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Cradlepoint NetCloud vs OpenText Cloud Service Automation comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cradlepoint NetCloud
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (19th), Software Defined Networking (SDN) (7th), WAN Edge (12th)
OpenText Cloud Service Auto...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (45th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cradlepoint NetCloud and OpenText Cloud Service Automation aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cradlepoint NetCloud is designed for Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions and holds a mindshare of 2.4%, down 2.8% compared to last year.
OpenText Cloud Service Automation, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Management, holds 1.2% mindshare, up 0.8% since last year.
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cradlepoint NetCloud2.4%
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN11.0%
Fortinet FortiGate8.3%
Other78.3%
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Cloud Service Automation1.2%
VMware Aria Automation5.3%
IBM Turbonomic4.4%
Other89.1%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2142177 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Director at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Wireless connectivity transforms with robust management
There are areas for improvement, particularly at the lower end of the medium enterprise market. Cradlepoint's portfolio is lacking budget-friendly options. The company realizes that there's a need for affordable connectivity products, especially for lower-end medium enterprises or larger small enterprises, and is working on developing entry-level products in terms of functionality and pricing.
SunpritSingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
A user friendly solution that makes it easy to submit and view jobs
The most valuable feature of Micro Focus Cloud Service is how user-friendly the solution is. Traditionally, when we use a mainframe system to submit jobs, we have to see the spool or any error we might get in the spool. It is very command-based and uses a green screen, which is not user-friendly. Micro Focus enterprise makes it easy to submit and view jobs. We just have to log into the particular portal, go to the catalog and view any files we want. The same can be said about submitting jobs. We know what JCL we want to submit, give it the path, and then submit it with no command required. It is very user-friendly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the automatic failover."
"We are administrative partners with Cradlepoint; there are a few things that could change, but they support the business very well."
"It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it."
"Cradlepoint NetCloud is very stable; it's so good that we are starting to roll it out and now support some of our remote offices with them now."
"Cradlepoint provides real value in its focus on wireless WAN connectivity."
"Cradlepoint NetCloud is very stable."
"I rate the overall solution as ten out of ten."
"These products let us integrate multiple tools together and help to automate the processes by cutting down time and effort through the modules and reusable contents."
"Scalability is the most valuable feature to us."
"The most valuable feature of Micro Focus Cloud Service is how user friendly the solution is."
"The tool's most valuable feature is life cycle management."
"We really look at infrastructure as a service as the major trend in IT, at least for a service provider like us, for the next 3 to 4 years, so we really want to have a precise, clearly defined, but very dynamic and flexible private cloud where we can easily provision and deploy infrastructure as a service to our end customers."
"The ability to tie the pieces together, supporting multiple providers across both HPE and non-HPE products, is crucial in a heterogeneous environment composed of many different commercial and in-house developed components."
 

Cons

"There are areas for improvement, particularly at the lower end of the medium enterprise market."
"It is missing important settings options."
"Cradlepoint's portfolio is lacking budget-friendly options."
"In our situation, the initial setup was complex."
"The performance of group-based clouds should be enhanced."
"I’d like to see better monitoring visibility. We have to rely on HPE Technical Services to tell us when those challenges and problems occur."
"Deployment has been extremely painful for the production environment. This was mostly due to the decision to use our internal Microsoft-based Certificate Authority (CA)."
"OpenText Cloud Service Automation needs to incorporate easier installation. It should improve skills and quality of support."
"I would like fewer restrictions as a software tester."
"I haven't found very user friendly things, some are a little tricky."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The annual cost is less than $200,000 yet more than $150,000.00."
"Yearly licenses are available."
"Cradlepoint's prices are on par with similar solutions."
"OpenText Cloud Service Automation's pricing is average."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Government
9%
Outsourcing Company
19%
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cradlepoint NetCloud?
Cradlepoint's pricing is viewed as market competitive, offering good value for the money invested. While some customers are price sensitive, others recognize the efficiency and smooth operation as ...
What needs improvement with Cradlepoint NetCloud?
There are areas for improvement, particularly at the lower end of the medium enterprise market. Cradlepoint's portfolio is lacking budget-friendly options. The company realizes that there's a need ...
What is your primary use case for Cradlepoint NetCloud?
I use Ericsson, the parent company of Cradlepoint, to provide solutions for wireless WAN technology. Customers are seeking connectivity in nontraditional places or mobile applications. Ericsson's p...
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Micro Focus Cloud Service Automation, Cloud Service Automation Manager, HPE Cloud Service Automation
 

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