Alternative to SCCM

[IanT]

I've had enough of SCCM. Everywhere I've been, I’ve rarely seen it working properly. It feels like I spend more time troubleshooting and massaging the product just to get it to do what it’s supposed to. Every update seems to introduce new issues, and frankly, I’m fed up with wasting time on a tool that constantly needs babysitting.

 

I'm on the lookout for reliable alternatives that can handle software deployment, patch management, and device management without all the hassle. I need something that actually works as intended without endless troubleshooting sessions.

 

Would appreciate any recommendations or experiences you can share!

 

Thanks in advance!

[Steve21]

What sort of devices/users size/budgets are you working towards in that? Might give a better indication to suggestions

 

If you go apart from the MS side of things, most tools won't do all of that in 1 and will require a few options. For example RMMs for device management won't do OS deployments etc so you'd then be looking at InTune/AutoPilot or another 3rd party option for builds

 

Patch Management etc there's things like Ivanti/PatchMyPc/PDQ but again will all be bigger bucks compared to the SCCM offering assuming this is school budgets rather than business

 

Steve

[Jcx500]

Ivanti epm

[FN-GM]

Microsoft InTune? SAAS product so no need to maintain the infra.