CloudStack vs SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Likelihood to Recommend

Whether our clients are VPS hosting providers or operate private cloud infrastructure for their internal enterprise requirements, CloudStack provides solutions in an easy to implement and operate way that is simple to provide training for.The learning curve for our customesr adopting CloudStack for the management of their cloud infrastructure is shallow, enabling our clients to come up to speed quickly without having to outsource their administrative functions any longer than necessary

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Nidhin Chandradas

Software Engineer

Genesis software technologiesInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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If you are evaluating SAP products, it is easy to get started with the SAP Cloud Appliance Library. Cost comparisons are provided. On-premise solutions are easily tested by non-IT users. It is simple to use at a low cost. I recommend anyone evaluating SAP products to try it out.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Utilities Company, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Cloud Management Security

Automation and Orchestration

Cost Management

Cloud Management Performance Monitoring

Governance and Compliance

Resource Management

Systems Integration

Pros

Low-cost solution
Open-source
Engaged community
Solid documentation
Is a very reliable tool for orchestration with good usability

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Vinicius Lima

Programador

CybermapInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Cost comparisons between the hyperscalers.
Easy instructions to follow.
Spin up on-premise solutions in less than 2 hours.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Utilities Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Sometimes you can find undocumented bugs that can compromise the entire infrastructure.
[If] you don't have an official support channel, you have try to find out the source of the problem by yourself.
Volume size limitation. Other players allow you to create volumes up to 64TB while ACS allows only 2TB volumes

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João Victor Rodrigues Soares

Manager of technical section of computing as a service

Universidade de São PauloEducation Management, 10,001+ employees

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None at this time, it has worked well for us.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Utilities Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The University, my first large implementation, had a big issue with 149 small data centers spread on São Paulo State, this data centers costs to university were very high, the consolidation idea in two data centers were awesome, but were worried with the management, so we adopted ACS to management of all 576 physical hosts. Now a days the university is delivering IaaS for all staff, students, teachers and researchers, they are using these resources to delivery services to their clients and have a great results in research area

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Nidhin Chandradas

Software Engineer

Genesis software technologiesInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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You could do it yourself, or wait for your hosting provider to provide it, but that takes time.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Utilities Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Low-cost solution (free and open-source)
More than 2000 users using it simultaneously
Stable and reliable
Up and running since 2012

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Vinicius Lima

Programador

CybermapInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Easy, quick way to access SAP systems.
Evaluations.
System trials.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Utilities Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Likelihood to Recommend

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Feature Rating Comparison

Cloud Management Security

Automation and Orchestration

Cost Management

Cloud Management Performance Monitoring

Governance and Compliance

Resource Management

Systems Integration

Pros

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Cons

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Alternatives Considered

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Return on Investment

CloudStack

SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

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