Cisco UCS Director vs vCenter Orchestrator comparison

The compared Cisco and Broadcom solutions aren't in the same category. Cisco is ranked #21 in CM , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 1.3% mindshare in the category. Broadcom is ranked #8 in PA , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 0.3% 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

Cisco UCS Director

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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 (21st)

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 1.3%, up 1.3% compared to last year.
vCenter Orchestrator, on the other hand, focuses on Process Automation, holds 0.3% mindshare, down 0.3% since last year.

Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cisco UCS Director	1.3%
VMware Aria Automation	9.8%
Morpheus	7.7%
Other	81.2%

Cloud Management

Process Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
vCenter Orchestrator	0.3%
Camunda	24.8%
Temporal	7.4%
Other	67.5%

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

"The solution is helpful for centralized management."

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

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"The most valuable feature is that this solution is complete, and you don't need any add-ons."

"Technical support is helpful."

"In regards to the workflows, the fact that we can actually have a full dashboard library of all the existing workflows on this is great. We can see all the workflows and what all the actions do and can work with scripts."

"The storage motion is a good feature. It is a very good tool."

"We have excellent technical support. They have always been helpful when we have needed them."

"vCenter Orchestrator is very reliable and stable."

"I like the tool's DNS feature."

"The technical support services are excellent."

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Cons

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

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

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

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

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

"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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"There can be compatibility issues."

"I liked the previous client better than the current web client of vCenter Orchestrator, though my colleagues like the client now. The technical support for vCenter Orchestrator needs improvement."

"Using this solution requires a lot of experience."

"When the SSO certificate needs to be renewed, the upgrading and testing are quite complicated."

"Many times, customers' licenses are not used because the client is not aware of the features and the product benefits. When somebody is buying a product, they just do a default configuration."

"It could be integrated with third-party hypervisors."

"The scalability option provided by the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"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 solution is a bit expensive."

"The product is expensive."

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

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

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

"My organization didn't have to pay extra for vCenter Orchestrator. It was already included, so it's basically free. Even VMware regular support is included."

"vCenter Orchestrator could be more affordable."

"The licensing cost is manageable because they have different versions available, standard, essential, and advanced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

20%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

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.

Broadcom

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