoft Intune is that it is a cloud-native tool and is embedded into Premium at a reasonable cost."

"Intune is effective because of the configuration management and endpoint security it provides. The graphical interface makes it easier to configure and deploy devices."

"Intune enables us to manage our devices from anywhere."

"One of the most valuable aspects of Microsoft Intune is its seamless integration with Azure Active Directory, offering capabilities akin to Group Policy Objects."

"If they have Office 365 or Azure, Intune is by far the best choice."

"Microsoft Intune is extremely important from a security perspective to ensure devices are compliant and gives us the efficiency to deploy apps automatically to a large number of users without the need for interaction from a client side, which is always helpful."

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"The backup and restore configurations are really helpful for a number of network devices, as you can automate them, then know what changes have been done, who made the changes, etc. So, it's quite helpful in the network management area."

"The log audit and historical configurations are the most valuable feature."

"This product has helped us because we can now do many tasks at once. Rather than copy one file to one device, we can do an entire group at one time."

"It is helpful if you schedule daily or weekly archiving for your config groups. Then, you can go by what are in those configuration groups, before and after, if you make changes. So, configuration management is really helpful in network management."

"We use it to back up configurations so the configuration management is valuable for us."

"Reduced manual efforts in managing the devices, made changes on thousands of devices automatically, and automated repetitive processes using templates and policies."

"BMC is an excellent configuration manager. It allows you to configure your network easily and get the most out of it."

"There is definitely value for money based on the features and the value that the product provides, even if it is going to be a bit expensive."

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"This solution supports multiple platforms in a single solution."

"vCenter Configuration Manager is a mature solution with high quality."

"The product's deployment phase was easy."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"It is a stable solution."

"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."

"The feature that I have found most valuable is the virtual machine management across different hosts, located in different areas."

"It is a very stable solution."

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Cons

"Could benefit from user having more control over devices."

"An issue we have run into with Microsoft Endpoint Manager is that we cannot patch third-party products like Adobe and Chrome with it."

"When somebody has a customized application or their own company's application, we cannot deploy that application."

"In the future, I would like to see improvements in Microsoft Intune, especially related to policies and GPU."

"It could offer more attributes for authentication."

"Back in 2020, there were significant problems with report accuracy, particularly regarding web patching."

"The pricing can be expensive if you are not combining it with other products."

"It just doesn't handle software updates well at all by itself. You need to be a scripting wizard to make those happen properly, or you use third-party tools."

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"Regarding TrueSight, the setup has been a nightmare."

"For customized compliance, it takes some effort to implement things. If the device configuration is quite complex, then you have to do quite number of customizations in the DNA tool for out-of-the-box compliance. These regular expressions have to be modified based on the requirements of the compliance."

"There could be automated processes to retrieve the CVS and create a compliance tool."

"The product should be expanded to include more hardware, beyond Cisco and Juniper devices."

"BMC TrueSight Network Automation can improve by having a better UI. The overall quality of the UI could be better."

"I believe there could be new features in terms of the latest technology."

"They need to have a single sign-on."

"We've been working with BMC support in various ways such as to allow for the high-availability components to the TSIMs to work together. There have been issues there. We've seen randomness in how other pieces of the software work. Integration with the Presentation Server and the TSIMs has been a challenge. The ports that are required for HA to be utilized were not clearly documented anywhere. In fact, they still aren't documented online anywhere, even though we managed to pull it out of some of their support people."

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"There are some complexities within the system center. For example, we use two different applications for updates and the deployment of the machine. We also have another third party solution."

"The ease of setup and installations could be improved."

"The technical support is not bad. It is good internally for our organization, and we are not facing any problems now. We have not taken platinum support, so our teams that are operating from the client site will have to wait longer to get their problems fixed."

"The technical support is not as responsive as it could be. They are slow to respond to our issues with a resolution. There should be online chat support added."

"Configuration Manager's reporting could be better. I need to use a third-party reporting solution to get the details. They could add reporting features similar to RVTools."

"It is not so user-friendly that you can just start the host and everything works."

"There are some complexities within the system center."

"This is a good solution but it has too many configurations for what it does. In that sense, it's not particularly user friendly and requires too many clicks."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a part of Microsoft 365 and E5 licenses. Microsoft's strategy of making every feature in Microsoft Intune paid needs optimization. Remote control is one of the basic features, not a luxury feature, yet we must pay for it. I"

"Intune is included in the Microsoft 365 licensing package that we have."

"Cost is not my department, but the product is included in the E5 license that we already pay for every user, so no additional cost is incurred."

"Microsoft Intune's costliness stems from licensing fees and the overhead associated with its management, user experience, and device remediation."

"It is cheap, but as compared to Google, it is costly. Google is cheaper, but quality-wise, Microsoft Intune is better."

"Microsoft Intune is not cost-effective as a standalone product."

"Microsoft Intune has been incorporated into our Microsoft E5 licenses."

"The price is very reasonable."

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"There's a fee for the licenses themselves, per contract, and then we have a yearly licensing fee that's many thousands of dollars. But that's not just for TrueSight, that's also for support for ITSM, Atrium Orchestrator, BBNA, and other BMC tools in the environment."

"The solution is more costly than the other competitors."

"The solution is worth the price."

"vCenter's pricing is reasonable, but nowadays, they are drastically increasing their prices, which is pathetic."

"The solution comes with three-year support. We have to renew the support annually after the three years are up."

"The product price and licensing fees are reasonable, especially when compared to other products in the market."

"This product is not cheap. I have a yearly license for vCenter and the license is not cheap."

"It is an expensive solution."

"It is on a yearly basis."

"Users need to pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is expensive."

"The price of the solution is expensive. However, it is reasonably priced compared to competitors."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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Manufacturing Company

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Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Comms Service Provider

10%

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Construction Company

16%

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Small Business	191
Midsize Enterprise	63
Large Enterprise	185

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Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	6

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Small Business	27
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	20

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vCenter Configuration Manager

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks, TrueSight Automation for Networks, TrueSight Network Automation, BladeLogic Network Automation

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Overview

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service designed for device management, security, and compliance. It supports automation and facilitates endpoint management for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, ensuring data protection and efficient policy enforcement.

Microsoft Intune offers seamless integration with tools like Windows Autopilot to automate device setup and deployment. Integrated with Azure Active Directory, it enhances policy management while providing robust reporting and analytics tools for compliance tracking. Despite its intuitive interface aimed at simplifying navigation and device security management, there are challenges such as compatibility issues with Linux and Mac, limited policy support for Android, and demands for better third-party integration. It's widely used for both corporate-owned devices and BYOD scenarios in dynamic IT environments.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Windows Autopilot: Automates device setup for rapid deployment.
Azure Active Directory Integration: Enhances user policy management.
Reporting and Analytics: Improves compliance visibility.
Mobile Application Management: Ensures app security without compromising personal data.
Cloud-Based Management: Allows management from any location.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Time Efficiency: Automation reduces time in policy enforcement and configuration updates.
Enhanced Security: Ensures data protection across corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
Improved Compliance: Advanced reporting tools enhance compliance visibility.
Flexible Management: Cloud-based nature supports management from any location.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure data protection and compliance with regulatory standards. Manufacturing sectors utilize Intune for managing a distributed workforce across global locations, while educational institutions employ it to secure and manage devices in learning environments supporting both students and faculty.

Microsoft

BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks provides valuable automation in network processes like compliance and configuration management while ensuring consistent device setups and robust security.

BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks is an effective tool for automating network processes, reducing manual labor through automation of patching and OS updates. Its compliance, configuration management, and oversight features such as change tracking and audit logs enhance control and visibility. The dashboard caters to different user needs with improved data visibility and the ability to manage configuration changes efficiently. Immediate remediation during downtimes strengthens network security while reducing engineer dependency.

What are the key features of BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks?

Automation of Network Processes: Streamlines tasks like patching and OS upgrades to minimize manual intervention.
Compliance Management: Provides tools for compliance checks and ensures consistent device configurations.
Configuration Backup and Management: Allows effective oversight and change tracking with audit logs.
Robust Security Measures: Facilitates immediate remediation during downtimes to enhance network security.
Data Visibility Dashboard: Offers enhanced visibility and fulfills diverse user requirements.

What are the benefits and ROI of using BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks?

Reduced Manual Effort: Automation decreases the need for manual labor in tasks such as patching and configuration.
Improved Compliance: Ensures networks are compliant with regulatory standards through detailed checks.
Enhanced Security: Minimizes security risks with capabilities for immediate remediation.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlines processes and reduces engineer reliance during downtimes.
Better Control and Oversight: Provides detailed tracking and auditing of configuration changes.

Organizations in financial, government, and healthcare sectors utilize BMC TrueSight Automation for Networks for effective management of diverse network infrastructures. By automating tasks like OS upgrades and configuration changes, control management is enhanced, allowing notifications of changes and enabling A/B testing before deployment.

BMC Helix

vCenter Configuration Manager offers a robust platform for managing virtual environments and optimizing IT infrastructure. It supports multiple platforms while facilitating virtualization, migration, and compliance processes.

vCenter Configuration Manager efficiently manages virtual machines, data centers, and servers. It enhances system performance through automation and centralized management of ESXi clusters. Known for its reliability, it also simplifies patch management and supports hyper-converged infrastructure. Challenges include improving integration, user interaction, and support for cloud and hybrid environments. Licensing transitions and compatibility issues with operating systems are areas of focus. Its strong presence in India enhances VMware environments.

What are vCenter Configuration Manager's key features?

User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies navigation and operation tasks.
VM Management: Efficient management of virtual machines.
Migration Capabilities: Streamlines the migration process.
High Availability: Ensures continuous operation without downtime.
Automation: Facilitates automated processes to improve efficiency.
Support for Hyper-Converged Infrastructure: Enhances the IT environment's scalability.
vMotion and DRS: Critical for disaster recovery and business continuity.

What benefits and ROI should reviews highlight?

Resource Management: Optimizes resource allocation and utilization.
Ease of Provisioning: Simplifies deploying IT assets across the organization.
Compliance Management: Ensures regulatory compliance and governance.
Reliable Stability: Provides a stable and robust IT environment.

vCenter Configuration Manager is implemented across sectors like healthcare and industry. It manages virtualization, server oversight, and host monitoring. Its automation and patch management streamline IT processes, making it a valuable tool for managing diverse IT infrastructures effectively.

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