Cisco UCS Director vs vCenter Orchestrator comparison

The compared Cisco and Broadcom solutions aren't in the same category. Cisco is ranked #20 in CM , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 1.7% mindshare in the category. Broadcom is ranked #8 in PA , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 73% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Cisco UCS Director

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73% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS Director

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (20th)

vCenter Orchestrator

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (8th)

Mindshare comparison

Cisco UCS Director and vCenter Orchestrator aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cisco UCS Director is designed for Cloud Management and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, up 1.1% compared to last year.
vCenter Orchestrator, on the other hand, focuses on Process Automation, holds 0.4% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.

Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cisco UCS Director	1.7%
VMware Aria Automation	9.4%
Morpheus	7.0%
Other	81.9%

Cloud Management

Process Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
vCenter Orchestrator	0.4%
Camunda	21.8%
Temporal	7.2%
Other	70.6%

Process Automation

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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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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

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

Pros

"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."

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

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

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

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

"The solution is helpful for centralized management."

"Cisco UCS Director is straightforward to use, which we greatly appreciate."

"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."

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

"We can manage and relocate resources easily."

"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."

"I am impressed with the tool's easiness to work with VMware solutions."

"The most valuable features are the graphical UI for designing the workflows and the interfaces that come out of the box."

"The most valuable feature for us is the performance stability of vCenter Orchestrator, especially in complex situations, making it excellent for managing virtual machines."

"The open, flexible architecture has brought in the agile computing environment along with better Dr capabilities. Automation management and operational tasks across VMware and third-party applications, like our HMIS and other business productivity applications, have delivered peace of mind."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is availability."

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Cons

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

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

"The product's pricing needs to improve."

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

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

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

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

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

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"This solution needs to have more built-in workflows."

"A feature to review and setup tasks should be added."

"This is an expensive solution."

"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."

"Its technical support team takes a long time to escalate the issues."

"I would like to have an interface that can manage both on-premises and cloud solutions from a single console, where we can easily manage the resources that are being used or at least applications. Whereby clicking here and there from on-premises to cloud, or cloud to on-premises, depending on the requirements. If that can be accomplished, it will be extremely beneficial."

"I believe vCenter Orchestrator should be part of VMware vSphere's basic bundle. As a product, vCenter Orchestrator should not be licensed at all because the world has progressed way beyond what it can offer."

"Using this solution requires a lot of experience."

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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."

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

"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."

"The licensing module is somewhat complex. Calculating the cost is complicated. Many of our clients are unclear about the billing system and the traffic metering."

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

"We provide the VMware solution to our clients, for which they pay a perpetual license."

"vCenter Orchestrator is an expensive solution."

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

"vCenter Orchestrator could be more affordable."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

19%

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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

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?

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 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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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 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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