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AWS Application Migration Service vs VMware Cloud Director comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

AWS Application Migration S...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (9th)
VMware Cloud Director
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Infrastructure and Tools solutions, they serve different purposes. AWS Application Migration Service is designed for Cloud Migration and holds a mindshare of 4.0%, up 3.9% compared to last year.
VMware Cloud Director, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Management, holds 6.3% mindshare, down 7.3% since last year.
Cloud Migration
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

Dieudonné-Nsabimana - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration with other services has improved migration efficiency
A valuable feature is the schema conversion tool, which allows me to migrate databases, for example, from Oracle to Postgres. The service is fully managed by AWS, which makes it better to use the migration services. It is beneficial to enable phased migration, and the service offers easy integration with other AWS services. The integration of AWS Application Migration Service with AWS makes it a good tool for working with AWS services.
NiteshKumar1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides crystal clear dashboarding and allows you to manage and monitor your infrastructure
The overall dashboarding is very crystal clear. The ability to switch from one infrastructure to another infrastructure and get into detailed information, whether it is compute, storage network, or whatever. That helps you get a holistic view of the overall infrastructure running in your landscape. This also helps the leadership and management be aware of the right potential investment strategy by looking at the potential utilization. vCloud Director also provides ways and means through which you can make a prediction or a forecast of the infrastructure that would be needed in the future, depending on what you are currently running. That does not take away the fact that we have to be completely aware of our pipeline projects in our schedule so that you can plan your infrastructure requirements accordingly. vCloud Director provides multifold features that have been beneficial to the end users.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS Application Migration Service allows us to perform migrations with minimal downtime, which is crucial for our operations."
"I rate AWS Application Migration Service a nine out of ten overall."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten."
"The CloudEndure feature is most valuable because it is user friendly and very simple."
"The most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication."
"So far, we have had no problems at all, as it has been very stable. It is working well."
"vCloud Director is a stable solution."
"The self-service portal is the most valuable. We are acting as a service provider, so our customers can take care of their virtual data centers with the self-service portal. Therefore, we don't need staff for it."
"The initial setup was complex. There's a lot of things you have to factor in, like security, backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, and how to maintain the platform. It's something we still struggle with, but it's getting better."
"The stability of the product is better than just 'good.'"
"vCloud Director requires less knowledge to get into in the first place. Therefore, when we bring in new members of staff, we can always give them the customer experience straightaway, and they can pick it up quite easily."
"The deployment is easy."
"It helps ensure security across our cloud environments."
 

Cons

"We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution."
"I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on the cloud."
"There are some features in the Migration Factory that could be integrated directly into AWS Application Migration Service."
"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."
"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."
"The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps."
"I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure."
"It would be nice to see some new features in respect of the GUI."
"Initially, the setup was complex."
"What could be improved in vCloud Director, particularly from the networking side, is its integration with other network devices. It also needs a more simplified installation because the process is a little bit complicated."
"Improvements could be made in the building feature since there isn't a real building feature associated with the product. We require a building feature to integrate with other solutions."
"The solution's installation is difficult, and you need somebody with the solution's knowledge to do the installation."
"Lacks integration with the hyperscalers."
"I would like to see mode accessory recovery and integration with SD-WAN."
"There are new updates every quarter, so we need to purchase new support deployment services and some new products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Live Migration's price is good."
"For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."
"vCloud Director is priced higher than other solutions, such as Nutanix."
"The solution's price is the market standard and depends on usage."
"In certain cases, the price of Cloud Director is quite high, especially with the load balancing and other features they've introduced. That seems quite costly. Overall, for VSPP programming, I think it's okay. However, features like enterprise load balancing and all these other things are very costly."
"We pay monthly for all of the licenses."
"If ten is very expensive, I rate the tool's price as a four out of ten."
"It's a costly product. The licenses may not be costly, but with every new development in their product, we need to purchase deployment services, and the deployment services are quite costly."
"It is better than other solutions out there when it comes to cost."
"I believe the pricing is reasonable."
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Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CloudEndure Live Migration?
The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps. Furthermore, I noticed that performance can vary with the source and t...
What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Live Migration?
For the moment, I am using AWS Application Migration Service for database migration. The first use case involves moving from on-premise to EC2 hosts. Additionally, I have worked with multi-region r...
What advice do you have for others considering CloudEndure Live Migration?
The service is not complicated; I find it easy to use. For those considering AWS Application Migration Service, the advice depends on their specific needs. If it involves database migration, especi...
Would you change anything about VMware vCloud Director if you could?
VMware vCloud Director works very well and there are not many things that I would like to see changed. However, a single thing comes to mind when I think of improvements and that is integration. In...
What is the biggest improvement you saw at your company after you started using VMware vCloud Director?
For my company, VMware vCloud Director noticeably increased operational efficiency. When I started working here a few years ago, my organization was using another cloud management tool. We switched...
Is vCloud Director convenient for building applications?
When it comes to building applications, vCloud Director offers you various methods to create cloud-ready ones. For example: Your DevOps team is supported through Infrastructure as Code services w...
 

Also Known As

CloudEndure Live Migration
vCloud Director
 

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