Cloud Management Platforms comparison & reviews

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4th 5th 2nd
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Pros
  • + Extensive out-of-the-box reporting and automation
  • + Among the best at Chargeback
  • + Resource planning and rightsizing analysis
  • + Among the best at Security
  • + Deep VMware integration
  • + Among the best at User Self-Service
  • + Leader in IT Automation
  • + Strong Multi-Cloud support
  • + Among the best at User Self-Service
Cons
  • - Below average performance monitoring
  • - Below average 2nd tier public cloud support
  • - Low APAC market presense
  • - Complex product structure & implementation
  • - Average Governance support
  • - Average IT Automation features
  • - Below average Chargeback support
  • - Average Governance support
  • - Average Security support
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Maturity
Company founded in 2006. Shipping product for multiple years. Many large customers.
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)
Product is in production for > 2 years with multiple large deployments
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Content Creator
Embotics
WhatMatrix - Viktor
WhatMatrix - Rick Kilcoyne
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Overview
Cloud Management Platform that enables Infrastructure-as-a-Service automation by integrating seamlessly with private, public and hybrid clouds
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
Hybrid cloud management platform designed for user self-service
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Website
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  Delivery  
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Installation
Single Virtual Machine or Multiple for HA
The product runs locally
Single virtual machine
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Agentless or agentless operation
vCommander is agentless
An agent is required for some scenarios.
CloudBolt is agentless
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Database support
MSSQL 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 SP3
MS SQL Server 2012 or newer, embedded PostgreSQL database(s) and embedded Gemfire database(s).
Built-in MySQL; can be integrated with most RDBMS platforms
  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.
Per CPU or per Operating System Instance (OSI)
Licensed by number of VMs managed
  Product Details  
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Vendor specific/agnostic
Vendor agnostic
vRealize Suite is a vendor-agnostic Cloud Management Platform supporting both on-premises as cloud infrastructures
Vendor agnostic
  Services  
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24/7 support
Support included in base cost, Premium Support available
Both 5x12 and 24x7 support are available
Support Included in base cost
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Professional services
Professional Services engagements are available.
Professional services are available through VMware PSO or VMware Solution Provider Partners
Professional services are available
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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
Supported ( via nix SSH/SCP or Windows WinRM)
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OpenStack
Not currently supported (preview available)
Supported
Supported
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other
Compatible with Citrix XenServer 6.2, RHEV Manager 3.1 and RHEV KVM 3.1
Supports
  Public Cloud Support  
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Amazon Web Services
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Google Cloud Platform
Cost comparisons only
Not supported
Supported
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IBM Bluemix Cloud
Support for VMware on IBM Cloud
Supported
Supported
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Microsoft Azure
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Oracle Cloud
not supported
Not supported
Supported
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other
Cost modeling for Google Compute Engine, IBM SoftLayer and Rackspace
vCloud Air, Rackspace
HP Helion, Verizon Terremark, Centurylink cloud
  Containers  
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Docker
Scripted Support
Supported
Supports
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3rd Party container management
Supported
Possible but not directly integrated
Supported
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Other
Scripted Support
Supported
Supported
  Legacy/Brownfield Environments  
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Automatic discovery of legacy VMs
Supported
Supported for vSphere and vCloud Air
Supported
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Management of legacy cloud VMs
Supported
Supported for vCloud Air
Supported
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Management of legacy private VMs
Supported
Supported for vSphere
Supported
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Import of OVA/OVF VM formats
Not supported (native tools can be used)
Through vSphere
Supported
(added blueprint to content library
  Migration  
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Cloud-to-cloud migration
Supported
Not supported
Supported
(via CloudEndure)
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  Administration  
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Multi-tenant support
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Published API
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Published API
  Configuration Management  
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Chef
Supported
Supported, free plugin available via Chef
Extensive Chef inegration
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Puppet
Supported
Supported, free plugin available via Puppet. Paid plugin also available.
Supports both Puppet OpenSource and Enterprise
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Ansible
Supported
Only supported via paid plugin
Ansible open source is supported
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SaltStack
Supported
Supported, free plugin available via Saltstack
Partially Supported
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Ability to patch managed systems
Supported using scripting
Not supported
Supported using scripting
  Networking  
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SDN Support
Network Fencing isolation (Vmware only)
VMware NSX is fully supported
Supports Vmware NSX
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Public cloud networking
Supports operational views. Deployment limited to use of templates (eg cloudformations)
Public cloud networks are visible in vRealize Automation. Network creation/deletion is possible through vRealize Orchestrator.
Supports cloud networks including AWS VPC and ELB
  User-Defined Actions  
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Conditional Actions
Supported
Yes, through vRealize Orchestrator
Supports Rules based on Boolean tests
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Pre- and Post-Install Actions
Supported
Yes, through the event broker and vRealize Orchestrator
Supports both pre- and post-install actions
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Scheduled Actions
Supported
Yes, through vRealize Orchestrator
Actions can be scheduled
  Orchestration & Workflow  
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Native Workflow
Supported
Supported
Supported
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3rd Party Orchestration
Supported via scripting framework
Supported, through a vRealize Orchestrator plugins
Supported
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Webhooks
Supported
Not supported
Supported
  Third-Party Automation  
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ServiceNow
Supported
Supported
Supported through scripting
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3rd Party Automation
Supported via scripting framework
Supported, available (both free and paid) on marketplace.vmware.com
Integrates with HP Server Automation
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CMDB integration
Supported
Supported
Supported
  User-Defined Properties  
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Automatic hostname creation
Supported
Supported
Multiple ways to auto-create hostnames
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Configuration tags
Supported
Supported
User-defined tags supported
  Placement  
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Best Execution Venue - Performance
Supported
Not supported
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Best Execution Venue - Security
Supported
Not supported
Supported
(via generic orchestration actions)
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Best Execution Venue - Cost
Supported
Limited, through vRealize Business for Cloud Advanced
Supported
(via generic orchestration actions)
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Runtime policies
Supported
Supported
Supports runtime policies
  Provisioning  
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Bare-metal provisioning
Supported with use of 3rd party PXE boot solutions
Limited
Supports bare-metal provisioning using IPMI, Cobbler, and Razor
  Reconfiguration & Expiration  
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Ability to change VM configuration
Supported
Supported
Can increase CPU, memory, and disk
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Live change VM resources
Supported
Limited, specific option through vRealize Operations is available
Can increase CPU, memory, and disk without reboot
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Scheduled expiration
Supported
Supported, using leases
Expiration can be set at provisioning or by property
  Uptime Management  
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Continuous Infrastructure Testing
Supported
Supported, using vRealize Operations
Product tests requested services on a scheduled basis
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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
Allows self-service through user portal
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Service Catalog
Supported
Supported
Has Service Catalog for end-user ordering
  Localization  
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Support for multiple languages
English Only
Supported
Text presented to end users can be localized
  Built-In Features  
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Application-centric deployment
Supported
Supported, through vRealize Application Services
Applications can be published to service catalog
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Approval workflow
Supported
Supported
Supports approval workflows
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Auto-scaling
Supported in AWS
Supported
Supported via scalable blueprints
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Bursting to public cloud
Partially supported
Limited, scale up/down on different platforms can be configured in a blueprint
Supported via scalable blueprints
  Quotas  
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Quotas
Supported
Supported
Quotas by org, business unit, dept, team, or project
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  Cost Management/Chargeback  
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Cloud expense reporting
Supported
Supported
Product has several built-in reports as well as support for custom reports
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Consumption-based billing
Supported
Supported
You can view recent costs from AWS and Azure
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Cost allocation
Supported
Supported
Costs can be tracked by user and/or group
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User-defined rates
Supported
Supported
Rates defined by application administrator
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Multiple currency support
Supported
Multiple currencies are supported, but only one can be selected
Switch Currency but not mulitple currency
  Third-Party Integration  
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Integration with financial mgmt tools
Supported via API
Limited
Possible but not included in base product
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  Inventory  
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Real-time environment inventory
Supported
Supported
Provides real-time inventory and reporting
  Automatic Updates  
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Discover & update changed systems
Supported
Supported
Discovers and syncs changes
  Job reporting  
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Detailed job status reporting
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Multi-Tenancy  
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Reporting by customer
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Uptime Management  
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SLA reporting
Supported
Supported
Partially Supported
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  Group management  
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Multi-level support
Supported
Supported
Nested groups are 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
Integrates with Active Directory
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LDAP support
Supported
Supported
Integrates with LDAP
  Security Features  
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Credential management
Supported
Supported
Supports credential management
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Key vaulting
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Support for single signon
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Logging/auditing of administrative access
Supported
Supported
All admin actions are logged in Server History
  Third-Party Integration  
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Integration with enterprise security tools
Supported via script
Supported
Integration is possible
DevOps expand
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  Third-Party Integration  
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Jenkins integration
Supported
Supported through vRealize Codestream (additional license required) or community supported workflows.
Jenkins is supported
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GitHub integration
Custom integration scripting
Supported through vRealize Codestream (additional license required) or community supported workflows.
Supported
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other
Supported
Supported through vRealize Orchestrator or vRealize Code Stream (Code Stream requires an extra license)
HipChat, Microsoft Systems Center, Acquia, Slack
  PaaS Capabilities  
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Cloud Foundry support
Support for PKS
Supported through vRealize Codestream (additional license required).
Partially Supported
  Usability Features  
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Diagramming
Not Supported
Supported
Partially Supported
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Reusable service blueprints
Supported
Supported
Blueprints can be shared across environments
  VM management  
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Out of band console
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Built-in SSH access to VMs
Supported
Supported
Browser-based support for both RDP and SSH.
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Snapshotting
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Community Support  
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User Contribution Site
Forum Only
Supported
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Matrix Score

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  • Embotics
  • VMware
  • CloudBolt Software
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