VMware Aria Automation Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

Lead Technical Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

May 10, 2017

The Event Broker Subscription is one of the most valuable features. Communication between the Linux appliance and the Windows IaaS components should be faster and smoother.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the EBS (Event Broker Subscription) and NSX integration with BP designer.

How has it helped my organization?

Multiple BPs can be deployed with EBS and PG (Property Group) in a lot less time.

What needs improvement?

IaaS components: I have an assumption that all the IaaS components will be migrated to a Linux appliance, then I think the communication between the Linux appliance and the IaaS components will happen faster and smoother.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used this version for almost 1.5 years. We previously used version 7.0.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sometimes, we encountered stability issues, but they were negligible.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Sometimes, we encountered scalability issues but they were negligible.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

Very Good.

Technical Support:

Technical support was good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

This is the first product we used.

How was the initial setup?

Installation was straightforward and simple .

What was our ROI?

It’s very helpful for us to have this product. We already gained the benefits after installation and configuration.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not look at alternatives; this is the ultimate product.

What other advice do I have?

Use it for automation in order to achieve Agility, Efficiency and Control over the IT Service Delivery..

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Technical Architect at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Oct 5, 2016

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We use it for system deployment with AWS, and for OS and application patching.

What is most valuable?

Minion-less deployment of SaltStack. Minion is the client-side tool for SaltStack.

How has it helped my organization?

It’s a configuration management tool. We are using it for system deployment with AWS, patching of OS and applications. Deploying a patch on 200 systems is now just a click.

What needs improvement?

Minion-based deployment is not very smooth. Most of the time, many minions were in a stale state and didn't respond to the salt-master.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I encountered stability issues. Minions didn’t work well as they moved to the stall state. In that situation, the salt-master can’t connect to the client servers.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I encountered scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Community-based technical support is good. I never took it directly from SaltStack.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously used Puppet and found SaltStack to be better in terms of configuration. It’s written in Python, which means easy integration, and the structure is YAML, which is very simple.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup is straightforward.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing this product, I evaluated Puppet & Chef, but found SaltStack to be better.

What other advice do I have?

I have no advice; it depends on infrastructure & application.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.