We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IQ and vCenter Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Process Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The GUI is fine, at least from an engineer's perspective."
"F5 BIG-IQ has always provided us with great support."
"The best aspect of the solution is that we can have everything integrated with a rather large capacity in order to personalize and configure specific rules."
"Scalability: To move from larger boxes to smaller boxes, along with virtualization. So, we are not locked into a particular size."
"F5 BIG-IQ reduces the propensity for error."
"We use this solution on a daily basis, and it is very stable."
"Features like AFM, the gateway, and Global DNS are the coolest features that save work for us."
"The backup, monitoring and logging are the best features."
"The most crucial feature of vCenter is its scalability. We can use it to expand our network, so we don't have to report our client devices. The network configuration features are also helpful because we can migrate entire networks."
"The most valuable feature is affinity rules."
"The technical support services are excellent."
"The backup and recovery times are very quick."
"It is very stable. I have been using vCenter Orchestrator from version three now to six plus."
"The most valuable feature is that it's simple and very ergonomic to use the product compared to other virtualizing product. Out of Microsoft, Red Hat, and IBM, we found VMware to be the best one."
"The implementation phase for vCenter Orchestrator was easy."
"The most valuable feature for us is the performance stability of vCenter Orchestrator, especially in complex situations, making it excellent for managing virtual machines."
"F5 BIG-IQ is a complex solution, and it cannot manage everything related to BIG-IPs."
"I had trouble with high availability deployment in my environment."
"Integration with VAS is something that they need to work on."
"F5 BIG-IQ should improve by being a complete certificate management solution because currently, it is only for Venafi. Other automation platforms, should be added."
"Sometimes the solution does not work."
"There are a lot of scripts available on the internet for people who know how to use them, but with a graphical interface, it would be easier for new users."
"They could use YAML or JSON if they wanted to make it a little bit easier for us."
"The solution should improve pricing. It's expensive in comparison to other American solutions."
"I liked the previous client better than the current web client of vCenter Orchestrator, though my colleagues like the client now. The technical support for vCenter Orchestrator needs improvement."
"The solution's price could be cheaper."
"The product’s cost needs improvement."
"The product lacks GUIs. The tool should have more GUIs available, along with easier product documentation."
"The custom workflows are very difficult and confusing."
"Many times, customers' licenses are not used because the client is not aware of the features and the product benefits. When somebody is buying a product, they just do a default configuration."
"Mainly VMware integrates with other products, but there is no easy way to link with other products from a different vendor. We can integrate with other products from the same vendors fairly well, but if they could make it so integration is easier with other vendors, that would really help."
"The cost of the solution is high."
F5 BIG-IQ is ranked 23rd in Process Automation with 12 reviews while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked 9th in Process Automation with 44 reviews. F5 BIG-IQ is rated 7.4, while vCenter Orchestrator is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IQ writes "A central management system to manage and monitor a bunch of different BIG-IP devices". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Orchestrator writes "Enables us to do administration on a centralized layer when using multiple VMware ESX servers". F5 BIG-IQ is most compared with ServiceNow Orchestration, whereas vCenter Orchestrator is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Operations, vCloud Director, Cisco UCS Director and ServiceNow Orchestration. See our F5 BIG-IQ vs. vCenter Orchestrator report.
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