CA Process Automation vs vCenter Orchestrator comparison

CA Process Automation and vCenter Orchestrator are both solutions in the Process Automation category. CA Process Automation is ranked #35, while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0. CA Process Automation holds a 0.3% mindshare in PA, compared to vCenter Orchestrator’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CA Process Automation users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of vCenter Orchestrator users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

vCenter Orchestrator and CA Process Automation are competitive automation tools designed to streamline IT operations and workflows. CA Process Automation appears to have the upper hand in pricing and support, yet vCenter Orchestrator is preferred for its robust features, making it a worthwhile investment.

Features: vCenter Orchestrator provides powerful workflow automation for VMware environments, deep integration capabilities, and scalability, allowing for seamless management of virtualized IT setups. CA Process Automation is known for its flexibility, strong integration with various systems, and a wide range of automation solutions.

Room for Improvement: vCenter Orchestrator could improve its deployment process for non-VMware environments, enhance its user interface for greater efficiency, and expand its integration options outside VMware ecosystems. CA Process Automation could benefit from a more intuitive user interface, improved performance in high-demand scenarios, and enhanced documentation for complex integrations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CA Process Automation offers an easy deployment model and reliable customer service, making it accessible for diverse IT environments. vCenter Orchestrator may encounter challenges in non-VMware setups but maintains solid customer support, showcasing its reliability within VMware systems.

Pricing and ROI: vCenter Orchestrator generally has a higher initial cost but offers significant ROI for VMware-centric operations. CA Process Automation provides more competitive pricing and potentially better ROI across various environments, favoring its broader cost-effectiveness.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Process Automation

Ranking in Process Automation

35th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

vCenter Orchestrator

Ranking in Process Automation

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of CA Process Automation is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vCenter Orchestrator is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
vCenter Orchestrator	0.3%
CA Process Automation	0.3%
Other	99.4%

Process Automation

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Sandeep Jha

Automation Solutions Developer at HCL Technologies

Added value to the delivery of services and the customer experience

We design end-to-end automation solutions for repetitive tasks performed by IT support teams This tool is used in my organization for automating IT infrastructure related incidents or service requests. Built-in operators available for most integrations. Easy to manage. Attended/unattended…

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Gerhard Gmelch

IT architect endpoint at Rohde & Schwarz

Enhance automation efficiency with cost-effective graphical workflow design

I use vCenter Orchestrator for automation purposes, specifically to run automation workbooks The most valuable features are the graphical UI for designing the workflows and the interfaces that come out of the box. Additionally, it is included in the VMware Vitalization Stack, which means there…

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"This tool is used in my organization for automating IT infrastructure related incidents or service requests."

"It is easy to debug and troubleshoot."

"The most valuable feature is how easy it makes it to manage the VM."

"If I need to do DR, VMware can enable me to use vMotion, which requires use of vCenter. You cannot do vMotion without vCenter. We do a lot of automation, orchestration, and simplification for that purpose."

"The technical support services are excellent."

"The most valuable feature is that it's simple and very ergonomic to use the product compared to other virtualizing product. Out of Microsoft, Red Hat, and IBM, we found VMware to be the best one."

"vCenter Orchestrator is easy to use."

"The solution's ability to template and easily implement are the most valuable features. It offers good replication as well."

"The solution is stable."

"I like the tool's DNS feature."

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Cons

"Somehow the product group within CA left the product dry from some regular expression functionality."

"OCR capability should be added as a feature."

"It needs auto-triggering of workflows based on machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)."

"Make some of the features more open source that way developers can have more flexibility."

"The solution has a limited count of parallel executions, which can be a bottleneck for larger environments."

"The only problem with the product is that it is very expensive, making it an area where improvements are required."

"The price of this product is high and could be improved."

"Mainly VMware integrates with other products, but there is no easy way to link with other products from a different vendor. We can integrate with other products from the same vendors fairly well, but if they could make it so integration is easier with other vendors, that would really help."

"There are no good manuals or guidelines on integrations. Hence, you need to be asking someone."

"I would like to see a greater ability to do mobile administration."

"The product’s cost needs improvement."

"The cost of the solution is high."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has provided ROI by auto resolving incidents or requests in the ITSM queue, improved MTTR and SLA adherence, and added value to the delivery of services and the customer experience."

"There are a lot of automation savings from any process which is repeatable."

"We renew the solution's license every one or two years."

"vCenter Orchestrator is a very expensive solution."

"This solution is expensive and the licensing is more attractive for Haveri."

"My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."

"The concept of hyper-convergence is smart. I don't know if it can be applied with less cost to be more affordable for small or medium-sized companies. The cost is a very important factor for it. We are currently depending on SAN storage. However, the hyper-converged solutions are depending on the storage within the hosts, such as vSAN in the VMware. It is a smart solution."

"Our licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for the license and then we pay the support every year."

"I rate the product price a seven to eight out of ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"We pay a yearly fee, based on our entries."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	20

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What do you like most about vCenter Orchestrator?

The stability of the product is very good.

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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.

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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...

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Also Known As

CA IT Process Automation Manager

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Overview

CA Process Automation is designed to speed the delivery of IT services while helping to remove manual errors. By defining, automating and orchestrating processes across organizational silos that use disparate systems, CA Process Automation helps improve productivity while also enforcing standards. With CA Process Automation, you can automate IT processes that span multiple organizations and systems, reduce the time it takes to deliver services and enforce standards and compliance policies across departments. CA Process Automation helps you automate IT processes to reduce operational expenses, increase staff productivity, speed IT service delivery, improve service quality, and enforce compliance policies.

Broadcom

VMware vCenter Orchestrator simplifies the automation of complex IT tasks and integrates with VMware vCloud Suite components to adapt and extend service delivery and operational management, effectively working with existing infrastructure, tools and processes.

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