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ScienceLogic vs VMware vCenter comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
ScienceLogic enhances efficiency, visibility, and reduces incidents, providing long-term ROI and improved company image and operations.
Sentiment score
3.5
VMware vCenter provides significant ROI by cutting costs on nodes, management, power, and enhancing scalability, security, and continuity.
The return on investment is fair but often challenged by medium-sized businesses who may question its adequacy.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
ScienceLogic's support is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and proactive problem-solving, often deemed industry-leading by users.
Sentiment score
6.5
VMware vCenter customer service is praised for responsiveness but criticized for slow responses and difficulties in technical issue escalation.
Problems with Skylar may require longer wait times due to limited resource expertise.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
I received excellent support from ScienceLogic.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
We have a lab environment to test solutions before offering them to customers, ensuring everything works correctly.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
VMware vCenter manages high availability effectively.
IT Infrastructure And Architect Specialist at Cmit
The technical support is good.
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at Texitech
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
ScienceLogic excels in scalability and adaptability, supporting large deployments, though minor challenges exist in hardware and user onboarding.
Sentiment score
8.4
VMware vCenter is highly scalable, supporting enterprises with robust resource allocation and surpassing competitors like Nutanix.
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate its scalability as ten.
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
The scalability is good in vCenter.
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at Texitech
The solution is completely scalable as we can increase any host with great simplicity.
IT Infrastructure And Architect Specialist at Cmit
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
ScienceLogic is reliable and stable, with strong support, handling large volumes efficiently despite minor bugs during upgrades.
Sentiment score
5.8
VMware vCenter is praised for reliability and stability, with excellent support, despite occasional compatibility and log concerns.
Stability should relate to whether the platform fails, stops working, or breaks.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
Nothing has been reported to me about VMware vCenter till now because I have around eighteen members who are operating it, and none of them have reported any issues.
Manager Data Centre at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
We have not faced any issues after upgrading VMware vCenter, whether on the vCenter or any host.
IT Infrastructure And Architect Specialist at Cmit
 

Room For Improvement

ScienceLogic struggles with complexity, requiring UI simplification, integration improvements, better support, and enhanced monitoring and automation features.
VMware vCenter users face high costs and licensing complexity, desiring flexible pricing and technical improvements post-Broadcom acquisition.
While some other companies have easier APIs, using this solution demands significant expertise.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
If the knowledge for implementation could be spread through articles, it would reduce this dependency.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Integrating observability and APM monitoring into the overall portfolio would be beneficial.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The licensing model has shifted, leading to higher costs, particularly for smaller organizations.
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
If they had separate pricing for each module, organizations could purchase only the modules they need, and the price would lower.
Manager Data Centre at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Better redundancy options can be achieved by using multiple vCenter machines.
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at Texitech
 

Setup Cost

ScienceLogic offers flexible but potentially costly pricing, emphasizing understanding business needs to justify its robust capabilities.
VMware vCenter's high costs and licensing changes pose challenges, especially for smaller businesses, amid Broadcom's potential pricing impact.
It could be cheaper.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
ScienceLogic is not that expensive and is cost-effective overall.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
The licensing model now requires purchasing 96-core solutions, even if fewer cores are needed, adding to the cost burden.
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
 

Valuable Features

ScienceLogic delivers versatile IT management with robust monitoring, automation, and integration, ensuring efficient operations across diverse infrastructures.
VMware vCenter provides centralized management, high availability, seamless migration, scalability, and integration with NSX T and vSAN for operational efficiency.
Notably, its automation features, such as Runbook action, enable domain experts like me to execute one-click automation solutions, which contributes significantly to reducing MTTR.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
The solution excels in three areas: application monitoring, server monitoring, and network performance monitoring.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
The CMDB update and the automatic CMDB update are valuable.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
High availability is employed so if an ESXi server is down, the VM is supported on another ESXi on other servers.
System Engineer at TARGET Integrated Systems
In vCenter, I can easily manage storage and move it from one server to another, which is beneficial for the environment.
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at Texitech
VMware vCenter is excellent for managing and monitoring hypervisors, specifically with features like live migration, storage vMotion, and host vMotion.
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
 

Categories and Ranking

ScienceLogic
Ranking in Server Monitoring
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (6th), Unified Communications Monitoring (1st), Network Monitoring Software (28th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (18th), IT Operations Analytics (8th), Cloud Monitoring Software (13th), AIOps (13th)
VMware vCenter
Ranking in Server Monitoring
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of ScienceLogic is 3.3%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware vCenter is 2.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Server Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware vCenter2.0%
ScienceLogic3.3%
Other94.7%
Server Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Pallagani Siva Koteswararao - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Comprehensive monitoring streamlines operations with room for user support enhancement
I am interested in improving the flexibility of ScienceLogic's user interface, configuration, and customization. I am particularly keen on learning about issues raised by the ScienceLogic support team. Whenever we encounter difficulties, I raise vendor cases and am eager to deepen my understanding of those cases. Additionally, I want to learn more about ScienceLogic's dashboards, which display crucial metrics about collectors, their health, and devices aligned to them. The dashboard should be more detailed. Regarding improvements to ScienceLogic's technical support, my last company was IBM in India, and I worked on IBM MQ monitoring until my last day. I engaged with the LogicMonitor support team for MQ-level incidents, but these issues remained unresolved even after 10 to 15 days. On my last working day, I assisted with one such vendor case, and I am unsure if that issue was ever resolved. ScienceLogic's technical support should respond more efficiently in terms of time. During my time working on MQ-level cases, including a power pack upgrade that did not fix the issues faced, I provided all necessary steps with the help of the middleware team. However, there were still gaps that needed addressing.
VinayKumar7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Data Centre at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Centralized control has improved data center virtualization and streamlined DC DR replication
The pricing of VMware vCenter is high. What was earlier, before it was acquired by Broadcom, was different. Now, Broadcom has acquired it, and the earlier arrangement was that we used to bundle the license and purchase it according to our choice. Now, they bundle it with vSAN, which many organizations may not use. Although we purchase it along with the bundled license, we pay for something which is of no use to us because we have our own storage. If they had separate pricing for each module, organizations could purchase only the modules they need, and the price would lower. For smaller organizations, this can become a huge cost issue. For larger organizations, there is no issue, but for medium-sized organizations, they have to shell out a lot.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Government
7%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise27
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ScienceLogic?
ScienceLogic is not that expensive and is cost-effective overall.
What needs improvement with ScienceLogic?
I am interested in improving the flexibility of ScienceLogic's user interface, configuration, and customization. I am particularly keen on learning about issues raised by the ScienceLogic support t...
What is your primary use case for ScienceLogic?
Our usual use case of ScienceLogic is as a strategic monitoring tool for all the customers in our company, and because of that reason, all the accounts and projects are migrated from other monitori...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware vCenter?
The initial package for VMware vCenter is not less than $10,000, which can be prohibitive for smaller organizations. The licensing model now requires purchasing 96-core solutions, even if fewer cor...
What needs improvement with VMware vCenter?
The pricing of VMware vCenter is high. What was earlier, before it was acquired by Broadcom, was different. Now, Broadcom has acquired it, and the earlier arrangement was that we used to bundle the...
What is your primary use case for VMware vCenter?
My main use case for VMware vCenter is mainly for virtualization and what we call DCDR replication. I can say we are not using all the features. Our main aim is only that we are using it for virtua...
 

Overview

 

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