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50% willing to recommend
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94% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between HPE Eucalyptus and SaltStack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the interface on the console."

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"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server.""SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale.""The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack.""It is a highly stable solution.""The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security.""I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this.""The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."

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Cons
"The customization should be improved."

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"It is difficult to set up.""Its configuration process could be better.""SaltStack's features are minimal.""A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated.""This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering.""There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product.""Web UI."

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  • "So much can be done with the Open Source side, and especially for smaller shops. I personally think the pricing for Enterprise is hard to justify."
  • "The pricing for this solution is roughly 20% lower than the competitive products in the market."
  • "The solution is free of cost."
  • "It is an open-source product."
  • "SaltStack is an open-source product."
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    Top Answer:We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server.
    Top Answer:SaltStack's features are minimal.
    Top Answer:We use SaltStack for configuration management, where we maintain configurations of 150 servers. It also helps with file integrity monitoring.
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    38th
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    Eucalyptus, HP Eucalyptus
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    Overview
    HP Eucalyptus helps customers grow revenue and stay ahead of competition by enabling developers to get the IT resources they need in seconds, not days. Its unique AWS compatibility ensures applications are easily deployed in private, public or hybrid cloud environments.

    SaltStack is an intelligent IT automation platform that can manage, secure, and optimize any infrastructure—on-prem, in the cloud, or at the edge. It’s built on a unique and powerful event-driven automation engine that detects events in any system and reacts intelligently to them, making it an extremely effective solution for managing large, complex environments. And with the newly launched SecOps offering, SaltStack can detect security vulnerabilities and non-compliant, mis-configured systems. As soon as an issue is detected, this powerful automation helps you and your team remediate it, keeping your infrastructure securely configured, compliant, and up-to-date.

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    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company46%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Cloud Provider8%
    Healthcare Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    University8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    HPE Eucalyptus is ranked 38th in Cloud Management while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. HPE Eucalyptus is rated 7.0, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HPE Eucalyptus writes "Good interface, and an easy initial setup with good community support on the free version". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". HPE Eucalyptus is most compared with OpenNebula, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, Microsoft Configuration Manager, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Satellite.

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