DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs VMware Aria Operations for Applications comparison

Broadcom and VMware are both solutions in the Cloud Monitoring Software category. Broadcom is ranked #40, while VMware is ranked #23 with an average rating of 9.0. Broadcom holds a 0.4% mindshare in CMS, compared to VMware’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 24, 2025

DX Unified Infrastructure Management and VMware Aria Operations for Applications compete in the IT infrastructure management category. VMware Aria Operations has the upper hand with its advanced integration in new tech stacks and cross-platform monitoring capabilities.

Features: DX Unified Infrastructure Management offers extensive scalability, a wide array of monitoring probes, and stability due to its non-Java technology. Simple deployment and flexible customization tools like Infrastructure Manager and Unified Monitoring Portal are noteworthy. VMware Aria Operations for Applications focuses on cross-platform monitoring with robust support, especially in cloud environments, and notable integration capabilities with new tech stacks.

Room for Improvement: DX Unified Infrastructure Management could improve the administration interface, enhance mobile interfaces, and provide better reporting customization. VMware Aria Operations for Applications needs robustness in large environments, improved alert configurations, and seamless setup processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: DX Unified Infrastructure Management supports hybrid, on-premises, and public cloud deployments with commendable but sometimes challenging customer service. VMware Aria Operations also supports hybrid and on-premises environments, with improved support, although with some decline in quality after acquisition.

Pricing and ROI: DX Unified Infrastructure Management's pricing is high but considered cost-efficient with good license planning, leading to excellent long-term ROI. VMware Aria Operations for Applications is seen as costly due to multiple licenses required for integration, but it provides value by consolidating technologies within a unified framework.

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Categories and Ranking

DX Unified Infrastructure M...

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

54th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

40th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

120

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (76th), Server Monitoring (23rd), AIOps (24th)

VMware Aria Operations for ...

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

30th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

23rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (27th), Container Monitoring (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of DX Unified Infrastructure Management is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is 1.7%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mark Tukh

Principal Presale Consultant at Ness Technologies

Great scalability, versatility, infrastructure coverage and ease of implementation

I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. The number of people needed for deployment depends on the customer, but we usually need at least one person and two to three at other times. The initial implementation takes about two months. The full implementation can be infinite because you may want to implement more. The product does not require a lot of maintenance. To increase the implementation, we push additional services in the first and second years to make it more robust and fully implemented. We usually sell to big enterprises. It can also be affordable for smaller enterprises, but we don't work with them a lot. We have from 2,000 to 10,000 workers. So the product itself can have five, ten or even 20 users.

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ToniLindberg

senior consultant at Virtual Consultants Sverige AB

Troubleshooting capabilities have improved application monitoring and support engagement

I can see what happens end to end, which is pretty beneficial. The solution has troubleshooting capabilities, providing a direct connection to knowledge base articles from VMware Broadcom. When I encounter an error, I can search directly within the system to see what solutions have been employed by others. It has a familiar interface, which makes it easy to get started.

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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

"It is the foundation for our monitoring solution."

"This solution allows us to have an overview of the infrastructure and identify areas where the performance isn't optimal, or where upgrades could be carried out."

"I would recommend DX Unified Infrastructure Management to others as it is a good and reliable solution."

"It is very scalable."

"Great out-of-the-box capability."

"Easy admin functionality. You can quickly do all the admin functionality without reducing cycles."

"You can scale it pretty much however way you want to as long as you have the servers to throw at it."

"The number of probes available. Out of the box, I believe about 200 probes are available. And, if there's a probe that is not available, you can write one. You can also go to the communities and suggest, and based on demand, CA will write one for you."

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"It has a familiar interface, which makes it easy to get started."

"The most valuable aspects of the solution are its ease of use and its ease of implementation."

"VMware Aria Operations for Applications offers significant features such as real-time statistics, the ability to identify possible issues within the VM environment, and helpful heat maps."

"I gladly recommend VMware Aria Operations for Applications because it is cost effective and has commendable AI response capabilities."

"This solution allows me to have true visibility for any metrics when it comes to my cloud, and private."

"No issues with stability."

"The solution is great for virtualization and preparing the infrastructure in Tanzu to test products. It's very fast and has good visibility."

"People are very pleased with the implementation."

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Cons

"It is a little complex to use versus other softwares."

"CA UIM needs some improvement with performance reporting (if we compare it to CA eHealth)."

"Better support and more accessible resources are crucial. Customers have expressed that support is not as flexible, and it is difficult to obtain necessary information quickly."

"They need to continue to advance the filter capabilities, and provide more input fields."

"We would like to see automatic network topology."

"The other element is that there are no real templates, out of the box. Let's go with an example where we do have the probe, which is great, and we do have a really nuanced customer with a small set of devices that maybe not a lot of other customers use. There might not be a template in place, so effectively we have the tool in front of us but we still need to develop a solution. So it would be really nice to see a little bit more of something like a central repository of templates that we could use. That would help us expedite our onboarding process."

"I would like to see auditability. We've built our own audit functionality to ensure that every CI has the desired model configuration applied to it. And we run that on a daily basis. If that became part of the product, I think it might be a little bit less intensive in terms of resource, because we're doing it with scripts."

"The biggest feature that I've been hoping they would enhance on is inventory management: things like adding/removing nodes."

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"The documentation and integration with Kubernetes could be improved."

"The return on investment is best suited for organizations that do not have the resources for a dedicated VM environment team. However, the cost of the product doesn't show significant benefits."

"I would like to see integration with Kubernetes cluster and APIs so that you can manage the entire stack."

"The solution could be expensive, which might be a limiting factor."

"An area for improvement would be more in-depth reporting, such as analyzing disk IO during business hours compared to after hours."

"The initial setup should be easier and more seamless."

"Its billing model is consumption-based. I understand the consumption-based model, but it is not necessarily easy to estimate and guess how many points or how much we are going to consume on a specific application up until we get to that point. So, for us, it would be helpful to have more insights or predictability into what we can expect from a cost perspective if we are starting to use specific features. This can potentially also drive our consumption a bit more."

"I find that there could be improvements in the support service response time, as the urgency varies unless specified as Priority 2 or 1 cases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing for DX Unified Infrastructure Management isn't cheap at all. It's a complex tool, so you have to pay more. No one is happy with a large bill to pay, but if it's a complex product and you designed a complex solution to be monitored, it'll be your fault that you need to buy an expensive product, and that would be implicit in the design of DX Unified Infrastructure Management. Monitoring is just a small part of it. Sometimes you have to pay a significant amount of money for a complex yet very good solution."

"CAD $400,000 annually."

"The license cost depends on the number of probes and robots."

"This product is expensive compared to other vendors (SolarWinds, ManageEngine)."

"The product-price ratio is better than other brands such as Fortinet or SonicWall."

"Reasonable setup cost and licensing prices."

"I would rate the pricing as three out of five."

"The licensing costs are very high, particularly when you consider that we have to purchase a level 1 license for every integration, such as the load balancer, HAProxy, and the MSSP. And if you want to use vSAN, that's another license. Then, of course, Tanzu Observability has its own separate license."

"Different locations require different setups. In your terms, around 300 to around 400K USD."

"I don't have the details. In our case, there is a mixture in place. We have production usage, and we are also doing training for VMware. So, we also have a training instance. It is worth the money you would spend on it. That's because if you were to build all of this yourself by using some of the open source tools, then you would need a lot of time."

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for DX Infrastructure Manager?

We are an integrating company that offers DX Unified Infrastructure Management to customers. We help them set it up, do the integration, and provide support. Our end customers include financial ins...

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What advice do you have for others considering DX Infrastructure Manager?

I would recommend DX Unified Infrastructure Management to others as it is a good and reliable solution. I would rate it nine out of ten due to its robust functionality and capability to support inf...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DX Infrastructure Manager?

The pricing of DX Unified Infrastructure Management is high and often a concern for customers. The cost is higher compared to other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), which is feedback we hav...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

The cost of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is fair and reasonable compared to what we receive in support and packages from VMware.

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What needs improvement with VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

I find that there could be improvements in the support service response time, as the urgency varies unless specified as Priority 2 or 1 cases.

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What is your primary use case for VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

Our primary use case for VMware Aria Operations for Applications is to enhance application monitoring tasks, allowing us to set up alerts for different components and send them via SMTP to a team d...

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Also Known As

DX Infrastructure Manager, DX Infrastructure Manager for Z Systems and CA UIM for zSystems, CA UIM (DX Infrastructure Manager), CA Nimsoft Monitor, CA UIM, DX Infrastructure Manager

Tanzu Observability, Wavefront, Wavefront by VMware, VMware Tanzu Observability

Overview

DX Unified Infrastructure Management is the only solution that provides an open architecture, full-stack observability and zero-touch configuration for monitoring traditional data center, public cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments.

Designed to ensure an optimal end-user experience, this solution provides a modern HTML5 operations console that makes it easy and fast for today’s IT teams to implement, use, and scale – leading to faster time to value.

Broadcom

VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront is a powerful tool for monitoring and analyzing the performance and availability of applications and infrastructure in real-time.

With its comprehensive monitoring capabilities, visualizing and analyzing data becomes effortless. The real-time alerting system ensures timely issue resolution, while scalability and a user-friendly interface provide a seamless experience for smooth operations.

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Sample Customers

CBNCloud, IIJ Global Singapore, AT&S, AXSOS, Aozora Bank, HCL Technologies, IntelliNet, Securex

1. Atlassian 2. Cisco 3. Databricks 4. DigitalOcean 5. Equinix 6. Fidelity Investments 7. Google 8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 9. Honeywell 10. IBM 11. Intel 12. JetBlue Airways 13. LinkedIn 14. Lyft 15. Mastercard 16. Microsoft 17. MongoDB 18. Netflix 19. Nvidia 20. Oracle 21. PayPal 22. Pinterest 23. Qualcomm 24. Red Hat 25. Salesforce 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Square 29. TMobile 30. Twitter 31. Uber 32. VMware

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