2019-08-18T07:52:00Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vCenter Orchestrator?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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Arif Arman - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
2024-01-04T09:18:18Z
Jan 4, 2024

The product is expensive, and the pricing needs improvement. They provide licenses every year.

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MuhammadChishti - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2024-01-02T09:40:36Z
Jan 2, 2024

VMware was initially the leader in the market when it came up with virtualization and vCenter, after which many realized that VMware was always on the leading side in the market. The other vendors in the market caught up very quickly with VMware and started to offer more than what VMware was offering. If you look at the suite offered by Microsoft, you will see that it comes with a lot of breadth in terms of offering on the virtualization side, and most of the things are free. Maybe Microsoft does charge some fees, but it is very easy to understand why they charge your particular amount from the users. VMware charges its customers on different factors, which actually brings the customers' expectations for the product pretty low. I rate the product price a seven to eight out of ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price.

SB
Real User
Top 20
2023-09-25T11:40:41Z
Sep 25, 2023

VMware's licensing can be complex with many products, making it hard to find a cost-effective solution. Handling costs, support, and efficiency can be expensive and challenging, so it is an important aspect to think about. Sometimes it seems like VMware offers many products just to generate more revenue, even if some of them end up being unnecessary.

Vishal Bhatia - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-07-26T07:10:33Z
Jul 26, 2023

My company does not deal with the product's pricing part since it is the customer's responsibility.

Enrico Boseli - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
2023-07-21T12:59:36Z
Jul 21, 2023

vCenter Orchestrator is an expensive solution. I rate vCenter Orchestrator an eight out of ten for pricing.

MR
Real User
Top 20
2023-06-07T10:02:00Z
Jun 7, 2023

I rate the solution's pricing an eight or nine.

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Roopesh Mohabeer - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-02-13T20:29:25Z
Feb 13, 2023

vCenter Orchestrator could be more affordable. However, there are no additional costs. I would rate its pricing as six out of ten.

CS
MSP
Top 20
2022-12-14T15:06:35Z
Dec 14, 2022

My organization didn't have to pay extra for vCenter Orchestrator. It was already included, so it's basically free. Even VMware regular support is included.

Hany  Magdy - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-10-07T12:44:18Z
Oct 7, 2022

There are multiple licenses available so customers can choose what makes sense based on their needs. The pricing could be a bit less between the pandemic and the war. It's also expensive as it is in dollars, which is higher than a lot of other currencies. Lowering the price would encourage more customers to sign on.

DineshKumar3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-08T13:00:19Z
Sep 8, 2022

The licensing cost is manageable because they have different versions available, standard, essential, and advanced. It depends upon the business requirement. You can pick and choose what you need. I think they do have a free version as well.

MustafaKafi - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-05-19T14:42:00Z
May 19, 2022

The licensing module is somewhat complex. Calculating the cost is complicated. Many of our clients are unclear about the billing system and the traffic metering. I think we pay for revenue sharing on the VCB program, but we had a VCF program in the beginning. I don't have enough information about licensing. But when we converted from the VCF to the VCB program, the licensing module changed to revenue sharing.

VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-04-08T14:11:48Z
Apr 8, 2022

We pay a yearly fee, based on our entries. For now, the price is fine. We can't say whether it's expensive or not until we compare it to other products.

Ahmed Mahrous - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-04-05T10:11:00Z
Apr 5, 2022

The concept of hyper-convergence is smart. I don't know if it can be applied with less cost to be more affordable for small or medium-sized companies. The cost is a very important factor for it. We are currently depending on SAN storage. However, the hyper-converged solutions are depending on the storage within the hosts, such as vSAN in the VMware. It is a smart solution.

MT
Real User
2021-10-08T17:05:09Z
Oct 8, 2021

Our customers are the ones that hold the licensing. We just provide services. Therefore, I cannot speak to any exact costs or licensing agreements.

AM
Real User
2021-09-08T11:20:10Z
Sep 8, 2021

We provide the VMware solution to our clients, for which they pay a perpetual license.

TC
Real User
2020-08-23T08:17:14Z
Aug 23, 2020

The price is reasonable, and one of the reasons that this product was selected.

UD
Real User
2020-07-17T12:50:00Z
Jul 17, 2020

It generally meets expectations. The pricing could be a little better.

it_user1091040 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2019-10-06T16:38:00Z
Oct 6, 2019

This solution is expensive and the licensing is more attractive for Haveri.

IO
Real User
2019-09-15T16:44:00Z
Sep 15, 2019

We're a partner, so we have a PLU licensing model; we have a partnership agreement.

AM
Real User
2019-08-18T07:52:00Z
Aug 18, 2019

Our licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for the license and then we pay the support every year.

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