Cisco UCS Director vs VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth comparison

Cisco and VMware are both solutions in the Cloud Management category. Cisco is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0, while VMware is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0. Cisco holds a 1.3% mindshare in CM, compared to VMware’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 71% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Cisco UCS Director

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71% willing to recommend

VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth and Cisco UCS Director are in the cloud infrastructure management space. VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth has an advantage in cost management and analytics, while Cisco UCS Director stands out for its comprehensive automation capabilities.

Features: VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth offers detailed cost analysis, automated cost optimization, and multi-cloud management capabilities. Cisco UCS Director provides extensive orchestration, workload automation, and integrated infrastructure support.

Room for Improvement: VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth could enhance its automation features, expand its integration capabilities, and improve scalability for bigger enterprises. Cisco UCS Director may improve its user interface for ease of use, simplify initial setup procedures, and enhance cross-platform support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cisco UCS Director involves a more complex deployment process fitting for larger enterprise environments, providing dedicated support for implementation challenges. VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth allows for a simpler setup and quicker onboarding, favorable for organizations seeking rapid implementation, with effective customer support.

Pricing and ROI: VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth is known for competitive pricing and quick ROI through efficient cost management. Cisco UCS Director, despite potentially higher initial setup costs, offers significant ROI through its automation features that lower manual management overhead.

To learn more, read our detailed Cisco UCS Director vs. VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth Report (Updated: June 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS Director

Ranking in Cloud Management

22nd

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth

Ranking in Cloud Management

21st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Cost Management (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS Director is 1.3%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth is 2.0%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Sunny Nair

Solution Architect and Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies

Good multi-cloud management capability, but third-party and legacy integration needs improvement

Normally, UCS Director is used primarily for orchestration, but when we look at a non-Cisco data infrastructure components, the UCS Director needs a bit more improvement in terms of integration with third-party systems and with existing older systems. I feel that more development or a more integrated road map should be set up so that it becomes a common platform for any infrastructure. In the next release of this solution, I would like to see changes in the navigation controls of UCS Director. That would be helpful. Modifying the icons that are available for use, as well as virtualization aspects.

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Steve Staten

Cloud Advisor Specialist at Converge Technology Solutions Corp

The solution has excellent scalability, great dashboards, and is stable

I use the solution daily, multiple hours a day to identify possible savings by analyzing the various displays as well as the policies for possible cost savings for our customers CloudHelth has helped our organization with trying to right-size virtual machines based on current utilization and…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The main feature of this solution is the integration with all the Cisco solutions and other vendors."

"Cisco's knowledge base is extensive."

"The reason we went with Cisco is that it comes at a very negligible cost as part of the BOQ. Compared to the competition's products, which are incredibly expensive, UCS Director is low-cost."

"UCS director enables us to be more productive and more agile, and also more self-sufficient because we don't have to depend on anybody else."

"I can manage multiple workloads whether it's on AWS, Azure, or on-premises. They can be managed by using the UCS Director."

"The product is flexible and compact. It has a lot of features."

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"An easy and strong configuration, along with its low cost, are some of the features of the solution."

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"This solution is fast and very easy to understand, even if you are not a technician."

"We are able to create an internal price of the product that we can then sell to clients. We get the cost plan at a good discount and then resell it with a mark up to our enterprise-level clients. This flexibility in pricing is one of the solution's best features."

"The solution is useful for cloud transparency and visibility in reports and dashboards that I have generated, especially the pre-populated dashboards."

"The most valuable thing I have found is the cost saving recommendations"

"We use dashboards quite heavily, but one of the features that have really stood out is some of the policies we've created to alert us of particular situations."

"It's stable. For report presentation, it's been fast."

"The pricing is rather competitive right now."

"The solution is good for cloud cost management."

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Cons

"It is not easy to add or expand the product."

"There are a lot of bugs in the solution. This is an area in the solution that can be improved."

"The tool should be a lot more intuitive and make it easy for us to understand and migrate."

"The product could allow more programmatic opportunities through better development of the API."

"Normally, UCS Director is used primarily for orchestration, but when we look at a non-Cisco data infrastructure components, the UCS Director needs a bit more improvement in terms of integration with third-party systems and with existing older systems."

"There could be an improvement with the integration with the newest solutions from other vendors' technologies."

"The product's pricing needs to improve."

"The areas where this product can be improved are the integrations and the UI. These features are not as friendly compared to VMware products."

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"The performance and accuracy of Cloud Health need to be improved."

"The export features regarding CSV files and specifically around identifying savings plans have room for improvement, as well as the drill-down features for reservation utilization."

"The solution doesn't offer the best functionality, unfortunately. Some features just simply aren't on offer. The solution needs to offer more product milestones."

"I would like to see better integration from CloudHealth to create easier setup and implementation."

"CloudHealth needs to start building out Turbonomics-types of features that help the customers who are using CloudHealth really understand everything down to the server level, the virtual machine level."

"They should provide information or tools to tune the cloud resources according to the environment size."

"The Perspectives feature could be better."

"If you are working with the OS you need help and other connectors to get more information."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The budget doesn’t work for the state and local governments."

"I would rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing around five to six out of ten."

"I rate Cisco UCS Director's price a three out of ten. Cisco UCS Director is not an affordable product. With Cisco UCS Director, there is a need to pay an overall price, which consists of the product, software, and support."

"Cisco UCS Director is expensive...I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

"The cost of this solution is significant."

"The licensing fees depend on how big the company is. If you are a larger company then you have a better contract with a better price. The price is different for a small company."

"CloudHealth has a subscription-based model."

"The pricing is competitive and while other products are good they are considerably more expensive."

"I give the cost of the solution an eight out of ten."

"There could be flexibility in pricing for the product."

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Computer Software Company

26%

Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

20%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

14%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco UCS Director?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS Director?

While the pricing might be seen as expensive, it provides value for money due to reliable service and excellent technical support.

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What needs improvement with Cisco UCS Director?

There aren’t any areas of improvement that immediately come to mind.

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What do you like most about CloudHealth?

The product is easy to use in terms of monitoring all the environments. It works for multiple clouds.

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What needs improvement with CloudHealth?

There could be flexibility in pricing for the product. They should provide information or tools to tune the cloud resources according to the environment size. It will help us get the right cost. Ad...

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What advice do you have for others considering CloudHealth?

I rate VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth an eight out of ten.

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

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Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, CloudHealth

Overview

Cisco UCS Director enables automated delivery of physical and virtual data center resources, empowering data centers to move at the speed of business.

Cisco

VMware Tanzu CloudHealth, formerly known as VMware Aria Cost Powered by CloudHealth, is a specialized cloud management platform tailored for Multi-Cloud Cost Optimization. It offers comprehensive visibility into cloud spending across various providers, enabling users to identify areas for optimization and make informed resource allocation decisions. With features like reserved instance management, resource rightsizing, and automated cost governance policies, it facilitates financial management for optimal cost efficiency. Beyond cost optimization, Tanzu CloudHealth enhances cloud operations through workload optimization and governance automation, catering to multi-cloud environments encompassing public, private, and hybrid clouds. Its primary focus remains on enabling organizations to effectively manage and reduce cloud expenditures while supporting operations across diverse cloud platforms.

VMware

Sample Customers

Entel, Data#3, Cegal, NESIC, LightEdge

Pinterest, Dow Jones, RhythmOne, Ziff Davis, Acquia, Mentor Graphics, Lookout, Veracode, SwiftKey, Amtrak, Shi, Imgur, SumoLogic, NewsUK, Cloudera, Canvas

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