Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter vs IBM Turbonomic comparison

Dell Technologies and IBM are both solutions in the Virtualization Management Tools category. Dell Technologies is ranked #9, while IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.3. Dell Technologies holds a 4.1% mindshare in VM, compared to IBM’s 16.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 13, 2024

Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and IBM Turbonomic both compete in the IT management space. Although Dell OpenManage Integration is praised for its pricing and customer support, IBM Turbonomic is favored for its robust features that enhance resource optimization, giving it an edge in complex environments.

Features: Dell OpenManage Integration enhances VMware environments with streamlined infrastructure management, intuitive tools for task simplification, and efficient VMware integration. IBM Turbonomic offers intelligent automation across hybrid clouds, proactive application performance optimization, and resource cost reduction, which position it better for handling complex environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Turbonomic provides comprehensive deployment models that enable quick scalability in diverse environments, with strong customer service contributing to user satisfaction. Meanwhile, Dell OpenManage Integration ensures straightforward adoption within VMware systems, and its customer support is considered reliable.

Pricing and ROI: Dell OpenManage Integration is noted for competitive pricing, delivering considerable ROI by maximizing existing VMware investments. IBM Turbonomic's initial setup may involve higher costs, but its optimization capabilities lead to increased ROI, enhancing resource efficiency and reducing operational expenses over time.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell OpenManage Integration...

Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Turbonomic

Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

205

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (2nd), Cloud Management (4th), IT Financial Management (1st), IT Operations Analytics (10th), Cloud Analytics (1st), Cloud Cost Management (2nd), AIOps (17th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Virtualization Management Tools category, the mindshare of Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is 4.1%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Turbonomic is 16.9%, up from 15.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Virtualization Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM Turbonomic	16.9%
Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter	4.1%
Other	79.0%

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Themba Sibiya

Senior Distributed Platform Administrator at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Quick and easy deployment; great recovery

Veeam should work more closely with vCenter. Sometimes the Veeam backup can cause errors that can affect some of operations within the VMware machines. I cannot say whether the bug is with VMware or Veeam, but the companies should work together on this. Also, when something breaks, it's not easy for us to fix. I'm running a banking solution at my company and when there's a problem, I need to be proactive and quick to resolve the problem immediately. Any time I spend on the phone with technical support translates into losses for my company. So, training would be very beneficial. Empower me to use your product efficiently. It would also be nice for long-term customers to receive some sort of recognition in terms of price reduction.

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reviewer1446966

Senior Systems Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The solution reduced our operational expenditures and is able to identify points before we even noticed them

The management interface seems to be designed for high-resolution screens. Somebody with a smaller-resolution screen might not like the web interface. I run a 4K monitor on it, so everything fits on the screen. With a lower resolution like 1080, you need to scroll a lot. Everything is in smaller windows. It doesn't seem to be designed for smaller screens. When I change the resolution to 1080, I only see half of what I would on my big 4K monitor. It would be annoying to have to scroll to see the flow chart. They have a flow chart that goes top to bottom like a tree. On a lower resolution, it might be nice if that scrolls horizontally because it's long, narrow, and tall. It's only three icons wide, but it's 15 icons tall. I think it would be helpful to have the ability to change that for a smaller screen and customize the widget.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"My experience with the solution's technical support was perfect. They are so knowledgeable, all of them. They don't take any chances."

"Turbonomic is easy to use, but has the ability to provide much more complex data and planning for projects and growth."

"The most important feature to us is an objective measurement of VM headroom per cluster. In addition, the ability to check for the right-sizing of VMs."

"Turbonomic has been excellent in keeping us running smoothly."

"It has saved us from purchasing new hardware in four regional offices and had us extend the service for two years, instead of buying new servers (HPE Gen8 and Gen9 servers running on fifth year)."

"Turbonomic has allowed us to achieve greater density with optimal performance to our hosted consumers."

"I have seen nothing in my infrastructure career that was as great as this product when it comes to resource utilization."

"Turbonomics has had immediate effect with both the day to day experience of our users by actively controlling resource congestion, and ensuring we could utilize the current resources to the full amount."

"There has been a pretty drastic decrease in compute and cloud spends, due to either making the changes suggested by Turbonomic, or letting Turbonomic make the changes."

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Cons

"When something breaks, it's not easy for us to fix. I'm running a banking solution at my company and when there's a problem, I need to be proactive and quick to resolve the problem immediately."

"When something breaks, it's not easy for us to fix."

"I would love to see Turbonomic analyze backup data. We have had people in the past put servers into daily full backups with seven-year retention and where the disk size is two terabytes. So, every single day, there is a two terabyte snapshot put into a Blob somewhere. I would love to see Turbonomic say, "Here are all your backups along with the age of them," to help us manage the savings by not having us spend so much on the storage in Azure. That would be huge."

"Automatic upgrades that are hands off would be great, however the upgrades are pretty easy and take only a few minutes."

"When trying to view a trend at 4+ day period, the trend lines tend to flatten out and move to a single data point a day."

"We have issues only when we upgrade the product, example in 5.7 we have issues with HyperV and VMM."

"The issue for us with the automation is we are considering starting to do the hot adds, but there are some problems with Windows Server 2019 and hot adds. It is a little buggy. So, if we turn that on with a cluster that has a lot of Windows 2019 Servers, then we would see a blue screen along with a lot of applications as well. Depending on what you are adding, cores or memory, it doesn't necessarily even take advantage of that at that moment. A reboot may be required, and we can't do that until later. So, that decreases the benefit of the real-time. For us, there is a lot of risk with real-time."

"One issue I have is just not knowing how to get some information I believe is there."

"I think the web interface could be better, I know they are working on a new one so I'm looking forward to seeing the final product when its released."

"The reporting needs to be improved. It's important for us to know and be able to look back on what happened and why certain decisions were made, and we want to use a custom report for this."

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"It is an endpoint type license, which is fine. It is not overly expensive."

"I know there have been some issues with the billing, when the numbers were first proposed, as to how much we would save. There was a huge miscommunication on our part. Turbonomic was led to believe that we could optimize our AWS footprint, because we didn't know we couldn't. So, we were promised savings of $750,000. Then, when we came to implement Turbonomic, the developers in AWS said, "Absolutely not. You're not putting that in our environment. We can't scale down anything because they coded it." Our AWS environment is a legacy environment. It has all these old applications, where all the developers who have made it are no longer with the company. Those applications generate a ton of money for us. So, if one breaks, we are really in trouble and they didn't want to have to deal with an environment that was changing and couldn't be supported. That number went from $750,000 to about $450,000. However, that wasn't Turbonomic's fault."

"If you're a super-small business, it may be a little bit pricey for you... But in large, enterprise companies where money is, maybe, less of an issue, Turbonomic is not that expensive. I can't imagine why any big company would not buy it, for what it does."

"I have not seen Turbonomic's new pricing since IBM purchased it. When we were looking at it in my previous company before IBM's purchase, it was compatible with other tools."

"The pricing is in line with the other solutions that we have. It's not a bargain software, nor is it overly expensive."

"Licensing is per socket, so load up on the cores rather than a lot of lower core CPUs."

"I'm not involved in any of the billing, but my understanding is that is fairly expensive."

"We see ROI in extended support agreements (ESA) for old software. Migration activities seem to be where Turbonomic has really benefited us the most. It's one click and done. We have new machines ready to go with Turbonomic, which are properly sized instead of somebody sitting there with a spreadsheet and guessing. So, my return on investment would certainly be on currency, from a software and hardware perspective."

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Midsize Enterprise	57
Large Enterprise	147

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OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter , Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter

Turbonomic, VMTurbo Operations Manager

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Overview

Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter streamlines IT operations, providing centralized management and automation capabilities tailored for VMware environments.

It enables administrators to enhance the efficiency of infrastructure management by offering seamless integration with VMware vCenter. By automating and simplifying administrative tasks, it supports improved operational efficiency in virtualized environments.

What are the valuable features of Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?

Automated Deployment: Streamlines server deployment by integrating directly with VMware vCenter.
Monitoring and Alerting: Provides comprehensive monitoring and alerts for hardware components.
Firmware Updates: Simplifies the process of updating firmware with minimal manual intervention.
Health Status: Offers detailed health status visibility for servers managed through VMware vCenter.

What should users consider in reviews for potential ROI?

Reduced Downtime: Through proactive monitoring, helps minimize system outages.
Operational Efficiency: Automates routine tasks, leading to time savings.
Cost Savings: Lowers overhead by reducing manual management needs.
Enhanced Security: Regular firmware updates help protect against vulnerabilities.

In healthcare, Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter ensures patient data management systems are robust and responsive. The finance sector benefits from stability and security, critical for handling sensitive financial data, while education institutions use it to maintain reliable e-learning platforms.

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IBM Turbonomic enhances IT efficiency with automation, capacity planning, and reporting features, enabling organizations to optimize resource utilization and improve performance through advanced workload management and scenario analysis.

IBM Turbonomic equips organizations with robust capabilities for dynamic resource allocation and informed decision-making. Its planning module provides scenario analysis, right-sizing recommendations, and a customizable dashboard for tailored insights. Automation features improve workload placements and resource efficiency, while forecasting capabilities enhance performance. Simulation of environments helps in decision-making, leading to significant savings in cloud and hardware management. There is a need for a more intuitive interface, enhanced navigation, and improved customization in reporting with integration potential with third-party applications. Transition to the HTML5 interface and stronger training resources are among anticipated improvements.

What are the key features of IBM Turbonomic?

Automation: Automates workload placement and dynamic resource allocation to boost efficiency.
Capacity Planning: Provides scenario analysis and right-sizing for optimal resource use.
Customizable Dashboard: Offers tailored insights for organization needs.
Forecasting: Enhances decision-making through resource-use predictions.
Simulation Capabilities: Aids in assessing savings and performance gains.

What benefits and ROI should be evaluated?

Cost Optimization: Reduces spending on cloud and hardware resources.
Enhanced Performance: Promotes consistent application performance and resource efficiency.
Improved Decision-Making: Supports informed choices with scenario simulation.
Flexibility and Scalability: Assists with workload migrations and resource management across environments.

IBMTurbonomic is implemented across industries such as cloud management and virtualization, helping organizations balance clusters, optimize virtual machine performance, and manage Azure configurations. In resource-monitored environments like VMware and XenServer, its features facilitate load balancing, VM rightsizing, and automation shutoffs. Industries can rely on its insights for cost-saving measures, ensuring efficient resource allocation for hybrid and cloud environments.

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Sample Customers

FAW Foundry, Viasat

IBM, J.B. Hunt, BBC, The Capita Group, SulAmérica, Rabobank, PROS, ThinkON, O.C. Tanner Co.

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