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Jamcracker vs VMware Aria Automation comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Jamcracker
Ranking in Cloud Management
64th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Brokers (3rd)
VMware Aria Automation
Ranking in Cloud Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
172
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (7th), Network Automation (6th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (21st), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Jamcracker is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Automation is 5.5%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Aria Automation5.5%
Jamcracker0.5%
Other94.0%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

Adalberto Barbosa Da Costa Lobato - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Solutions Architect at gwcloud.company
A scalable and easy-to-deploy solution that allows users to manage multiple cloud resources
We use the product to manage an educational area here in Brazil The solution allows us to manage multiple cloud resources from one place. It has the ability to provide both IaaS and SaaS services. Managing SaaS is a valuable feature of the solution. The product must improve its stability and…
VasilisGiannitsiotis - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT at ITSolutions
Automation has streamlined complex financial workflows but still needs more intuitive orchestration
Something to improve in VMware Aria Automation would be related to VCF 9, as I do not know what it is trying to bring because they exposed it as the solution of everything. So VCF 9 will bring VCF Automation and VCF Operations, the new product line of VMware. I have not seen what this brings or what else it includes. Maybe in the area of vRealize Orchestrator, this would be beneficial because VRO can do everything. Perhaps a more user-friendly way to use that tool would be helpful because the possibilities there are endless. I am looking for more user-friendly navigation in VMware Aria Automation.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution allows us to manage multiple cloud resources from one place."
"Its automated processes have brought down the overall time to a fourth or fifth from our previous manual deployment's time."
"It benefits the speed of our development, and the speed of anything we test and send through to production."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The operations manager does a fantastic job on the front end because it includes on-premises and cloud use cases."
"We automated many tool deployments with the help of the product, cutting short manual deployments and eliminating the need for human interaction. Its most valuable features include integrating various tools and working with different products using plugins."
"Big-time cost savings on administrative overhead without having to constantly manage virtual machines, spin them up, spin them down, manually."
"Our users can order VMs using the API."
"We also use it to pre-install the applications that the people selected when they ordered the machine, so they get a fully functional machine."
 

Cons

"The product must improve its stability and speed."
"The stability on the 6.2 version is very bad. It crashes. VMware tech support knows the IIS component is a bit buggy."
"The initial setup was complex because we have a high availability cluster. Especially when it comes to upgrades, we have a lot of downtimes and problems. The upgrade experience has been painful."
"I would like to see more improvement in the way it integrates with other systems."
"The high price of the tool is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like them to improve the product training."
"At this point in time, it's support for multiple platforms."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"The upgrade process 6.x to 7.3 was a significant effort. I'm hoping that 7.3 to the next version is much smoother."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a little expensive."
"Better pricing is always handy, but I feel it's at the right price point."
"They should provide one license for all the sub-products."
"The solution has helped to increase infrastructure, agility, speed, and provisioning in the time to market."
"Customers say this solution is costlier compared to its competitors."
"vRealize automation really should be a front door to the whole VMware suite of products."
"It is pricey for what you get."
"I would rate it high because, compared to other solutions, VMware’s pricing is quite expensive. VMware products have become significantly more costly in recent years, leading to higher costs."
"From the customer perspective, the value was worth it."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
 

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Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise131
 

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Which sectors can benefit the most from VMware Aria Automation?
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Also Known As

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VMware vRealize Automation, vRA, VMware DynamicOps Cloud Suite, SaltStack
 

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