Compare VMware Workstation vs. VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 81 reviews while VMware Workstation is ranked 2nd in Virtual Desktop with 1 review. VMware vSphere is rated 8.8, while VMware Workstation is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of VMware vSphere writes "Makes Resources Available & Services More Reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Workstation writes "I have found this product excellent for quick test/dev environments. ". VMware vSphere is most compared with KVM, Proxmox VE and Nutanix Acropolis, whereas VMware Workstation is most compared with Hyper-V, VMware vSphere and Oracle VM VirtualBox.
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The vMotion in particular I think is the most valuable because this feature provides migrations of virtual machines in case you want to run do maintenance. Production people can quickly reboot the server with ESXi Quick Boot. The most valuable feature is vSAN, as it reduces the cost of SAN storage and maintenance. We are able to patch our hosts during production hours with the ability to keep services running. We are able to create virtual machines and move them from one host to another, controlling the resources. The most valuable feature is its ability to revert to previous snapshots during testing of various guest and application deployments. It helps to automate the data replication and DR (disaster recovery). Using vSphere we have virtualized over one thousand servers and this gave us management, cost and datacenter space advantages. | I have found this product excellent for test/dev environments. This is 90% of what I use this product for. |
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I would like to see VMware vSphere provide a centralized patch service on the VMware level, regardless of your operating systems. I would like more Amazon stuff inside of VMware. Reporting on vCenter needs to be improved. Get the HTML5 client to 100% parity to replace the Flash client. Generally, the user interface needs to be improved for non-technical people. Two improvements that I would like to see are higher resolution console modes for guests and easier switching between consoles. I feel that the scalability of the solution should be improved. Although vSphere is a nearly perfect product, it does need a little improvement. Datacenter and Cluster structure should be mixed so that the management of clusters would be easier. | I have had issues with the virtual network adapters in the past that has taken some time to troubleshoot. |
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The license of VMware is a one-time payment and you can continue to enroll in support for troubleshooting and also administer the licenses. The price is high, but you get back a lot. Our ROI is good. There is an average performance boost, especially if you use VM encryption inside the VMware with another product, like McAfee. You will see great improvement in these cases. VMware is costly versus other competitors but is still one of the market leaders and expanding now with partners like AWS. The licensing fees are on a yearly basis. VMware does provide organizations with discounts. The customer service license fee we got discounts on from the supplier in order for us to get the best out of the license fees. That's our experience. We possibly paid less than our partner company. The partner is only local and not global like our firm. The pricing is a bit complex. | The pricing is a bit steep in my opinion for testing and there are other options. |
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VMware vSphere is the leading server virtualization platform with consistent management for virtual data centers. Deliver business value from day one with powerful server virtualization, breakthrough availability, safe automated management and intelligent operational insight that adapts to your environment. Automate workload placement and resource optimization based on preset customizable templates. | VMware Workstation transforms the way technical professionals develop, test, demonstrate and deploy software by running multiple x86-based operating systems simultaneously on the same PC. Built on 15 years of virtualization excellence and winner of more than 50 industry awards, VMware Workstation takes desktop virtualization to the next level by giving users an unmatched operating system support, rich user experience and incredible performance. |
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Sample Customers | |
| Abu Dhabi Ports Company, ACS, AIA New Zealand, Consona, Corporate Express, CS Energy, and Digiweb. | Akademiska Hus |
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Financial Services Firm12% Energy/Utilities Company10% Retailer9% Manufacturing Company9% Software R&D Company24% Comms Service Provider13% Manufacturing Company9% Financial Services Firm9% | Software R&D Company22% Manufacturing Company19% Retailer15% Government9% |
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Small Business26% Midsize Enterprise27% Large Enterprise47% Small Business24% Midsize Enterprise34% Large Enterprise42% | No Data Available |
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