Summit Admin vs Orbit for Xen Orchestra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Summit Admin
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Summit Admin is the companion app for administrators managing Summit-connected gate systems. Designed exclusively for site admins, this app provides full administrative access to user management, group creation, schedule configuration, and device settings. Please note: Summit Admin is not intended for gate access. If you're looking to open gates or use access credentials, download our Summit Control app instead. With Summit Admin, you can: Add or remove users Create and manage user groups Configure schedules for automated gate operation Adjust gate system settings Summit Admin is ideal for commercial installations, HOAs, and multi-unit properties where administrators need robust control over system configuration and user management.
Orbit for Xen Orchestra
Manage your entire virtualization infrastructure remotely. Monitor VM and host status, access consoles, and perform full management tasks like starting, stopping, and migrating VMs. Receive smart notifications for critical events and track backup jobs.
- Real-time dashboard with VM and host status
- Full VNC console access with credential management
- Comprehensive VM lifecycle management
- Host and storage oversight with maintenance mode
- User, group, and ACL role management
- Backup job status monitoring
- Smart background notifications for critical events
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Orbit is a companion app for Xen Orchestra that puts your entire virtualization infrastructure at your fingertips. Dashboard at a Glance See running VMs, host status, CPU, memory, and storage usage the moment you open the app. Live stats charts give you real-time visibility into performance. In-App VM & Host Consoles Open a full VNC console for any VM or host without leaving the app. Paste credentials directly from Apple Passwords, 1Password, or Bitwarden. Type in six keyboard layouts (US, UK, Swiss German, German, French, Spanish). Customize the quick-action shortcut bar above the keyboard with separate sets for hosts and VMs. Full VM Management Start, stop, reboot, suspend, snapshot, revert, and migrate virtual machines. Resize vCPUs, memory, and disks with live sliders. Move individual disks between storage repositories. View OS details, network interfaces, IP addresses, disk usage, and resource allocation. All in one place. Host & Storage Oversight Enter maintenance mode with automatic VM migration. Restart toolstacks, emergency-shutdown unresponsive hosts, or take them cleanly offline. Monitor host health, check for missing patches, and drill into any storage repository to see its usage and connected hosts. Users, Groups & ACL Roles Admins can create users, manage group memberships, and author ACL v2 roles with fine-grained privileges. Grant roles to individuals or whole groups at once. Review effective privileges and active tokens per user. Your Account in One Place A dedicated Account screen for your profile, SSH keys, active sessions per device, and your own effective privileges. Optional Gravatar avatar for a personal touch. Backup Monitoring Track backup job status across your environment. New job, run, and log detail screens break down every backup step by step, with warnings, errors, and one-tap copy for sharing with support. Get notified when a job fails or completes with warnings so you can act fast. Smart Notifications Background monitoring alerts you to failed tasks, offline hosts, stopped VMs, critical storage, and backup issues. Even when the app is closed. Alerts are deduplicated and summarized so you only hear about what matters. Fully customizable per category. Multi-Server Support Save multiple Xen Orchestra instances and switch between them instantly. Notifications stay scoped to your active server. Built for iPhone, iPad & iPhone Duo A native two-column layout on iPad and on iPhone Duo’s inner display, and a single-column layout on iPhone and the Duo’s outer display. Folding or unfolding keeps your place. Every screen rebuilt on a fresh design system with sharper typography, consistent cards, OS-aware VM icons, and alternate app icons. Secure by Design Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain and protected by Face ID. Sensitive content blurred in the app switcher. Self-signed certificate support with SHA-256 pinning. Resilient sign-in that holds up on flaky networks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Summit Admin at none against Orbit for Xen Orchestra's 1. Summit Admin also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Orbit for Xen Orchestra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Summit Admin asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Summit Admin | Orbit for Xen Orchestra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Security Brands, Inc. | Simon Huber |
In-app purchases
Summit Admin
No in-app purchases
Orbit for Xen Orchestra
- Orbit Pro$9.99
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