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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CloudStack

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACloudStack is a cloud management platform, from Apache.N/A

    VMware Tanzu CloudHealth

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ATanzu CloudHealth (formerly VMware Aria Cost Powered by CloudHealth) simplifies financial management, streamlines operations, and improves organizational collaboration across your multi-cloud environment.N/A
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    Pricing Offerings
    CloudStackVMware Tanzu CloudHealth
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    CloudStackVMware Tanzu CloudHealth
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
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    User Testimonials
    CloudStackVMware Tanzu CloudHealth
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Whether our clients are VPS hosting providers or operate private cloud infrastructure for their internal enterprise requirements, CloudStack provides solutions in an easy to implement and operate way that is simple to provide training for. The learning curve for our customesr adopting CloudStack for the management of their cloud infrastructure is shallow, enabling our clients to come up to speed quickly without having to outsource their administrative functions any longer than necessary
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Low-cost solution
    • Open-source
    • Engaged community
    • Solid documentation
    • Is a very reliable tool for orchestration with good usability
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Apache
    • Sometimes you can find undocumented bugs that can compromise the entire infrastructure.
    • [If] you don't have an official support channel, you have try to find out the source of the problem by yourself.
    • Volume size limitation. Other players allow you to create volumes up to 64TB while ACS allows only 2TB volumes
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    The University, my first large implementation, had a big issue with 149 small data centers spread on São Paulo State, this data centers costs to university were very high, the consolidation idea in two data centers were awesome, but were worried with the management, so we adopted ACS to management of all 576 physical hosts. Now a days the university is delivering IaaS for all staff, students, teachers and researchers, they are using these resources to delivery services to their clients and have a great results in research area
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Low-cost solution (free and open-source)
    • More than 2000 users using it simultaneously
    • Stable and reliable
    • Up and running since 2012
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Filter and refine out-of-the-box graphical and tabular reports to correlate datasets for analysis against your business objectives. Create custom dashboards across clouds and easily build detailed reports from scratch, known as CloudHealth FlexReports, across various dimensions to perform more granular analysis on cost, usage, and asset data.Screenshot of Configure budgets to visualize your expected costs for the year in advance and compare it with actual spend as the year progresses. Create as many overall and categorized budgets as you need to run your business, aligned to your company’s fiscal year. Proactively alert stakeholders when costs are forecasted to exceed pre-defined budgets. Toggle on forecasting for reports to predict future values based on historical data for the interval you define.Screenshot of Use CloudHealth’s dynamic policy engine to drive consistent operations and continuously monitor your environment. Quickly identify opportunities to proactively reduce spend, remediate risks, and streamline configuration. Get alerted when conditions deviate from your desired state and enable automated actions to execute changes in your environment—stop, start, resize, or terminate infrastructure—all at the frequency you define.Screenshot of Align cloud data to your business with CloudHealth FlexOrgs and benefit from greater control over user access, sharing, and delegation across multiple levels of organizational hierarchy. Further fine tune the platform by dynamically allocating assets to business groups known as CloudHealth Perspectives. View and analyze your cloud environment by project, application, line of business, cost center, and more, to drive accountability for cost and usage.