VMware vCenter Server - Top Competitors (Oct 2019)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Oct 04, 2019

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VMware vCenter Server vs. Alternatives in 2024

Two major competitors of the software are IBM Systems Director and Absolute Manage MDM. IBM Systems Director offers somewhat limited features compared to vCenter Server. For instance, unlike vCenter Server, it does not offer any fault management capabilities. It also offers limited features in other modules.

Core performance and configuration management features of vCenter Server that are not available on IBM Systems Director include change management, backup and restore, copy configuration, inventory management, network provisioning, problem reporting, administrator dashboard, remote administration, and remote searching. Security features on both solutions are quite similar.

Absolute Manage MDM also offers less extensive functionality when compared with vCenter Server. Just like IBM System Director, Absolute Manage MDM also does not offer any fault management capabilities. In the configuration management features, it does not offer auto discovery, backup and restore, and cop configuration.

Absolute Manage MDM, unlike vCenter Server, also does not offer any performance management features. However, it offers more extensive security capabilities than the latter. Some of its security features that you will not find on vCenter Server include network element function enabling, security event detection, and remote access control.