Perforce Puppet vs SUSE Manager comparison

Perforce and SUSE are both solutions in the Configuration Management category. Perforce is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0, while SUSE is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0. Perforce holds a 3.9% mindshare in CM, compared to SUSE’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Perforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SUSE users who would recommend it.

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Perforce Puppet and SUSE Manager are systems management products with SUSE Manager having the advantage in features, providing comprehensive environment management. Perforce Puppet is noted for its intuitive operations simplifying complex tasks.

Features: Perforce Puppet provides automation, configuration management, and scalability with support for CI/CD pipelines. It emphasizes DevOps integration, facilitating infrastructure as code and automated configuration management. SUSE Manager offers lifecycle management, patch management, and compliance across Linux distributions, featuring logical volume management, system provisioning, and centralized patch deployment. Its support for multiple Linux flavors, including Red Hat and Ubuntu, stands out.

Room for Improvement: Perforce Puppet could enhance its offering by expanding support options for non-DevOps environments, improving documentation for non-technical users, and refining the initial setup process to reduce complexity. SUSE Manager can benefit from a more intuitive interface for beginners, simplified initial deployment processes, and better integration insights with third-party tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Perforce Puppet provides a streamlined deployment model with significant automation, making setup quicker. Its customer support is responsive, focusing on DevOps environments. SUSE Manager requires more initial configuration but excels in supporting large-scale deployments. Their robust support caters to extensive IT environments.

Pricing and ROI: Perforce Puppet generally has lower upfront costs, attractive for projects with budget constraints, generating quick ROI through automation efficiency. SUSE Manager, with higher setup costs due to extensive features, delivers significant ROI through comprehensive IT management solutions, especially for enterprises requiring compliance and system oversight.

To learn more, read our detailed Perforce Puppet vs. SUSE Manager Report (Updated: June 2026).

Buyer's Guide

Perforce Puppet vs. SUSE Manager

June 2026

Download the complete report

Helped 900,644 peers since 2012

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

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 Perforce Puppet is 3.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SUSE Manager is 2.8%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	4.9%
Perforce Puppet	3.9%
SUSE Manager	2.8%
Other	88.4%

Configuration Management

Featured Reviews

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.

Read full review

Saufi Salim

Unix Consultant at ExxonMobil

Have managed configurations efficiently with an adaptable tool

I am using Perforce Puppet in the IT industry. I have experience with configuration management tools, specifically Perforce Puppet. I am a user of Perforce Puppet. I have used modular architecture to customize and integrate with my current IT environment. It is flexible and able to address my specific needs. I have worked with event-driven automation, and it helps to identify potential issues when someone manually changes any configuration on the server. Perforce Puppet reinforces the intended configuration that we have set earlier. I recommend Perforce Puppet as it's a good tool for all kinds of business and easy to use. It takes less than three months to learn how to use Perforce Puppet. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Perforce Puppet an eight.

Read full review

DHINIL KUTTIKADAN

Unix Administrator at emaratech

Supports a wide range of operating systems but integration challenges persist

From an integration perspective, it is difficult to integrate with Jira or any ticketing tool, which is challenging. We didn't try that, but we opened a case with SUSE support, and they said that it requires consultation for this new use case. In terms of support, both response time and knowledge-wise, they need to improve.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One valuable feature of Microsoft Intune is the enrollment process, which is user-based, making it easier to manage compared to AirWatch."

"As an IT administrator, I appreciate Intune's ability to implement granular device-level policies for our organization's employees."

"The thing I appreciate most about Microsoft Intune is that the management of the devices was very simplified. We have all machines connected to it at all times, whether they are in the office or working from home."

"I like Intune's ability to install software to a device remotely and push policy through the Azure portal."

"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."

"Microsoft Intune is a great product, and you should use it."

"What I like most about Intune is its seamless enrollment process, particularly the Autopilot method."

"The device profiling which uses the official Outlook email enabled us to control the screenshot feature and prevent copying outside of the organization's application."

More Microsoft Intune pros

"Puppet Enterprise provides an autonomous delivery solution and agent-server architecture that was really helpful on our case for Internet base device management."

"Good tools to automate your servers, the time and effort to learn writing manifest is quiet high but it's worth on the long run"

"The most valuable features are the agent, high load balancing, and overall robustness and features."

"Puppet Enterprise has reduced the time of production changes or environment changes, freeing our engineers to spend their time on creative, visionary work instead of repetitive tasks."

"Anything that we manage through Puppet always runs perfectly."

"The valuable features I found are installing packages remotely and pushing files from a centralized server, and we can also create users and monitor services remotely."

"The main purpose for this automation tool would be: deploying, controlling, ordering change for the system and IT Infrastructure."

"The versatility is great."

More Perforce Puppet pros

"SUSE Manager is valuable for managing systems, patching, and utilizing SaltStack connectivity for various installations and other routines."

"SUSE Manager is the best solution for maintaining the Linux environment"

"What I appreciate best about SUSE Manager is that it supports most of the Linux flavors."

"SUSE Manager allows you to control Red Hat servers, SUSE Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Open SUSE, and Ubuntu, which is something new that other tools do not support."

"Regarding SUSE Manager, one of the most valuable features is the logical volume manager and file management, which allows for expanding files whenever we need more space on disk for the files and HANA."

"The setup is straightforward."

"SUSE Manager helps to optimize operations at a reduced cost."

"One of the most powerful things that I noticed when I arrived was that it was underutilized, and there are all of these automation capabilities that SUSE Manager has, which have saved just so much time for me."

More SUSE Manager pros

Cons

"However, there are some areas that need improvement, such as the troubleshooting part, which could be simpler."

"Microsoft Intune could improve by being more user-friendly and having it geared toward device management. The graphic interface is not very good."

"I know that their AI pieces are at the infancy stage, but allowing users to do more tagging for information would be an interesting thing because Intune also directly integrates with Azure. Because a lot of the devices are hosted with that, you also get a lot of tagging of user data and other things like that."

"We have spoken to the technical support on a few occasions. They have only ever provided us with minimal information."

"I'm still playing around with it and haven't had any issues with the product yet, but support can definitely be improved."

"In my opinion, Microsoft Intune has room for improvement. The pricing could be a little better, and the reporting could be a little better as well."

"I am not involved in the day-to-day with Intune, but we have gone with a different product for updating mobile device software. We do not integrate many of our mobile devices that are not Microsoft-based devices, such as Dell laptops, with Intune."

"Automations in Microsoft Intune can be more elaborated; KQL (Kusto Query Language) is available, but if multiple automation options were readily available, which would include PowerShell, KQL, JSON, and different interpreters like VS Code or Python readily available from Microsoft Intune, it would help administration and management much better."

More Microsoft Intune cons

"It needs GUI based automation. There is way too much command line work involved."

"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."

"Clients with less technical expertise may find Puppet complex to configure. Our team may struggle if technical team members leave the organization, leaving others uncertain about using the tool."

"Well at the beginning it was kind of complex. Because you had a lack of knowledge."

"Puppet Enterprise should improve the general extensibility for places where they can't install it."

"Puppet has a steep learning curve so you need to spend some time before you can use Puppet daily."

"The compliance side needs work. Puppet doesn't have much in terms of dealing with compliance."

"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."

More Perforce Puppet cons

"It can be complex and difficult for users who are new to Linux and don't have any technical expertise."

"The initial stage is a bit complex, but after that, everything runs seamlessly."

"I really would like to have a broader library of VCP's or playbooks that I can deploy."

"The initial setup of SUSE Manager is quite complex."

"From an integration perspective, it is difficult to integrate with Jira or any ticketing tool, which is challenging."

"We sometimes have server issues and need to restart the service."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's affordable. It's cheaper if you have an Office 365, E5, or E3 subscription because everything is there."

"If you ask the accountant or the finance department, they'll tell you that it is way too expensive, but when I look at the cost and compare it with the value you actually get, it's more than fair."

"The pricing is competitive, but it is not cheap."

"The Intune license model is costly."

"We have a limited budget for security investments, so Microsoft should consider reducing pricing in our region. This would make investment more viable, especially since larger businesses in other countries can afford it easily."

"Microsoft Intune is more expensive than other solutions, but it offers a wider range of features and control."

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

"Microsoft Intune is moderately priced. There is a monthly license required to use the solution and it is approximately eight dollars per month."

More Microsoft Intune pricing and cost advice

"Puppet Enterprise can be an expensive solution for smaller businesses."

"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."

"Puppet Enterprise’s pricing is competitive."

"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."

Information not available

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Configuration Management solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

900,644 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

17%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

University

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	192
Midsize Enterprise	62
Large Enterprise	185

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

How does Microsoft Intune compare with VMware Workspace One?

Microsoft Intune is a great tool for managing a mobile device fleet while keeping access control. The solution makes ...

See all answers

What are the pros and cons of Microsoft Intune?

Microsoft Intune is a great configuration management tool and has a lot of good things going for it. Here are some of...

See all answers

How does Google Cloud Identity compare with Microsoft Intune?

Microsoft Intune offers not only an easy-to-deploy data protection and productivity management solution, but also ...

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Puppet Enterprise?

Regarding the cost, I find it expensive, always. I don't know how much the license would cost per year or per user ap...

See all answers

What needs improvement with Puppet Enterprise?

I don't know what could be improved in Perforce Puppet to make this tool better for the next release. I can't think o...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Puppet Enterprise?

My main use case for Perforce Puppet is for configuration management.

See all answers

What needs improvement with SUSE Manager?

The integration of some functions on cybersecurity could be improved if possible, along with features that can be hel...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for SUSE Manager?

The use case for SUSE Manager is for several tasks such as bringing up the instances for SAP HANA, bringing them down...

See all answers

What advice do you have for others considering SUSE Manager?

I have experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. I mostly work with SUSE Linux, but we have a couple of servers with ...

See all answers

Comparisons

Jamf Pro vs Microsoft Intune

Compared 10% of the time

IBM MaaS360 vs Microsoft Intune

Compared 10% of the time

Workspace ONE UEM vs Microsoft Intune

Compared 6% of the time

Microsoft Entra ID vs Microsoft Intune

Compared 4% of the time

ManageEngine Endpoint Central vs Microsoft Intune

Compared 4% of the time

More Microsoft Intune Competitors

BMC TrueSight Server Automation vs Perforce Puppet

Compared 10% of the time

Microsoft Configuration Manager vs Perforce Puppet

Compared 9% of the time

Red Hat Satellite vs Perforce Puppet

Compared 8% of the time

AWS Systems Manager vs Perforce Puppet

Compared 7% of the time

Quali CloudShell Pro vs Perforce Puppet

Compared 4% of the time

More Perforce Puppet Competitors

Red Hat Satellite vs SUSE Manager

Compared 29% of the time

AWS CloudFormation vs SUSE Manager

Compared 11% of the time

HashiCorp Terraform vs SUSE Manager

Compared 10% of the time

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform vs SUSE Manager

Compared 9% of the time

More SUSE Manager Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Microsoft Intune

June 2026

Download Microsoft Intune product report

Buyer's Guide

Perforce Puppet

June 2026

Download Perforce Puppet product report

Buyer's Guide

Configuration Management

June 2026

Download SUSE Manager product report

Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Puppet

No data available

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

Perforce Puppet offers automated configuration management and diverse platform support through agent-based functionality, enhancing systems with real-time reporting and efficient process automation.

Perforce Puppet provides comprehensive management for both infrastructure and applications, primarily on-prem servers, enabling automation of server updates, security compliance, and IT operations. It supports Linux and is expanding to Windows, facilitating continuous checks and compliance monitoring. With robust Internet-based features, scalability, role-based access control, and exemplary community support, it streamlines processes like remote package installation, file distribution, and user creation. Using Puppet Forge modules enhances its capabilities despite its steep learning curve and reliance on Ruby and DSL. While GUI limitations necessitate command line proficiency, its integration features and high cost can be a deterrent, prompting some to consider alternatives or the community version.

What are the key features of Perforce Puppet?

Agent-Based Functionality: Provides real-time system management and reporting.
Automated Configuration Management: Streamlines server and network processes with a declarative approach.
Scalability: Adapts to changing infrastructure needs efficiently.
Puppet Forge Modules: Extends capabilities for enhanced performance.
Role-Based Access Control: Ensures secure and organized access control.

What benefits do users gain from Perforce Puppet?

Versatility in Platform Management: Supports diverse environments for seamless integration.
Efficiency in Automation: Reduces manual server configuration tasks.
Community Support: Access to a strong network of developers and users.
Enhanced Security Compliance: Facilitates continuous monitoring and compliance checks.

Perforce Puppet is widely adopted in industries requiring rigorous configuration management and provisioning for on-prem servers. Enterprises automate IT operations and security compliance, applying it initially to Linux servers and progressing to Windows. It aids in public configurations for nodes, enabling efficient network, package, and software integrations while automating configuration and patch management processes.

Perforce

SUSE Manager offers centralized patch deployment, live patching, and embedded monitoring for Linux systems. With support for multiple Linux versions, it automates patch management and compliance, optimizing costs and enhancing system security.

Designed to simplify server management, SUSE Manager features a web-based interface that alerts users to potential vulnerabilities. It integrates with SaltStack and supports DevOps workflows, accommodating multiple Linux distributions like Red Hat, CentOS, SLES, and Ubuntu. While providing automated OS deployment, auditing, and configuration management, it lacks predictive AI and error detection tools. Users often rely on SUSE Manager for tasks within SAP HANA environments, database housekeeping, and integration with OneView and Synergy. Despite its capabilities, users cite a need for improved integration with tools like Jira and enhanced documentation to assist newcomers. It also requires enhancements in its library of VCPs and playbooks.

What are the key features of SUSE Manager?

Live Patching: Ensures system uptime by applying security patches without rebooting.
Embedded Monitoring: Offers monitoring via Grafana and Prometheus for comprehensive system insights.
Centralized Patch Deployment: Facilitates efficient management of patches across thousands of servers.
Support for Multiple Linux Distributions: Allows seamless operations across different Linux environments.
Automation and Compliance: Simplifies management tasks, reducing errors and ensuring compliance.

What benefits can users expect from SUSE Manager?

Error Reduction: Automation reduces human error in server management.
Cost Optimization: Streamlines processes to maximize resource use and minimize costs.
Scalability: Utilizes logical volume manager for dynamic file expansion.
System Security: Enhances security posture through timely patch applications.

In industries managing diverse IT environments, SUSE Manager ensures efficient patch management and compliance. Healthcare, finance, and tech sectors leverage its automation capabilities for tasks like SAP HANA management and integration with OneView and Synergy. Despite requiring expertise, it provides robust solutions for complex server infrastructures.

SUSE

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Los Alamos National Laboratory, GitHub, IP Commerce, Cedexis, Spiceworks, Server Density, Swisstopo, Chockstone, Constant Contact, NICS, Citrix

Day & Zimmermann, Cisco, CEMEX, L.B. Foster, Adient, Istanbul Technical University, 7Pixel, University of Maine System, Guerbet

Buyer's Guide

Perforce Puppet vs. SUSE Manager

June 2026

Free Report: Perforce Puppet vs. SUSE Manager

Find out what your peers are saying about Perforce Puppet vs. SUSE Manager and other solutions. Updated: June 2026.

DOWNLOAD NOW

900,644 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Perforce Puppet vs. SUSE Manager report.

See our list of best Configuration Management vendors.

We monitor all Configuration Management reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.