We performed a comparison between AWS Control Tower and OpenNebula based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Security is the most valuable feature of Control Tower."
"With Control Tower, there are ready-to-use automated templates available, simplifying the implementation of a centralized management solution."
"It offers automated recommendations for security and policies, creating a landing zone and providing a list of policies."
"One of the standout advantages is the fine-grained control it offers in terms of permissions and privileges."
"It provides centralized solutions for all AWS accounts in one place, customized to meet the organization's specific needs."
"Compliance is the most valuable feature."
"The solution's initial setup was easy for me."
"AWS Control Tower helps companies save costs."
"OpenNebula has very good integration with SAP Storage."
"It is quite easy to deploy."
"The live migration feature has been great and is something we use very often."
"With a single click, we could set things up and initiate them."
"The service feature appeals most to us, thus it is the most valuable."
"OpenNebula is lightweight, stable, and easy to customize."
"It makes maintenance very easy and stress-free for our teams."
"The ability to use it almost like a public cloud for an organization is a big asset, as it will create a value proposition and can control costs in a great way."
"The solution's stability could be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It could be improved by having a more intuitive graphical interface. It could also include other coding languages like PowerShell and Python, as it would be beneficial for DevOps recommendations."
"It is essential to clarify that this isn't necessarily a drawback of the service, but having a clear and concise set of predefined guidelines from AWS for moving existing accounts under AWS Control Tower would be highly beneficial as it would simplify the process and make it more user-friendly."
"The process of closing an AWS account using Control Tower needs improvements to simplify it, especially when managing multiple accounts."
"There aren't any additional features that I feel are missing. However, it's worth noting that Control Tower seems to function as a layer utilizing standard AWS products in the background. Occasionally, the interface may appear less streamlined, with changes in layout based on the underlying products being used. While this doesn't impact functionality, having a more standardized user interface, irrespective of the background products, could enhance the user experience."
"AWS Control Tower should improve its fast execution. It also needs more tools for triggering and monitoring AWS services. AWS Control Tower needs more tracking as well."
"By making APIs and organizational units more centralized, it would be simpler to pinpoint the source of issues in case of a breach and would ultimately benefit everyone involved."
"The protocol for clusterization is rough and doesn't work well."
"They have been saying for the past two and a half years that they would develop a feature to hot-add RAM and CPU, but it does not work."
"The storage feature that they have is a bit confusing."
"Most of the competitors are offering some sort of billing software to transform their installation to work as a small-sized public cloud, but those offerings from OpenNebula are still missing."
"The UI, monitoring, and alerting could benefit from further improvements."
"The front-facing API can be improved to support lots of requests when the platform is huge with lots of virtual resources."
"They should add more features like object storage."
"Backup features are only available in the enterprise edition. The community version lacks a good solution for making backups."
AWS Control Tower is ranked 11th in Cloud Management with 15 reviews while OpenNebula is ranked 5th in Cloud Management with 14 reviews. AWS Control Tower is rated 8.6, while OpenNebula is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Control Tower writes "A robust protection for efficient cloud governance and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenNebula writes "Reliable, simple to manage, and offers great technical support". AWS Control Tower is most compared with AWS Trusted Advisor, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, VMware Aria Automation and Morpheus, whereas OpenNebula is most compared with CloudStack, VMware Aria Automation, Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), vCloud Director and VMware Aria Operations. See our AWS Control Tower vs. OpenNebula report.
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