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We performed a comparison between OpenText Cloud Service Automation and vCenter Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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 most valuable feature is that it's simple and very ergonomic to use the product compared to other virtualizing product. Out of Microsoft, Red Hat, and IBM, we found VMware to be the best one.""The hardware abstraction layer, being able to make the VMs portable when moving to a different platform or over a WAN.""It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.""In regards to the workflows, the fact that we can actually have a full dashboard library of all the existing workflows on this is great. We can see all the workflows and what all the actions do and can work with scripts.""The solution is pretty stable and reliable.""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 stability of the product is very good.""The solution is stable."

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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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"A feature to review and setup tasks should be added.""Many times, customers' licenses are not used because the client is not aware of the features and the product benefits. When somebody is buying a product, they just do a default configuration.""The licensing is expensive and should be improved.""There are no good manuals or guidelines on integrations. Hence, you need to be asking someone.""When the SSO certificate needs to be renewed, the upgrading and testing are quite complicated.""I would like to see more automation added in the future.""The cost of the solution is high.""I would like to see a greater ability to do mobile administration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "OpenText Cloud Service Automation's pricing is average."
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  • "Our licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for the license and then we pay the support every year."
  • "This solution is expensive and the licensing is more attractive for Haveri."
  • "The price is reasonable, and one of the reasons that this product was selected."
  • "We provide the VMware solution to our clients, for which they pay a perpetual license."
  • "The concept of hyper-convergence is smart. I don't know if it can be applied with less cost to be more affordable for small or medium-sized companies. The cost is a very important factor for it. We are currently depending on SAN storage. However, the hyper-converged solutions are depending on the storage within the hosts, such as vSAN in the VMware. It is a smart solution."
  • "We pay a yearly fee, based on our entries."
  • "The licensing module is somewhat complex. Calculating the cost is complicated. Many of our clients are unclear about the billing system and the traffic metering."
  • "The licensing cost is manageable because they have different versions available, standard, essential, and advanced."
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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 stability of the product is very good.
    Top Answer:My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product.
    Top Answer:There are some update-related issues with the product. The tool's updates are released on time, so there was continuous improvement from vCenter's end. The product also has an extended community and… more »
    Ranking
    27th
    out of 75 in Cloud Management
    Views
    270
    Comparisons
    198
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    390
    Rating
    9.0
    9th
    out of 66 in Process Automation
    Views
    327
    Comparisons
    266
    Reviews
    22
    Average Words per Review
    418
    Rating
    8.4
    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.

    VMware vCenter Orchestrator simplifies the automation of complex IT tasks and integrates with VMware vCloud Suite components to adapt and extend service delivery and operational management, effectively working with existing infrastructure, tools and processes.
    Sample Customers
    China Merchants Bank, Osiatis
    Beiersdorf Shared Services
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider21%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government9%
    Retailer6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise67%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise41%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    OpenText Cloud Service Automation is ranked 27th in Cloud Management with 6 reviews while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked 9th in Process Automation with 44 reviews. OpenText Cloud Service Automation is rated 9.0, while vCenter Orchestrator is rated 8.4. 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 vCenter Orchestrator writes "Enables us to do administration on a centralized layer when using multiple VMware ESX servers". OpenText Cloud Service Automation is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, 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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