Compare CloudStack vs. VMware vRealize Automation (vRA)
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Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
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"You can use a single API to get things done, rather than multiple APIs on multiple modules." | "The most valued feature is the streamlining of the DevOps process, automation and orchestration. It provides the ability for the entire Dev lifecycle to actually be incorporated into a single stream." "The DevOps for infrastructure capabilities has saved time for our developers by automating processes and reducing provisioning time. Task time has been reduced by 40 percent." |
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"I would like to see support for native VLAN, and fault-tolerance." | "The most important thing that we missed in vRanger was the possibility to mount several images instantaneously and present it so we can run it immediately." "We still struggle a little bit with the configuration as far as making sure that we have all the endpoints where they need to be, because that's not as agile as we'd like in the back-end. We're working towards that with our DevOps teams to make sure that we're touching the right endpoints and getting the right data." "in general, it took us a long time to get it off the ground. We had a lot of issues upfront and we determined that we just needed to scrap it. I think we scrapped it two or three times before we actually got it built the way we wanted, and we're still not where we need to be. We have had downtime. There have been some issues, but we're also two iterations behind on version." "They should concentrate on navigation and service improvements." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"There is no license, so the product is free unless you are buying professional technical support services." | "From a budget point of view, the pricing is a bit on the higher side." More VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) Pricing and Cost Advice » |
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Questions from the Community | |
Ask a question Earn 20 points | Top Answer: We are running Nutanix Calm now for a year. We have done feature- and cost comparison with vRealize Automation. We still run ESXi as Hypervisor on our Production Cluster (non-Calm). But Nutanix AHV on… more » |
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Views 3,996 Comparisons 2,499 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 1,195 Rating 8.0 | Views 23,093 Comparisons 14,737 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 637 Rating 8.3 |
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Also Known As | |
| Vmops, Cloud.com | VMware vRealize Automation, vRA, VMware DynamicOps Cloud Suite |
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| Apache | VMware |
Overview | |
| Apache CloudStack is open source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform. | VMware vRealize Automation automates the delivery of personalized infrastructure, applications and custom IT services. This cloud automation software lets you deploy across a multi-vendor hybrid cloud infrastructure, giving you both flexibility and investment protection for current and future technology choices. Agility Through Automation Automate the end-to-end delivery and management of infrastructure, and accelerate application deployment and releases. Choice Through Flexibility Provision and manage multivendor, multicloud infrastructure and applications by leveraging existing infrastructure, tools and processes. Personalization Through Governance Policies Ensure that users receive the right size resource or application at the appropriate service level for the jobs they need to perform. Efficiency Through Cost Containment Provide consistent, automated delivery and management of IT services and reduce time-consuming, manual processes. Reclaim inactive resources for reuse with automated reclamation, providing cost savings. |
Offer | |
Learn more about CloudStack | Learn more about VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) |
Sample Customers | |
| GreenQloud, Exoscale, TomTom, ASG, PC Extreme, ISWest, Grid'5000 | Rent-a-Center, Amway, Vistra Energy, Liberty Mutual |
Top Industries | |
Comms Service Provider34% Computer Software Company28% Media Company8% Manufacturing Company4% | Financial Services Firm20% Healthcare Company15% Comms Service Provider11% Government9% Computer Software Company43% Comms Service Provider19% Government5% Financial Services Firm4% |
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Small Business32% Midsize Enterprise21% Large Enterprise47% | Small Business11% Midsize Enterprise12% Large Enterprise77% |
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CloudStack is ranked 9th in Cloud Management with 1 review while VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) is ranked 2nd in Cloud Management with 3 reviews. CloudStack is rated 8.0, while VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of CloudStack writes "User-friendly, scalable, and easy API use ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) writes "Provides a single pane of glass for management; helping us to have a holistic view". CloudStack is most compared with OpenNebula, Red Hat CloudForms, vCloud Director, Cisco CloudCenter and HPE Eucalyptus, whereas VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) is most compared with vCloud Director, VMware vRealize Operations (vROps), SaltStack, Ansible and OpenShift.
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