vCenter Orchestrator Reviews

vCenter Orchestrator offers clear value, particularly for medium to large clients using extensive applications. It excels in virtualization benefits for large environments with multiple data centers. Users find it manageable and compatible with various products. Although precise financial gain is hard to quantify, the choice to use vCenter Orchestrator aligns with requirements without needing other evaluations. Some users experience return primarily through increased software sales opportunities, though not all see substantial financial gain.

Enterprise users report that vCenter Orchestrator is perceived as expensive, with various licensing models that include yearly fees and revenue-sharing plans. The complexity of VMware's licensing adds challenges in cost-effectiveness, influencing budget decisions. Despite offering different versions to suit business needs, the high pricing and sudden increases have been noted. Some users benefit from inclusion in existing VMware licenses, while others face difficulties with the pricing structure and competition from alternatives.

• "vCenter Orchestrator is a very expensive solution."
• "My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."
• "I rate the product price a seven to eight out of ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

vCenter Orchestrator is praised for its scalability, utilized by diverse organizations with varying user counts. It effectively handles different environments and large enterprises, managing thousands of virtual machines and users. Users note its potential to scale with open architecture, although some face challenges with hardware dependency. In certain regions, scalability isn't a prevalent issue due to smaller infrastructures. While praised for its adaptability, some users consider it limited in handling parallel tasks.