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VMware Aria Automation

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

7.9 /10

56 Reviews Write a Review

What is VMware Aria Automation?

VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) automates the delivery of IT services, and enables IT to embed automation and policies within blueprints including network and security services, accelerating the delivery of production-ready infrastructure.

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Awards & Recognition

VMware Aria Automation won the following awards in the Data Center Automation category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2022

VMware Aria Automation Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

82 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love VMware Aria Automation?

3% Negative

3% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Unique Features
Respectful
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 77

Application Provisioning

Backup

Server Configuration Monitoring

Process Automation

Task Monitoring

Compliance Monitoring

Task Scheduling

Server Provisioning

Remediation

Integration w/3rd Party Tools

Multi-Site Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

VMware Aria Automation Reviews

Rufinol V.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Assertion for Data Automation

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates VMware Aria Automation from other similar products?

The data sourcing is done accurately and efficiently

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The speedy analysis from the program

What do you dislike most about this product?

The focus in managing new analytical extension, which calls for extra attention

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The usefulness of this tool can be recommend

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Mayank J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

I have been using this product from 2 years

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates VMware Aria Automation from other similar products?

VMware Aria is the best product in the market. my company is using for managing multi-cloud infrastructure automation platform. It offers all types of cloud services & management. I have worked with VMware on all types of products like workstation, and automation products. It provides the best services in the market in cloud and automation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It provides best cloud services in the market with 24/7 support helpline anytime. I have good experience using VMware workstation and VMware aria automation that help my company to fulfill business needs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as of now because it gives the best service if we compare it with other similar products.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it because VMware provides the best services in every platform we use. It focuses on customer satisfaction by providing good support level.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Effective Service

Siddharth S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Efficient Automation Tool VMware Aria Automation

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates VMware Aria Automation from other similar products?

VMware Aria Automation has a unique combination of robust features and high performance capability.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

most favourite aspect of VMware Aria Automation is the drag-and-drop functionality for managing automation workflows

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's complex to learn and the documentation is also very difficult to comprehend

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend this product to companies familiar with VMware products

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Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

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VMware Aria Automation Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love VMware Aria Automation?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Application Provisioning Includes Deployment, Configuration, and Discovery of Packaged Software, Database & Middleware Platforms

Backup Automation of data backup process

Server Configuration Monitoring Monitor server configuration changes, and remediate drifting from configuration requirements.

Process Automation The automation of the sequence of tasks within a process, to be executed without manual intervention.

Task Monitoring Scheduling maintenance and monitoring tasks.

Compliance Monitoring Ability to ensure that automated tasks and processes comply with regulations, standards, and/or policy.

Task Scheduling Scheduling maintenance tasks.

Server Provisioning Provisioning of server compute and memory resources on an automated fashion, based on pre-defined parameters

Remediation Expedited event management (e.g., automate remediation of alerts due to exceeding defined thresholds).

Integration w/3rd Party Tools Integration with 3rd party tools related to data center and server management natively or through APIs.

Multi-Site Functionality Centralized management of resources across multiple remote locations.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

VMware Aria Automation Reviews

Rufinol V.

Assertion for Data Automation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mayank J.

I have been using this product from 2 years

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Siddharth S.

Efficient Automation Tool VMware Aria Automation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Application Provisioning

Backup

Server Configuration Monitoring

Process Automation

Task Monitoring

Compliance Monitoring

Task Scheduling

Server Provisioning

Remediation

Integration w/3rd Party Tools

Multi-Site Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support