Cloud Management Platforms comparison & reviews

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4th 2nd 6th
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Pros
  • + Extensive out-of-the-box reporting and automation
  • + Among the best at Chargeback
  • + Resource planning and rightsizing analysis
  • + Leader in IT Automation
  • + Strong Multi-Cloud support
  • + Among the best at User Self-Service
  • + Valuable annual State of the Cloud report
  • + Good Multi-Cloud support
  • + Good DevOps capabilities
Cons
  • - Below average performance monitoring
  • - Below average 2nd tier public cloud support
  • - Low APAC market presense
  • - Below average Chargeback support
  • - Average Governance support
  • - Average Security support
  • - Weakest User Self-Service capabilities
  • - Below average Security features
  • - Separate application for cost management
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Maturity
Company founded in 2006. Shipping product for multiple years. Many large customers.
Product is in production for > 2 years with multiple large deployments
Founded in 2006, RightScale is one of the oldest CMP firms.
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Content Creator
Embotics
WhatMatrix - Rick Kilcoyne
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Overview
Cloud Management Platform that enables Infrastructure-as-a-Service automation by integrating seamlessly with private, public and hybrid clouds
Hybrid cloud management platform designed for user self-service
RightScale Cloud Portfolio Management enables enterprises to accelerate delivery of applications
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Website
Click on details (i) for more info
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  Delivery  
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Installation
Single Virtual Machine or Multiple for HA
Single virtual machine
SaaS
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Agentless or agentless operation
vCommander is agentless
CloudBolt is agentless
RightLink 10 allows users to enable already-running instances using existing images as well as official OS images.
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Database support
MSSQL 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 SP3
Built-in MySQL; can be integrated with most RDBMS platforms
RightScale uses a mix of relational databases — notably MySQL — and NoSQL technology, in particular Cassandra.
  Administration  
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Administrator accounts
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
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User accounts
Unlimited Active Directory and LDAP
Unlimited
Unlimited
  Pricing  
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Pricing model
Yearly subscription.
Licensed by number of VMs managed
RightScale is offered at flat rate based on total public cloud spend. Private cloud is free.
  Product Details  
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Vendor specific/agnostic
Vendor agnostic
Vendor agnostic
Vendor agnostic
  Services  
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24/7 support
Support included in base cost, Premium Support available
Support Included in base cost
Silver Support including consultative support
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Professional services
Professional Services engagements are available.
Professional services are available
Professional services support is available
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  Virtualization/Private Cloud Support  
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VMware vSphere
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Microsoft Hyper-V
Supported
Supported ( via nix SSH/SCP or Windows WinRM)
Supported
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OpenStack
Not currently supported (preview available)
Supported
Supported
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other
Supports
Apache CloudStack
  Public Cloud Support  
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Amazon Web Services
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Google Cloud Platform
Cost comparisons only
Supported
Supported
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IBM Bluemix Cloud
Support for VMware on IBM Cloud
Supported
Supported
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Microsoft Azure
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Oracle Cloud
not supported
Supported
not supported
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other
Cost modeling for Google Compute Engine, IBM SoftLayer and Rackspace
HP Helion, Verizon Terremark, Centurylink cloud
Centurylink cloud, Rackspace
  Containers  
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Docker
Scripted Support
Supports
Supported
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3rd Party container management
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Other
Scripted Support
Supported
Not fully compatible
  Legacy/Brownfield Environments  
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Automatic discovery of legacy VMs
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Management of legacy cloud VMs
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Management of legacy private VMs
Supported
Supported
vSphere-only
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Import of OVA/OVF VM formats
Not supported (native tools can be used)
Supported
(added blueprint to content library
Through vSphere
  Migration  
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Cloud-to-cloud migration
Supported
Supported
(via CloudEndure)
Created, but not migrated
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  Administration  
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Multi-tenant support
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Published API
API published : click on details (i) for link
Published API
Supported
  Configuration Management  
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Chef
Supported
Extensive Chef inegration
Supported
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Puppet
Supported
Supports both Puppet OpenSource and Enterprise
Supported
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Ansible
Supported
Ansible open source is supported
Supported
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SaltStack
Supported
Partially Supported
Compatible
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Ability to patch managed systems
Supported using scripting
Supported using scripting
Supported
  Networking  
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SDN Support
Network Fencing isolation (Vmware only)
Supports Vmware NSX
NSX Supported
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Public cloud networking
Supports operational views. Deployment limited to use of templates (eg cloudformations)
Supports cloud networks including AWS VPC and ELB
Extensive AWS network support
  User-Defined Actions  
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Conditional Actions
Supported
Supports Rules based on Boolean tests
Rightscale Alert system
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Pre- and Post-Install Actions
Supported
Supports both pre- and post-install actions
Supported through "rightscripts"
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Scheduled Actions
Supported
Actions can be scheduled
Supported
  Orchestration & Workflow  
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Native Workflow
Supported
Supported
Supported
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3rd Party Orchestration
Supported via scripting framework
Supported
Supported through plugins
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Webhooks
Supported
Supported
  Third-Party Automation  
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ServiceNow
Supported
Supported through scripting
Supported
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3rd Party Automation
Supported via scripting framework
Integrates with HP Server Automation
Supported through plugins
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CMDB integration
Supported
Supported
Supported
  User-Defined Properties  
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Automatic hostname creation
Supported
Multiple ways to auto-create hostnames
Supported
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Configuration tags
Supported
User-defined tags supported
Supported
  Placement  
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Best Execution Venue - Performance
Supported
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Through scripting or workflow
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Best Execution Venue - Security
Supported
Supported
(via generic orchestration actions)
Through scripting or workflow
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Best Execution Venue - Cost
Supported
Supported
(via generic orchestration actions)
Supported
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Runtime policies
Supported
Supports runtime policies
Supported
  Provisioning  
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Bare-metal provisioning
Supported with use of 3rd party PXE boot solutions
Supports bare-metal provisioning using IPMI, Cobbler, and Razor
Manage but not provision
  Reconfiguration & Expiration  
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Ability to change VM configuration
Supported
Can increase CPU, memory, and disk
Supported throught scripting or integration with other tools
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Live change VM resources
Supported
Can increase CPU, memory, and disk without reboot
VM resources can be changed on demand where it makes sense and is supported by the OS and underlying hypervisor / cloud platform
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Scheduled expiration
Supported
Expiration can be set at provisioning or by property
Supported
  Uptime Management  
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Continuous Infrastructure Testing
Supported
Product tests requested services on a scheduled basis
Contains built in monitoring for VM health. Specific testing can be built into workflow
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HA/DR features
Supported
Supported
Supported
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  Service Portal  
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End-User Self-Service
Supported
Allows self-service through user portal
Supported
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Service Catalog
Supported
Has Service Catalog for end-user ordering
Supported
  Localization  
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Support for multiple languages
English Only
Text presented to end users can be localized
  Built-In Features  
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Application-centric deployment
Supported
Applications can be published to service catalog
Supported
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Approval workflow
Supported
Supports approval workflows
Can be supported via ServiceNow integration
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Auto-scaling
Supported in AWS
Supported via scalable blueprints
Supported
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Bursting to public cloud
Partially supported
Supported via scalable blueprints
Supported via blueprints
  Quotas  
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Quotas
Supported
Quotas by org, business unit, dept, team, or project
Supported
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  Cost Management/Chargeback  
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Cloud expense reporting
Supported
Product has several built-in reports as well as support for custom reports
3-year usage reporting
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Consumption-based billing
Supported
You can view recent costs from AWS and Azure
Supported
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Cost allocation
Supported
Costs can be tracked by user and/or group
Supported
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User-defined rates
Supported
Rates defined by application administrator
Supported
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Multiple currency support
Supported
Switch Currency but not mulitple currency
  Third-Party Integration  
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Integration with financial mgmt tools
Supported via API
Possible but not included in base product
Contains an Analytics tool and can integration with other tools via API
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  Inventory  
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Real-time environment inventory
Supported
Provides real-time inventory and reporting
Supported
  Automatic Updates  
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Discover & update changed systems
Supported
Discovers and syncs changes
vSphere-only
  Job reporting  
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Detailed job status reporting
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Multi-Tenancy  
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Reporting by customer
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Uptime Management  
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SLA reporting
Supported
Partially Supported
RightScale has no built in concept of Service Management, but can be integrated into Service Management tools via API
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  Group management  
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Multi-level support
Supported
Nested groups are supported
Supported
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Role-based access controls
Supported
Supported
Supported
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User-defined groups
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Identity Management  
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Active Directory support
Supported
Integrates with Active Directory
Supported
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LDAP support
Supported
Integrates with LDAP
Supported
  Security Features  
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Credential management
Supported
Supports credential management
Managed SSH Login
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Key vaulting
Supported
Supported
Stores user API and SSH keys
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Support for single signon
Supported
Supported
Supported
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Logging/auditing of administrative access
Supported
All admin actions are logged in Server History
Partially supported
  Third-Party Integration  
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Integration with enterprise security tools
Supported via script
Integration is possible
Requires custom programming
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  Third-Party Integration  
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Jenkins integration
Supported
Jenkins is supported
Supported
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GitHub integration
Custom integration scripting
Supported
Supported for Chef cookbooks
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other
Supported
HipChat, Microsoft Systems Center, Acquia, Slack
  PaaS Capabilities  
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Cloud Foundry support
Support for PKS
Partially Supported
Supported
  Usability Features  
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Diagramming
Not Supported
Partially Supported
RightScale follows an infrastructure as code paradigm
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Reusable service blueprints
Supported
Blueprints can be shared across environments
Templates and images
  VM management  
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Out of band console
Supported
Supported
All VM access is in band
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Built-in SSH access to VMs
Supported
Browser-based support for both RDP and SSH.
Supported
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Snapshotting
Supported
Supported
Supported
  Community Support  
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User Contribution Site
Forum Only
Click on (i) for details
RightScale "Cloud Gems" Git repositories

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  • Embotics
  • CloudBolt Software
  • RightScale
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  • 6 th
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