Compare OpenNebula vs. VMware vRealize Automation (vRA)
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"VRA is very expensive but OpenNebula is free." "We use the Community Edition, rather than the Enterprise Edition." | "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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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 2,680 Comparisons 1,979 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 593 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 | |
| VMware vRealize Automation, vRA, VMware DynamicOps Cloud Suite | |
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Overview | |
OpenNebula provides the most simple but feature-rich and flexible solution for the comprehensive management of virtualized data centers to enable private, public and hybrid IaaS clouds. OpenNebula interoperability makes cloud an evolution by leveraging existing IT assets, protecting your investments, and avoiding vendor lock-in. OpenNebula is a turnkey enterprise-ready solution that includes all the features needed to provide an on-premises (private) cloud offering, and to offer public cloud services. | 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. |
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Learn more about OpenNebula | Learn more about VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) |
Sample Customers | |
| Akamai, BBC, Fermilab, Terradue, Surf Sara, Produban, Netways, ESA, China Mobile, BlackBerry, Deloitte, Fuze, Telefonica, Trivago | Rent-a-Center, Amway, Vistra Energy, Liberty Mutual |
Top Industries | |
Comms Service Provider34% Computer Software Company23% Educational Organization12% Media Company7% | Financial Services Firm20% Healthcare Company15% Comms Service Provider11% Government9% Computer Software Company43% Comms Service Provider19% Government5% Financial Services Firm4% |
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No Data Available | Small Business11% Midsize Enterprise12% Large Enterprise77% |
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenNebula vs. VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
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OpenNebula is ranked 13th in Cloud Management with 2 reviews while VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) is ranked 2nd in Cloud Management with 3 reviews. OpenNebula is rated 8.0, while VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of OpenNebula writes "Lightweight, stable, and well-suited for end-users". 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". OpenNebula is most compared with CloudStack, Nutanix Calm, Cloudify, vCloud Director and CloudBolt, whereas VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) is most compared with vCloud Director, VMware vRealize Operations (vROps), SaltStack, Ansible and Cisco UCS Director. See our OpenNebula vs. VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) report.
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