Cisco UCS Director vs VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth comparison

Cisco and Broadcom are both solutions in the Cloud Management category. Cisco is ranked #20 with an average rating of 7.7, while Broadcom is ranked #27. Cisco holds a 1.4% mindshare in CM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 73% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Cisco UCS Director

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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: September 2025).

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Cisco UCS Director vs. VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS Director

Ranking in Cloud Management

20th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth

Ranking in Cloud Management

27th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Cost Management (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS Director is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth is 1.9%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cisco UCS Director	1.4%
VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth	1.9%
Other	96.7%

Cloud Management

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

"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."

"Cisco's knowledge base is extensive."

"A product that really aids in systems management without complexity."

"Feature-wise, the solution helps one to add multiple environments in one place...It is a scalable product."

"The solution is helpful for centralized management."

"This is a user-friendly solution that is very good and easy to use."

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

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

"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 solution is good for cloud cost management."

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

"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."

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Cons

"The product's pricing needs to improve."

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

"We cannot depend on this solution to manage all of the data center's infrastructure."

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

"I would like to see more integration with other solutions."

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

"Simplifying the user interface would go a long way to making it more usable."

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

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"It would be helpful to have a mobile version or a tablet version, especially for people who are outside of the office."

"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 Perspectives feature could be better."

"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."

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

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

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

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

"The cost of this solution is significant."

"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."

"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."

"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

18%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	11

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

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?

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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.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

Entel, Data#3, Cegal, NESIC, LightEdge

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