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We performed a comparison between OpenText Cloud Service Automation and VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth 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.
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Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The tool's most valuable feature is life cycle management.""The most valuable feature of Micro Focus Cloud Service is how user friendly the solution is."

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"The solution is useful for cloud transparency and visibility in reports and dashboards that I have generated, especially the pre-populated dashboards.""The product is easy to use in terms of monitoring all the environments. It works for multiple clouds.""We use dashboards quite heavily, but one of the features that have really stood out is some of the policies we've created to alert us of particular situations.""It's stable. For report presentation, it's been fast.""The solution is good for cloud cost management.""This solution is fast and very easy to understand, even if you are not a technician.""The most valuable thing I have found is the cost saving recommendations""The pricing is rather competitive right now."

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Cons
"OpenText Cloud Service Automation needs to incorporate easier installation. It should improve skills and quality of support.""I would like fewer restrictions as a software tester."

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"The performance and accuracy of Cloud Health need to be improved.""If you are working with the OS you need help and other connectors to get more information.""The export features regarding CSV files and specifically around identifying savings plans have room for improvement, as well as the drill-down features for reservation utilization.""They should provide information or tools to tune the cloud resources according to the environment size.""The Perspectives feature could be better.""It would be helpful to have a mobile version or a tablet version, especially for people who are outside of the office.""CloudHealth needs to start building out Turbonomics-types of features that help the customers who are using CloudHealth really understand everything down to the server level, the virtual machine level.""The solution doesn't offer the best functionality, unfortunately. Some features just simply aren't on offer. The solution needs to offer more product milestones."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "OpenText Cloud Service Automation's pricing is average."
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  • "The licensing fees depend on how big the company is. If you are a larger company then you have a better contract with a better price. The price is different for a small company."
  • "CloudHealth has a subscription-based model."
  • "The pricing is competitive and while other products are good they are considerably more expensive."
  • "I give the cost of the solution an eight out of ten."
  • "There could be flexibility in pricing for the product."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The tool's most valuable feature is life cycle management.
    Top Answer:OpenText Cloud Service Automation needs to incorporate easier installation. It should improve skills and quality of support.
    Top Answer:My organization uses the enterprise server solution, Micro Focus, on Azure. We are working on a project to migrate a mainframe code to the micro-enterprise developer on Azure, submitting our JCL jobs… more »
    Top Answer:The product is easy to use in terms of monitoring all the environments. It works for multiple clouds.
    Top Answer:I give the cost of the solution an eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:There could be flexibility in pricing for the product. They should provide information or tools to tune the cloud resources according to the environment size. It will help us get the right cost… more »
    Ranking
    27th
    out of 75 in Cloud Management
    Views
    270
    Comparisons
    198
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    390
    Rating
    9.0
    15th
    out of 75 in Cloud Management
    Views
    2,488
    Comparisons
    1,621
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    299
    Rating
    8.2
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Micro Focus Cloud Service Automation, Cloud Service Automation Manager, HPE Cloud Service Automation
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    Overview

    OpenText Cloud Service Automation provides open, heterogeneous, extensible enterprise-grade cloud service lifecycle management to design and orchestrate full stack services. CSA embraces existing automation assets with an enhanced orchestration engine, which provides IT with an informed, transparent delivery of secure compliant services for the hybrid cloud.

    Tackle Your Organization’s Biggest Cloud Challenges

    VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth delivers intelligent insights that help you optimize costs, improve governance, and build your Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE).

    Simplify Financial Management

    Report spend by cost center, drive financial accountability against budgets and find ways to optimize your cloud spend.

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    Streamline Operations

    Create custom policies that automate daily cloud operations, speed decision making, and reduce risk.

    OPTIMIZE CLOUD OPERATIONS

    Strengthen Security & Compliance

    Visualize, investigate, and prevent lateral movements that exploit resource relationships, misconfigurations and entitlements.

    Sample Customers
    China Merchants Bank, Osiatis
    Pinterest, Dow Jones, RhythmOne, Ziff Davis, Acquia, Mentor Graphics, Lookout, Veracode, SwiftKey, Amtrak, Shi, Imgur, SumoLogic, NewsUK, Cloudera, Canvas
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization29%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise67%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise35%
    Large Enterprise50%
    Buyer's Guide
    OpenText Cloud Service Automation vs. VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about OpenText Cloud Service Automation vs. VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    OpenText Cloud Service Automation is ranked 27th in Cloud Management with 6 reviews while VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth is ranked 15th in Cloud Management with 9 reviews. OpenText Cloud Service Automation is rated 9.0, while VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of OpenText Cloud Service Automation writes "Comes with life cycle management features but needs improvement in installation ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth writes "Useful for Cloud transparency and visability". OpenText Cloud Service Automation is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, whereas VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth is most compared with Azure Cost Management, IBM Turbonomic, VMware Aria Operations, Cloudability and Densify. See our OpenText Cloud Service Automation vs. VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth report.

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