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Pros
"The most valuable features of Red Hat CloudForms are the benefit of the collective functionality.""The multi-tenancy feature has been very helpful for our clients. It has been working fine and seamlessly for them. Its interface is also very simplified, and it is also an open and easy-to-scale solution.""I am impressed with the product's ability to create dynamic catalogs.""The solution is compatible and integrates with various infrastructures or providers.""The optimization of the solution is quite interesting.""The stability of the solution is very good. We haven't had any issues with it.""Red Hat CloudForms is stable once it is up and running.""They are a very mature product."

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"The most valuable feature is Optima, which is something that we use quite extensively.""With this platform, users could migrate to the cloud on the go and use public cloud services like Oracle database while integrating with their own local storage."

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Cons
"All of the areas of Red Hat CloudForms could improve. It doesn't do half of the things that it says it can do out of the box. It takes configuration to make any of it work, which is not uncommon for solutions similar to this. However, it is frustrating.""Our clients had challenges or issues with the updates. Its updates should be better managed. They should provide quicker and more stable updates. Its stability can also be better. We initially faced ease-of-use and compatibility issues while integrating it. We had a lot of compatibility issues with other products. Our clients are concerned about whether it is under IBM or it is still Red Hat. Clients are not very clear about the support, and they're not really happy with it. Currently, they're getting support from Red Hat, but going forward, they're not really clear about what would be the life cycle of the product, which is a concern for them.""The solution is still quite immature.""Red Hat CloudForms could improve by allowing more customization of reports. We have to do a lot of coding to accomplish what we want. Additionally, the compatibility with the multi-cloud could improve. The latter versions of the solution removed Google support and the cost comparison between other clouds was high.""The solution's provisioning engine needs to be improved.""It is difficult to create a complete dashboard that includes all the needed features or catalogs.""The complexity of the solution is a bit high in comparison to VMware.""The problem is that the platform requires it to be maintained and updated. Also, a few cases are still pending with the Red Hat support team since they are not closed yet."

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"There is a problem with integration due to invalid private node security certificates.""Technical support is an area that can be improved."

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  • "It is definitely cheaper than VMware. Everything is included. There is no challenge there."
  • "The price of Red Hat CloudForms was not competitive, it was expensive."
  • "Red Hat CloudForms has a subscript-based pricing model. The cost is approximately $20,000 annually which allows you to use as many users as you want."
  • "The product's licensing is based on the number of servers."
  • "Red Hat CloudForms is a bit expensive."
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  • "The price is higher than an open-source product, or CloudForms, or IBM Cloud Pak, but it is still not very high."
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    Top Answer:I am impressed with the product's reports.
    Top Answer:I have issues with the solution's permissions. Unlike VMware, the product doesn't allow folder-type permissions.
    Top Answer:I would rate the product a four out of ten since its implementation is not as good as it sounds.
    Top Answer:With this platform, users could migrate to the cloud on the go and use public cloud services like Oracle database while integrating with their own local storage.
    Top Answer:There is a problem with integration due to invalid private node security certificates. However, the issue can be resolved by correcting the certificates. Getting OEMs like Huawei or Morpheus to change… more »
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    RightScale MultiCloud Platform
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    Overview

    Manage container, virtual, private, and public cloud infrastructures

    Managing a complex, hybrid IT environment can require multiple management tools, redundant policy implementations, and extra staff to handle the operations. Red Hat® CloudForms simplifies IT, providing unified management and operations in a hybrid environment.

    As your IT infrastructure progresses from traditional virtualization toward an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model, CloudForms evolves, protecting your investments and providing consistent user experience and functionality.

    With the RightScale Multi-Cloud Platform, you can mix and match public clouds, private clouds, and virtualized environments to meet your cloud portfolio strategy. In addition to clouds, you can support a portfolio of hypervisors — KVM, Xen, and vSphere — as well as operating systems — CentOS, RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, and Windows. A portfolio approach gives your enterprise the ability to future-proof your cloud strategy, optimize cost and performance, access a global footprint with best-of-breed capabilities, and gain financial flexibility and negotiating leverage.

    Sample Customers
    Cox Automotive, Penn State, FICO, G-ABLE, Seneca College, ITandTEL, The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS), MyRepublic, Macquarie, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, CBTS, Network Data Solutions (NDS)
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    Comms Service Provider24%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Media Company12%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Computer Software Company26%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    University7%
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    Small Business36%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Midsize Enterprise12%
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    Red Hat CloudForms is ranked 7th in Cloud Management with 10 reviews while RightScale Cloud Management Platform is ranked 25th in Cloud Management with 4 reviews. Red Hat CloudForms is rated 6.4, while RightScale Cloud Management Platform is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Red Hat CloudForms writes "Easily integrates with various out-of-the-box or third-party vendors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RightScale Cloud Management Platform writes "Good CMPs for cloud provisioning and excellent scalability". Red Hat CloudForms is most compared with Morpheus, VMware Aria Automation, vCloud Director, OpenNebula and IBM Cloud Automation Manager, whereas RightScale Cloud Management Platform is most compared with .

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