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Control-M vs vCenter Orchestrator comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 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
7.4
Control-M boosts efficiency and reduces costs with enhanced productivity, centralized job management, and improved data handling for enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.0
vCenter Orchestrator enhances ROI in large environments, offering compatibility and licensing benefits, though ROI varies by scenario.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Control-M support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, despite occasional response delays and challenges with ticketing and documentation.
No sentiment score available
They do not always provide timely support.
Solutions are available on the web.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Control-M offers excellent scalability and adaptability, efficiently handling significant workloads across diverse IT environments for enterprise growth.
Sentiment score
7.4
vCenter Orchestrator is praised for scalability and adaptability across diverse environments, despite some complexity and hardware limitations.
As the workload on Control-M increases, its scalability is much higher.
It can absorb more workload wherever needed.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Control-M is praised for its stability, reliability, and improved performance, crucial for handling complex, high-volume operations efficiently.
No sentiment score available
 

Room For Improvement

Control-M needs enhanced reporting, flexibility, automation, integration, reduced costs, and a user-friendly web-based interface for improved usability.
There should be an automation system for developers to set it up more easily and quickly.
The UI can be challenging for new users due to its learning curve.
 

Setup Cost

Control-M pricing is costly for small enterprises but seen as valuable by larger ones due to its features.
Enterprise buyers consider vCenter Orchestrator versatile but expensive, with complex licensing and various editions to suit different needs.
Pricing is generally affordable, though some features cost a bit more.
 

Valuable Features

Control-M excels in user-friendly automation, integration, and scheduling, enhancing workflow efficiency and reliability across diverse applications.
Automation is more advanced, deployment is fast, and version control has been simplified.
It is integrated into our CI/CD pipeline.
 

Categories and Ranking

Control-M
Ranking in Process Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
119
Ranking in other categories
Managed File Transfer (MFT) (4th), Workload Automation (1st)
vCenter Orchestrator
Ranking in Process Automation
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of Control-M is 4.2%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vCenter Orchestrator is 0.2%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Process Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Pedro Fuentes - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective, excellent support, and centralized access and control
They have a department that handles requests for enhancements. I talked to Control-M guys back in October or November when they had a gathering here in Atlanta. We talked about not being able to go back in history in Helix Control-M for more than two weeks. We submitted a request for enhancement. They told us that they are working on it, and they are thinking of expanding that to 30 days. We would like to see it expand to 90 days, but they are working on it. In Control-M, we were able to go back 180 days, but that was on-prem. The storage of that data was on our own servers. We know that storage is money, and we do not expect them to store that much of the data, but at least 30 to 60 days seem proper.
David Villota - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides automatic monitoring capabilities that save time for users
In my company's IT environment, we use the tool to deploy production environments for products, including live manufacturing systems. The product improves my company's IT automation processes since we can use fewer resources currently. In my company, we need to spend less time considering that vCenter Orchestrator monitors everything. In general, we don't have to be present in our company to do active monitoring. Automatic monitoring is available for everything with vCenter Orchestrator, so we have proactive alerts in our company. The most valuable feature of the product in streamlining our company's workflow stems from the fact that we need to spend fewer resources and less time in general. Our company can spend time on more effective tasks like working with the plans to improve processes and so on, instead of taking care of the systems. The benefits of the product's integration capabilities were useful for HPE. My company has HPE infrastructure, and we are keen to integrate everything into the host, VMware ESXi. It is really important to have an easy integration method that allows for everything to be installed easily in a matter of minutes. I was not involved in the product's setup process. My colleague took care of the product's setup process. From what I know, I can say that the product's setup phase was straightforward. Some custom setups were to be done manually in the tool, but everything was well documented. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. One of the benefits of the product is that it is a low-cost and stable solution that offers a lot of resources. I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Control-M compare with AutoSys Workload Automation?
Control-M acts as a single, centralized interface for monitoring and managing all batch processes, which is helpful because nothing gets left unattended since it is all visible in one place, and th...
What do you like most about Control-M?
First of all, the shift from manual to automation has been valuable. We have a tool that can automate.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Control-M?
Pricing is generally affordable, though some features cost a bit more.
What do you like most about vCenter Orchestrator?
The stability of the product is very good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vCenter Orchestrator?
Currently, if it is included in the VMware license, it is basically free to use. However, if you had to buy it separately, the price is too high.
What needs improvement with vCenter Orchestrator?
The solution has a limited count of parallel executions, which can be a bottleneck for larger environments. The PowerShell interface could be improved since it currently does not run directly, whic...
 

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Sample Customers

CARFAX, Tampa General Hospital, Navistar, Amadeus, Raymond James, Railinc
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