Red Hat CloudForms vs. vCenter Orchestrator Comparison

Red Hat CloudForms

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Red Hat CloudForms

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Pros
"The stability of the solution is very good. We haven't had any issues with it.""They are a very mature product.""The optimization of the solution is quite interesting." More Red Hat CloudForms Pros »	"The most valuable feature of this solution is the workflow creation.""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.""Communication with technical support is very good. It has a repository of knowledge base articles which we can access which are very helpful.""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.""It's 100% stable, it's always stable. We haven't had any bugs. The solution works very well and we haven't had any problems.""vCenter Orchestrator is easy to use.""The most valuable feature is that this solution is complete, and you don't need any add-ons.""The solution's ability to template and easily implement are the most valuable features. It offers good replication as well." More vCenter Orchestrator Pros »
Cons
"The complexity of the solution is a bit high in comparison to VMware.""Because the solution needs to integrate with other products that surround it, there is a lot of configuration required, and this can be quite complex. It's not as easy as it is with, for example, VMware.""The solution is still quite immature." More Red Hat CloudForms Cons »	"The custom workflows are very difficult and confusing.""It is too expensive. One of the main issues is the price.""Mainly VMware integrates with other products, but there is no easy way to link with other products from a different vendor. We can integrate with other products from the same vendors fairly well, but if they could make it so integration is easier with other vendors, that would really help.""As we work towards more stability on the solution, sometimes we'll try something and it breaks and it's easier to restart the service. That's the only drawback. We've experienced this with other applications as well.""Storage has room for improvement. It's a big problem for our solution. The interface also needs improvement, it should be simplified.""The interface could be improved to bring greater user-friendliness and ease of use.""In the next release, to make it easier to write the workflows, I would l like to see more HTML GUIs.""The solution needs to integrate with Cloud facilities like AWS and Azure." More vCenter Orchestrator Cons »

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Information Not Available	"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." More vCenter Orchestrator Pricing and Cost Advice »

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What do you like most about Red Hat CloudForms? Top Answer: They are a very mature product. Read all 2 answers What needs improvement with Red Hat CloudForms? Top Answer: Because the solution needs to integrate with other products that surround it, there is a lot of configuration required, and this can be quite complex. It's not as easy as it is with, for example… more » Read all 2 answers What advice do you have for others considering Red Hat CloudForms? Top Answer: I'd advise an organization considering implementing the solution to first, before selecting a product, finalize their business department. They should create a list of all of their requirements to… more » Read all 2 answers	Ask a question Earn 20 points
Ranking
12th out of 71 in Cloud Management Views 5,230 Comparisons 4,194 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 347 Rating 7.0	6th out of 30 in Process Automation Views 2,575 Comparisons 1,888 Reviews 15 Average Words per Review 343 Rating 8.1
Popular Comparisons
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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.	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.
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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)	Beiersdorf Shared Services
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company38% Comms Service Provider25% Government7% Financial Services Firm6%	REVIEWERS University20% Comms Service Provider20% Hospitality Company10% Financial Services Firm10% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company34% Comms Service Provider24% Financial Services Firm7% Government5%
Company Size
No Data Available	REVIEWERS Small Business35% Midsize Enterprise29% Large Enterprise35%

Red Hat CloudForms is ranked 12th in Cloud Management with 3 reviews while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked 6th in Process Automation with 14 reviews. Red Hat CloudForms is rated 6.4, while vCenter Orchestrator is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Red Hat CloudForms writes "Good optimization but is immature and integration is complicated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Orchestrator writes "Simple, ergonomic, and easy to use in a complex environment ". Red Hat CloudForms is most compared with VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), IBM Cloud Automation Manager, CloudStack and Morpheus, whereas vCenter Orchestrator is most compared with VMware vRealize Operations (vROps), VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), vCloud Director, Microsoft System Center Orchestrator and Ivanti Automation.

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