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We performed a comparison between Cradlepoint NetCloud and vCenter Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Cradlepoint NetCloud is very stable.""It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the automatic failover."

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"It's 100% stable, it's always stable. We haven't had any bugs. The solution works very well and we haven't had any problems.""The product's initial setup phase was easy.""We have excellent technical support. They have always been helpful when we have needed them.""The hardware abstraction layer, being able to make the VMs portable when moving to a different platform or over a WAN.""The implementation phase for vCenter Orchestrator was easy.""The stability of the product is very good.""vCenter Orchestrator is easy to use.""The DRS feature from VMware is very valuable to us because it balances workloads."

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Cons
"The performance of group-based clouds should be enhanced.""In our situation, the initial setup was complex.""It is missing important settings options."

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"Storage has room for improvement. It's a big problem for our solution. The interface also needs improvement, it should be simplified.""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.""The response time of vCenter Orchestrator's support could be improved.""In the next release, to make it easier to write the workflows, I would l like to see more HTML GUIs.""When the SSO certificate needs to be renewed, the upgrading and testing are quite complicated.""VMware tools would benefit from more automation. When installing our devices and servers, we often need to install the VMware tools manually. This process should be automated during the VM installation process.""The licensing is expensive and should be improved.""I believe a transparent view and better terms of condition between Oracle and vCenter Orchestrator would be helpful."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Cradlepoint's prices are on par with similar solutions."
  • "The annual cost is less than $200,000 yet more than $150,000.00."
  • "Yearly licenses are available."
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  • "Our licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for the license and then we pay the support every year."
  • "This solution is expensive and the licensing is more attractive for Haveri."
  • "The price is reasonable, and one of the reasons that this product was selected."
  • "We provide the VMware solution to our clients, for which they pay a perpetual license."
  • "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."
  • "We pay a yearly fee, based on our entries."
  • "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."
  • "The licensing cost is manageable because they have different versions available, standard, essential, and advanced."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it.
    Top Answer:They should change some of the configuration settings to enable it to act more as an SD-WAN box to view the traffic and who's connected to it and what they are doing it.
    Top Answer:The stability of the product is very good.
    Top Answer:My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product.
    Top Answer:There are some update-related issues with the product. The tool's updates are released on time, so there was continuous improvement from vCenter's end. The product also has an extended community and… more »
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    6.0
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    Overview

    Cradlepoint’s NetCloud is an integrated platform that connects modern enterprises from the Edge to the cloud to ensure pervasive connectivity and greater availability. It combines advanced Enterprise Software-Defined Network (SDN) and Software-Defined Perimeter (SD-P) technologies that enable dynamic connectivity and network management of fixed branch locations, vehicles, and M2M/IoT deployments within one pane of glass platform.

    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.
    Sample Customers
    City of San Antonio, Statue Cruises, Tour Dubai, St. David's Foundation, JBT, DSC Dredge
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government13%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Retailer9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider21%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government9%
    Retailer6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise56%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise41%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Cradlepoint NetCloud is ranked 18th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 3 reviews while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked 9th in Process Automation with 44 reviews. Cradlepoint NetCloud is rated 7.0, while vCenter Orchestrator is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cradlepoint NetCloud writes "Simple to install and reliable, but technical support should improve their response time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Orchestrator writes "Enables us to do administration on a centralized layer when using multiple VMware ESX servers". Cradlepoint NetCloud is most compared with Peplink SpeedFusion, Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco SD-WAN and Abiquo, whereas vCenter Orchestrator is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Operations, vCloud Director, Cisco UCS Director and ServiceNow Orchestration.

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