We performed a comparison between HPE Eucalyptus and SaltStack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about VMware, Nutanix, IBM and others in Cloud Management."The most valuable aspect of the solution is the interface on the console."
"I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"The customization should be improved."
"It is difficult to set up."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"Web UI."
HPE Eucalyptus is ranked 38th in Cloud Management while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. HPE Eucalyptus is rated 7.0, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HPE Eucalyptus writes "Good interface, and an easy initial setup with good community support on the free version". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". HPE Eucalyptus is most compared with OpenNebula, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, Microsoft Configuration Manager, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
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