Cloud Management Platforms comparison & reviews

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Pros
  • + Extensive out-of-the-box reporting and automation
  • + Among the best at Chargeback
  • + Resource planning and rightsizing analysis
  • + Strong Multi-Cloud Support
  • + A Gartner cool vendor
  • + Comprehensive DevOps Framework
  • + Among the best at Security
  • + Good Chargeback capabilities
  • + Deep VMware integration
Cons
  • - Below average performance monitoring
  • - Below average 2nd tier public cloud support
  • - Low APAC market presense
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  • - Complex product structure & implementation
  • - Average Multi-Cloud support
  • - Average Governance supportg
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Maturity
Company founded in 2006. Shipping product for multiple years. Many large customers.
Founded in 1999.
VMware was founded in 1998. The products in vRealize Suite arise from different acquisitions. vRealize Automation comes from Dynamic Ops (acq 2012), vRealize Operations comes from Integrien (acq 2011) and vRealize Orchestrator comes from Dunes (2007)
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Content Creator
Embotics
Jamcracker
WhatMatrix - Viktor
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Overview
Cloud Management Platform that enables Infrastructure-as-a-Service automation by integrating seamlessly with private, public and hybrid clouds
Comprehensive CSB, Governance and Cloud Management Platform, enables organizations to create, deliver, and manage multi-cloud services and implement a cloud-enabled business model for offering, delivering, supporting and billing for multi-cloud services.
vRealize Suite Advanced is a CMP for private, public and hybrid cloud environments.

Versions in this comparison are vRealize Automation & Orchestrator 7.2, Operations 6.4 and vRealize Business for Cloud 7.2
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Website
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  Delivery  
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Installation
Single Virtual Machine or Multiple for HA
Can be deployed On-premise or on public cloud. Deployment models includes both Single server appliance and multi-server deployment.
The product runs locally
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Agentless or agentless operation
vCommander is agentless
It can operate without the agent. Using the agent allows greater monitoring capabilites.
An agent is required for some scenarios.
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Database support
MSSQL 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 SP3
PostgreSQL or Oracle
MS SQL Server 2012 or newer, embedded PostgreSQL database(s) and embedded Gemfire database(s).
  Administration  
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Administrator accounts
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
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User accounts
Unlimited Active Directory and LDAP
Unlimited
Unlimited
  Pricing  
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Pricing model
Yearly subscription.
Flat rate or monthly subscription
Per CPU or per Operating System Instance (OSI)
  Product Details  
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Vendor specific/agnostic
Vendor agnostic
Standalone platform
vRealize Suite is a vendor-agnostic Cloud Management Platform supporting both on-premises as cloud infrastructures
  Services  
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24/7 support
Support included in base cost, Premium Support available
24x7 support
Both 5x12 and 24x7 support are available
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Professional services
Professional Services engagements are available.
Profesional services available.
Professional services are available through VMware PSO or VMware Solution Provider Partners
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  Virtualization/Private Cloud Support  
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VMware vSphere
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Microsoft Hyper-V
Supported
Supported through scripts
Supported
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OpenStack
Not currently supported (preview available)
Supported
Supported
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other
Azure Stack, VMware vCloud Director
Compatible with Citrix XenServer 6.2, RHEV Manager 3.1 and RHEV KVM 3.1
  Public Cloud Support  
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Amazon Web Services
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Google Cloud Platform
Cost comparisons only
Supported
Not supported
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IBM Bluemix Cloud
Support for VMware on IBM Cloud
Supported
Supported
NEW
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Microsoft Azure
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Oracle Cloud
not supported
Extendable framework to integrate with any Public or Private cloud provider.
Not supported
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other
Cost modeling for Google Compute Engine, IBM SoftLayer and Rackspace
Extendable framework to integrate with any Public or Private cloud provider.
VMware vCloud Air, Rackspace
  Containers  
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Docker
Scripted Support
Supported through scripts
Not supported due to license restrictions
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3rd Party container management
Supported
Not supported. Part of roadmap
Possible but not directly integrated
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Other
Scripted Support
Not supported. Part of roadmap
Supported
NEW
  Legacy/Brownfield Environments  
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Automatic discovery of legacy VMs
Supported
Supported
Supported for vSphere and vCloud Air
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Management of legacy cloud VMs
Supported
Supported
Supported for vCloud Air
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Management of legacy private VMs
Supported
Not supported. Part of roadmap
Supported for vSphere
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Import of OVA/OVF VM formats
Not supported (native tools can be used)
Using native tools to each platform
Through vSphere
  Migration  
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Cloud-to-cloud migration
Supported
Not supported
Not supported
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  Administration  
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Multi-tenant support
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Published API
API published : click on details (i) for link
Supported
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  Configuration Management  
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Chef
Supported
Supported
Supported, free plugin available via Chef
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Puppet
Supported
Supported, free plugin available via Puppet. Paid plugin also available.
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Ansible
Supported
Supported
Only supported via paid plugin
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SaltStack
Supported
Framework supports introduction of new scripts
Supported, free plugin available via Saltstack
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Ability to patch managed systems
Supported using scripting
Supported
Not supported
  Networking  
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SDN Support
Network Fencing isolation (Vmware only)
Not supported
VMware NSX is fully supported
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Public cloud networking
Supports operational views. Deployment limited to use of templates (eg cloudformations)
Supports cloud networks including VPC and ELB
Public cloud networks are visible in vRealize Automation. Network creation/deletion is possible through vRealize Orchestrator.
  User-Defined Actions  
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Conditional Actions
Supported
Supported
Yes, through vRealize Orchestrator
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Pre- and Post-Install Actions
Supported
Supported
Yes, through the event broker and vRealize Orchestrator
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Scheduled Actions
Supported
Supported
Yes, through vRealize Orchestrator
  Orchestration & Workflow  
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Native Workflow
Supported
Supported
Supported
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3rd Party Orchestration
Supported via scripting framework
Supports Heat orchestration
Supported, through a vRealize Orchestrator plugins
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Webhooks
Supported
Not Supported
Not supported
  Third-Party Automation  
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ServiceNow
Supported
Supported
Supported
NEW
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3rd Party Automation
Supported via scripting framework
No
Supported, available (both free and paid) on marketplace.vmware.com
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CMDB integration
Supported
Not Supported
Supported
  User-Defined Properties  
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Automatic hostname creation
Supported
Not Supported
Supported
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Configuration tags
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Placement  
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Best Execution Venue - Performance
Supported
Cost-only
Not supported
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Best Execution Venue - Security
Supported
Cost-only
Not supported
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Best Execution Venue - Cost
Supported
Supported through cost comparator
Limited, through vRealize Business for Cloud Advanced
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Runtime policies
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Provisioning  
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Bare-metal provisioning
Supported with use of 3rd party PXE boot solutions
Supported
Limited
  Reconfiguration & Expiration  
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Ability to change VM configuration
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Live change VM resources
Supported
Supported
Limited, specific option through vRealize Operations is available
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Scheduled expiration
Supported
Supported
Supported, using leases
  Uptime Management  
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Continuous Infrastructure Testing
Supported
Supported
Supported, using vRealize Operations
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HA/DR features
Supported
Supported
Supported
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  Service Portal  
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End-User Self-Service
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Service Catalog
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Localization  
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Support for multiple languages
English Only
Supported
Supported
  Built-In Features  
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Application-centric deployment
Supported
Supported
Not supported
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Approval workflow
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Auto-scaling
Supported in AWS
Partially supported
Supported
NEW
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Bursting to public cloud
Partially supported
Not Supported
Limited, scale up/down on different platforms can be configured in a blueprint
  Quotas  
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Quotas
Supported
Supported
Supported
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  Cost Management/Chargeback  
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Cloud expense reporting
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Consumption-based billing
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Cost allocation
Supported
Supported
Supported
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User-defined rates
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Multiple currency support
Supported
Supported
Multiple currencies are supported, but only one can be selected
  Third-Party Integration  
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Integration with financial mgmt tools
Supported via API
Supported
Limited
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  Inventory  
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Real-time environment inventory
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Automatic Updates  
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Discover & update changed systems
Supported
Product will monitor the changes, no update
Supported
  Job reporting  
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Detailed job status reporting
Supported
Configurable
Supported
  Multi-Tenancy  
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Reporting by customer
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Uptime Management  
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SLA reporting
Supported
Supported
Requires custom dashboards and supermetrics in vRealize Operations
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  Group management  
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Multi-level support
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Role-based access controls
Supported
Supported
Supported
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User-defined groups
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Identity Management  
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Active Directory support
Supported
Supported
Supported
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LDAP support
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Security Features  
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Credential management
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Key vaulting
Supported
Through vendors
Supported
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Support for single signon
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Logging/auditing of administrative access
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Third-Party Integration  
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Integration with enterprise security tools
Supported via script
Not Supported
Supported
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  Third-Party Integration  
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Jenkins integration
Supported
Not Supported
Not supported in vRealize Suite Advanced
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GitHub integration
Custom integration scripting
Not Supported
Not supported in vRealize Suite Advanced
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other
Supported
Not Supported
Not supported in vRealize Suite Advanced
  PaaS Capabilities  
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Cloud Foundry support
Support for PKS
Not Supported
Not supported in vRealize Suite Advanced
  Usability Features  
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Diagramming
Not Supported
Only designing feature
Supported
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Reusable service blueprints
Supported
Supported
Supported
  VM management  
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Out of band console
Supported
Supported
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Built-in SSH access to VMs
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Snapshotting
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Community Support  
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User Contribution Site
Forum Only
Yes
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Matrix Score

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  • Embotics
  • Jamcracker
  • VMware
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