We performed a comparison between BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management and vCenter Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about VMware, Nutanix, IBM and others in Cloud Management."By allowing end users to request their own services, the request process for systems is much quicker and more accurate."
"CLM has a multi-cloud portal because they have the resources to implement in various environments in various ports."
"Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system."
"You can tie together your public and private cloud infrastructure into a "single pane of glass"."
"Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."
"Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views."
"Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning."
"The product's integration is good, it works well with other programs and solutions."
"vCenter Orchestrator's best features are the workflows, integration with third-party applications, and the workflow library."
"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 open, flexible architecture has brought in the agile computing environment along with better Dr capabilities. Automation management and operational tasks across VMware and third-party applications, like our HMIS and other business productivity applications, have delivered peace of mind."
"The backup and recovery times are very quick."
"We can manage and relocate resources easily."
"I am impressed with the tool's easiness to work with VMware solutions."
"The most valuable feature is workflow automation."
"Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment."
"One of the major problems is that support is not so good."
"The installation and configuration can be tricky due to it being built on Remedy."
"I would like to have an interface that can manage both on-premises and cloud solutions from a single console, where we can easily manage the resources that are being used or at least applications. Whereby clicking here and there from on-premises to cloud, or cloud to on-premises, depending on the requirements. If that can be accomplished, it will be extremely beneficial."
"In the next release, to make it easier to write the workflows, I would l like to see more HTML GUIs."
"The snapshot technology of VMware is not good compared to other solutions in the market, like Nutanix."
"I would like to see more automation added in the future."
"I believe vCenter Orchestrator should be part of VMware vSphere's basic bundle. As a product, vCenter Orchestrator should not be licensed at all because the world has progressed way beyond what it can offer."
"The solution's price could be cheaper."
"The product’s cost needs improvement."
"It is too expensive. One of the main issues is the price."
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BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is ranked 43rd in Cloud Management while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked 9th in Process Automation with 44 reviews. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is rated 7.8, while vCenter Orchestrator is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management writes "Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system". 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". BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is most compared with CloudBolt, whereas vCenter Orchestrator is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Operations, vCloud Director, Cisco UCS Director and ServiceNow Orchestration.
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