Google Cloud Capacity Planner vs Sunbird dcTrack

Google Cloud Capacity Planner shows current and forecasted use of Google Cloud resources to help teams plan capacity and quota needs. It covers Compute Engine instances, Persistent Disk and Hyperdisk volumes, GPUs, TPUs, and Cloud Storage bucket egress bandwidth. Forecasts combine linear and superlinear models, with yearly seasonality for scopes holding at least two years of usage history. Compute usage is available at P50, P75, and P99 percentiles; Cloud Storage bucket usage is shown at P100 only. Historical usage spans up to two years, forecasts up to six months, and historical forecast snapshots up to one year. Usage is sampled every five minutes and displayed within 24 hours; Overview insights refresh at least every 48 hours. Data can be exported as CSV or through the REST API to Cloud Storage or BigQuery. The API supports project, folder, and organization scopes. The service costs nothing, but billable Google Cloud resources used with it are charged separately. It is in Preview under Pre-GA terms, may have limited support, and some organizations may need to request access.

Sunbird dcTrack is data center infrastructure management software for asset, capacity, and change management. Its planning views show available rack space, power, network ports, and capacity in equipment such as UPSs, CRACs, and circuit panels. Version 9.3.5 adds tracking and modeling for liquid-cooling infrastructure, including coolant distribution units and manifolds. The UniversalConnector G2 supports bidirectional connections with systems such as ServiceNow, Cisco ACI, and Equinix SmartView. The ServiceNow connector in version 9.3.5 also adds circular updates, filtering improvements, and inherited field mappings for child classes. Access controls include granular role-based permissions and audit logs; identity support includes SAML 2.0, LDAP, and Active Directory. dcTrack offers hosted SaaS and on-premises virtual server deployment, with VMware, Hyper-V, Linux KVM, and AWS listed as platform options. Its mobile-friendly HTML5 interface works in mobile browsers without a thick client. The listed subscription is $19.50 a month, billed annually, with an annual upfront commitment and cabinet-based licensing. A free 30-day trial and online demo are available.