Cisco UCS Director vs Scalr comparison

Cisco and Scalr are both solutions in the Cloud Management category. Cisco is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0, while Scalr is ranked #46. Cisco holds a 2.0% mindshare in CM, compared to Scalr’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 73% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Scalr users who would recommend it.

Cisco UCS Director

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73% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS Director

Ranking in Cloud Management

22nd

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Scalr

Ranking in Cloud Management

46th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS Director is 2.0%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scalr is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cisco UCS Director	2.0%
Scalr	0.8%
Other	97.2%

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ErnieRumfield

Senior Telecommunications Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Managing extensive VoIP services becomes efficient and seamless

We use Cisco UCS Director primarily for managing our VoIP service to maintain seamless service delivery. We operate in an enterprise government environment Cisco UCS Director is straightforward to use, which we greatly appreciate. It helps save time by making it quicker to roll out new call…

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it_user693240

Freelance Contract Software Engineer at a tech vendor

The ability to autoscale based on load is the most valuable feature. I would highly recommend it.

It used to be the ability to autoscale based on load I was able to to deal with requests without needing every server on; I could turn them off. Compatibility with SoftLayer I think was our block. Rackspace was fine, as far as I know. I think I have been using it for a few months. We didn’t…

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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."

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

"Cisco's knowledge base is extensive."

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

"The technical support for this solution is very good, at least in our region."

"As usual, the technical support from Cisco is amazing."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the fabric sharing."

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"I was able to deal with requests without needing every server on; I could turn them off."

Cons

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

"I would like to see more flexibility when it comes to managing other stacks, like VMware virtualization."

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

"Currently, Cisco UCS Director is unable to integrate with another product or with a server from another brand."

"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."

"The user interface could use improvement."

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

"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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"We did use AWS autoscaling but Rackspace left something to be desired."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"The cost of this solution is significant."

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Marketing Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	11

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Questions from the Community

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?

It should be more of a cloud-based architecture for Cisco UCS Director, and it should be affordable to small customers as well because the pricing is a major challenge when we talk about Cisco UCS ...

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What is your primary use case for Cisco UCS Director?

Mainly in my region and country, large data center customers are using Cisco UCS Director, not the SMB or mid-market customers. More of the on-premise customers are utilizing Cisco UCS Director. Th...

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What needs improvement with Scalr?

Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users. During onboarding, I identified the need for improved documentation, especially for first-time users navigatin...

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What is your primary use case for Scalr?

Scalr is used for Terraform automation, policy enforcement, and centralized governance across multiple cloud environments. It is primarily used by DevOps and cloud engineering teams, supporting mul...

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What advice do you have for others considering Scalr?

Scalr is a strong choice if someone needs enterprise-grade Terraform governance, but it is essential to plan proper onboarding and policy design upfront. This review has been rated 8 out of 10.

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Overview

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

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The Scalr Enterprise-Grade Cloud Management Platform enables today’s enterprises to achieve cost-effective, automated and standardized application deployments across multi-cloud environments. Scalr utilizes a hierarchical, top-down approach to policy enforcement that empowers administrators to find the balance between the needs of finance, security, IT and development teams.

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