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Clarity CA vs vCenter Configuration Manager comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Clarity CA
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Client Desktop Management (4th)
vCenter Configuration Manager
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Clarity CA is designed for Client Desktop Management and holds a mindshare of 11.6%, up 5.6% compared to last year.
vCenter Configuration Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Configuration Management, holds 1.5% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.
Client Desktop Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Clarity CA11.6%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central21.1%
Symantec Client Management Suite13.9%
Other53.4%
Client Desktop Management
Configuration Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
vCenter Configuration Manager1.5%
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform13.5%
Microsoft Configuration Manager10.4%
Other74.6%
Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

TN
Solution center consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Multipurpose and useful for managing projects and resources; easy to integrate with other systems, and has a knowledgeable technical support team
I support Clarity CA, but I'm on the administrator side rather than the end-user side. My company has a partnership with Clarity CA. Clarity CA is deployed on-premises in my company, but I have a customer who deployed the solution on the cloud. Deploying the solution requires two or three resources. For ongoing support, it depends on how many people use Clarity CA. A minimum of three or four resources would be enough to support the solution, particularly two LIFF developers and one administrator. My advice to people looking into implementing Clarity CA is to make sure there's a team who'll support it, otherwise, you have to look into a Broadcom partner that can provide you with a service support deal. This way, you don't have to deal with the many administrative and maintenance responsibilities that go with Clarity CA as that could be a hassle. You have to be ready by having a team who will support the solution. My rating for Clarity CA is nine out of ten. Its interface is getting better. It has everything you need in terms of program or project management. The solution works for any organization. It's stable, flexible, and has been around for a long time. You can do a lot with Clarity CA, and that gives you a little bit of power.
Nikhil Nikhil - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Operations Lead at TT Systems LLC
Compliance management has improved efficiency but licensing changes pose challenges
I am not using any advanced features or AI. I am employing a basic VMware vCenter setup for my infrastructure. Scalability has no major limitations, and the solution is efficient. Overall, it's satisfactory. I would rate the vCenter experience as seven out of ten due to concerns regarding license, pricing, and AI features.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"To me, the most valuable feature of Clarity CA is the timesheet. It's the only feature I use because I just support the tool, and I just enter time on it. Others use Clarity CA for other purposes, such as resource management, project management, scheduling, and financials. The tool also has a fairly simple integration with other systems, so at the moment, it's working fine. I also like that you can write your own code in Clarity CA, and you can make changes to it based on your needs."
"We can scale the solution as needed."
"The solution is excellent at automating processes."
"It has many valuable features that serve many purposes."
"The platform is straightforward and user friendly."
"The management of vCenter Configuration Manager can support the UI interface. It helps in monitoring, logging alert and performance, forecasting the system to provide services in the environment."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is a stable solution that is very easy to manage and deploy."
"The market share of VMware is huge. It is not even necessary to prove the capabilities attached to the product."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is pretty simple."
 

Cons

"What could be improved in Clarity CA is its UI, but I know the Clarity team is working on a new UI, so I'm expecting its UI to get better. The software also has too many functions, so it would be good if the functions or features could be split up, rather than needing to buy the whole Clarity CA package, when you'll only use a few of its functions. This increases the cost of the software, so that's another area for improvement. How Clarity CA is marketed could also be improved."
"Not very user friendly, too many configurations."
"The interface itself is not very user-friendly."
"Regarding the licensing part, previously I was able to acquire the license with an eight-core configuration. Now it requires a 16-core setup, which is difficult for customers who have fewer connections to the servers."
"Configuration Manager's reporting could be better. I need to use a third-party reporting solution to get the details. They could add reporting features similar to RVTools."
"It can take a long time for the first information to become available. On the other hand, that's normal. It has to collect a lot of information before it can predict future needs. But it would be nice if there was some kind of base level to get started."
"If the solution could manage on-premises and cloud resources with the help of one tool, it would be an extra agent."
"Error reporting should be more precise and descriptive, and there is no way to filter the logs. It would be helpful if its logs analysis can be more detailed, and the logs can be filtered."
"The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's fairly expensive to use Clarity CA. There's a yearly license fee for the solution based on the users, and there's a one-time implementation fee as well."
"The product is highly-priced."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten. The product has increased its cost by at least two to three times its previous cost."
"Users need to pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is expensive."
"The price of the solution is expensive."
"It is an expensive product."
"The solution comes with three-year support. We have to renew the support annually after the three years are up."
"The pricing is mid-range so I rate it a six out of ten."
"The price of the solution is too expensive for us and we are looking to move to another solution."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about vCenter Configuration Manager?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vCenter Configuration Manager?
Nowadays, it is a bit expensive. It's costly, primarily due to the licensing aspect.
What needs improvement with vCenter Configuration Manager?
My impression on the impact of the real-time monitoring features of vCenter Configuration Manager is that it's somewhat good, but you cannot find the full log message; you have to dig deep in order...
 

Also Known As

Client Automation, CA Client Manager, CA Client Automation
vCM
 

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