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HPE OneSphere vs vCenter Orchestrator comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

HPE OneSphere
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (44th)
vCenter Orchestrator
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

HPE OneSphere and vCenter Orchestrator aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HPE OneSphere is designed for Cloud Management and holds a mindshare of 1.5%, up 0.6% compared to last year.
vCenter Orchestrator, on the other hand, focuses on Process Automation, holds 0.9% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE OneSphere1.5%
VMware Aria Automation5.5%
IBM Turbonomic4.6%
Other88.4%
Cloud Management
Process Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
vCenter Orchestrator0.9%
Camunda10.5%
IBM BPM5.7%
Other82.9%
Process Automation
 

Featured Reviews

it_user781113 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at Data Strategy
Worked right the first time out-of-the-box; we were provisioning to AWS within 10 minutes
Ironically, most of the features that we might have wanted to see were already introduced in the product announcement today, from what we saw in the beta, which was kind of cool. You can't come to market unless you have Azure support, and Azure was all over every slide we saw, so that was pretty cool. A couple of things that I did see, there are a couple of security features that need to be enhanced. It is way too easy to provision a VM onto a public cloud, wide open to everybody. So, there are a couple of issues there. We are obviously going to talk with the product teams and the architects about some of those things; a handful of things here and there. Most of the things we were looking for were already included. Things that we had requested a month ago, we are now seeing them here: Azure Stack integration and the OneView integration. These were the things we were saying, "Hey, if these were there, it would be really cool. We could use this." All of a sudden, "Oh hey, guess what is going to be at launch?" I am very eager to get my hands on the next version of this product, and to see what may or may not be missing.
NB
Hybrid Cloud Engineer at RealPage
Boosts operational efficiency with flexible workflows and reliable cluster management
We currently use vCenter Orchestrator's pre-built workflow templates for our IT processes. The templates are flexible, allowing us to create and convert processes simply and manage patches. Regarding integration capabilities, we do not integrate any third-party tools. We exclusively use VMware products. The integration within the VMware infrastructure is limited to Single Sign-On (SSO). I have not created any workflows in vCenter Orchestrator as workflows are only used for change management. I have not encountered any drag and drop interface. The version control and logging features of vCenter Orchestrator have significantly improved the reliability of our automated processes, particularly during upgrades or patching to the cluster-wise. Previously, it would be done on a one-to-one cluster or one-to-one host basis, but now we only need to monitor it for upgrading or patching the entire cluster. I cannot comment on the pricing and licensing of vCenter Orchestrator as these aspects are managed by our onsite counterpart. Overall, I rate vCenter Orchestrator 8 out of 10. The rating reflects occasional delays in support response times and portal stability issues.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With all the time and investment in all the competitive products, still it makes them not even a competitor anymore, with how this works."
"OneSphere being a SaaS platform, you do not have to deal with those issues, it is in quickly and you can begin utilizing it right away."
"The most valuable feature is that it's simple and very ergonomic to use the product compared to other virtualizing product, and out of Microsoft, Red Hat, and IBM, we found VMware to be the best one."
"The positive impact I have seen from using vCenter Orchestrator includes benefits such as cluster and versioning, frequent updates, and updates on the Dell side."
"The stability of the product is very good."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its good automation features."
"vCenter Orchestrator's best features are the workflows, integration with third-party applications, and the workflow library."
"I definitely recommend this solution."
"I like the tool's DNS feature."
"The solution is pretty stable and reliable."
 

Cons

"A couple of things that I did see, there are a couple of security features that need to be enhanced."
"We are looking to be able to set a hard budget for the workspaces or projects."
"There are some update-related issues with the product."
"The product’s cost needs improvement."
"The custom workflows are very difficult and confusing."
"vCenter Orchestrator's debugging capacity could be improved."
"Using this solution requires a lot of experience."
"The interface could be improved to bring greater user-friendliness and ease of use."
"The solution needs to integrate with Cloud facilities like AWS and Azure."
"The product lacks GUIs. The tool should have more GUIs available, along with easier product documentation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing cost is manageable because they have different versions available, standard, essential, and advanced."
"vCenter Orchestrator is a very expensive solution."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"The licensing module is somewhat complex. Calculating the cost is complicated. Many of our clients are unclear about the billing system and the traffic metering."
"The product is expensive."
"vCenter Orchestrator is an expensive solution."
"vCenter Orchestrator could be more affordable."
"Our licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for the license and then we pay the support every year."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
 

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Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise20
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vCenter Orchestrator?
We're running a low-profile budget. This is not our main focus on investment technology, so we're trying to reduce costs due to the change from perpetual to subscription licenses.
What needs improvement with vCenter Orchestrator?
For our environment, I do not see any areas of vCenter Orchestrator that could be improved or enhanced. We are currently satisfied with the orchestrator. If any improvements are needed, I will prov...
What is your primary use case for vCenter Orchestrator?
My usual use cases for vCenter Orchestrator involve managing all the ESXi hosts from the US, as we have almost 1200 to 1500 ESXi hosts.
 

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