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Platform9 Managed OpenStack vs. VMware Cloud Director

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    Platform9 Managed OpenStack

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APlatform9's Managed OpenStack enables users to deploy and operate OpenStack Hybrid Cloud with a 100% SaaS based service. The SaaS platform lets users go live with an OpenStack private cloud with its deployment tools. The Platform9 dashboard is designed to offer visibility into infrastructure across compute, storage, network, and existing workloads.N/A

    VMware Cloud Director

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AVMware Cloud Director (formerly vCloud Director) is a cloud service-delivery platform used by cloud providers to operate and manage cloud-service businesses. The vendor states that by using VMware Cloud Director, cloud providers deliver secure, efficient, and elastic cloud resources to thousands of enterprises and IT teams across the world.N/A
    Pricing
    Platform9 Managed OpenStackVMware Cloud Director
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Platform9 Managed OpenStackVMware Cloud Director
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Platform9 Managed OpenStackVMware Cloud Director
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    User Testimonials
    Platform9 Managed OpenStackVMware Cloud Director
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Platform9
    If you're having OnPremise Infrastructure and you want to use OpenStack in that case Platform9 Managed OpenStack is recommended to use it will cut down all the complexities of setting up and managing OpenStack IaaS. Platform9 also offers setting up OpenStack on Cloud Such as AWS, GCP, and Azure but wouldn't recommend using this kind of offering as Openstack performs well when underneath virtualized infrastructure is backed directly hypervisors not cloud providers.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Pros
    Platform9
    • It removes all the Openstack complexities and provides a simple UI to the end user.
    • Reduced the pain of System Administrator and Engineers.
    • Highly responsive support.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Building virtual racks
    • Managing the customers' network and security
    • Simplicity but the completeness of IaaS solution
    • Integration with major software providers
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    Cons
    Platform9
    • User interface and User experience are not upto the mark. UI needs lots of improvements.
    • We need to do entire setup from the scratch.
    • Nothing as such other than UI Improvements.
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    • The add-on/extension required on the internet browser sometimes are difficult to get working at first. We've experience instances where the add-on/extension latest versions will not work and have to downgrade to an older version.
    • The server console lacks features and tools. For example it would be useful to have a copy and paste tool or a file upload tool.
    • The vCloud Director management site uses Adobe Flash, which makes it impossible to use on a mobile device.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Platform9
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    VMware by Broadcom
    vCloud Director is definitely my favorite as far as cloud managers. The only thing that compares is Cisco UCS Director, but it has slightly different functionality and purpose. I understand why a lot of clients still go with vCloud Director even though VMware intends to sunset it
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    Return on Investment
    Platform9
    • Platform9 simplified scaling in and out hypervisors now adding capacity takes very less time than other OpenStack environments.
    • Platfrom9 Managed Openstack gives us feeling of having our own private cloud!
    • It has increased the availability of our infrastructure which resulted lessen downtime on workloads deployed on top of it.
    • Overall it benefited us in all means.
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