Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager vs OpenText Automation Center

Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager8.9Visit OAOpenText Automation Center8.7Visit

Higher score Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager #5 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Google Cloud

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OA OpenText Automation Center #7 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit OpenText

• Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager fits best

  Google Cloud teams using Terraform configurations

• OpenText Automation Center fits best

  Enterprises automating end-to-end IT workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager 8.9/10 Visit ↗	OAOpenText Automation Center 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software	#7 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software
Best for	Google Cloud teams using Terraform configurations	Enterprises automating end-to-end IT workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	3 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager 0/2 · OpenText Automation Center 0/2
Role-based access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit logs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Provisioning method	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automation runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Previews changes and identifies resource drift before applying deployments. Manages revisions, logs, Terraform state, and imported existing resources. Runs provisioning through Cloud Build with Git and Cloud Storage inputs.	Visual and code-based authoring supports varied workflow teams CMDB dependencies, approvals, and auditing govern execution Terraform, Ansible, and remediation integrations extend automation
Cons	Supports Google Cloud resources rather than multiple cloud providers. Requires Terraform configuration knowledge and HCL-based workflows. Documentation is the listed support channel, with no free plan available.	Enterprise orientation may not suit smaller organizations Licensing uses Automation Center Units and concurrent workflows Agent-based or agentless deployment requires an architecture choice
Our verdict	Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager is a managed service for deploying and managing Google Cloud infrastructure through Terraform configurations. It suits mid-market and enterprise teams that already work with Terraform and want a Google… Read the review →	OpenText Automation Center is an enterprise IT automation and orchestration platform for IT operations, development operations, and site reliability teams. It coordinates workflows across infrastructure, applications, cloud environments,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager — where it wins

  • Previews changes and identifies resource drift before applying deployments.
  • Manages revisions, logs, Terraform state, and imported existing resources.
  • Runs provisioning through Cloud Build with Git and Cloud Storage inputs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports Google Cloud resources rather than multiple cloud providers.
  • Requires Terraform configuration knowledge and HCL-based workflows.
  • Documentation is the listed support channel, with no free plan available.

• OpenText Automation Center — where it wins

  • Visual and code-based authoring supports varied workflow teams
  • CMDB dependencies, approvals, and auditing govern execution
  • Terraform, Ansible, and remediation integrations extend automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise orientation may not suit smaller organizations
  • Licensing uses Automation Center Units and concurrent workflows
  • Agent-based or agentless deployment requires an architecture choice

• Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager8.9/10 · Paid

  A managed Terraform workflow for planning, deploying, and tracking Google Cloud infrastructure.

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• OAOpenText Automation Center8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise orchestration for governed, auditable infrastructure and service workflows.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →