XenServer vs vSphere

vSphere is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 53 reviews vs XenServer which is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 1 review. The top reviewer of vSphere writes "Putting some VMware ESX storage tips together". The top reviewer of XenServer writes "Most people know VMWare and Hyper-V. XenServer fits right in the middle". vSphere is most compared with KVM, VMware Workstation and Proxmox VE. XenServer is most compared with Proxmox VE, vSphere and KVM.

vSphere

XenServer

22823

vSphere

Based on 53 reviews.

19022

XenServer

Based on 1 review.

Most Helpful Review

Rana Hamza Liaqat

System Support Engineer at TMN

HA, FT and DRS features support large scale servers and VMs.

While using its HA feature, we don’t need to worry about usage of servers. Our VM automatically shifts to another server which has resources using... Read more »

Dan Withrow

Senior Manager of Engineering at a financial services firm

Most people know VMWare and Hyper-V. XenServer fits right in the middle.

Allowed us to maintain a desired level of high availability between our XenServer farms. Increased our response time to backend errors.

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Quotes From Members Comparing XenServer vs vSphere

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Pricing and Cost Advice

It saves us money because we don't have to buy as many physical servers.It is cost effective.We would like it to be affordable to use the manage services on the cloud, then let VMware manage it and have AWS a part of it. This would make the easier transition from on-premise to cloud and be of value.Flexible pricing would be nice. Some of the pricing models are fairly big.The pricing is too expensive. The reason why we implemented Hyper-V is because of the licensing costs. They are way too high.The business is able to gain in faster services because you are provisioning the ends more quickly due to templates. Thus, the provisioning is quite good.The licensing should be more competitive based on its price. There should be more features for the licensing that you own. Money is a factor, because our management is looking right now at its money. The most annoying thing is to tell people that I would like to continue using VMware, and have them argue the other solutions are free.It keeps together a lot of different environments, making it easier and faster to work. It definitely has a good turn around.

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Ranking
RANKING	1st out of 14 In Server Virtualization Software Views 91,154 Comparisons 47,686 Reviews 31 Followers 1,502 Avg. Rating 8.7	6th out of 14 In Server Virtualization Software Views 35,498 Comparisons 26,132 Reviews 1 Followers 732 Avg. Rating 10.0
Top Comparisons
Top Comparisons	KVM vs. vSphere Compared 22% of the time. VMware Workstation vs. vSphere Compared 17% of the time. Proxmox VE vs. vSphere Compared 15% of the time. See more vSphere competitors »	Proxmox VE vs. XenServer Compared 34% of the time. vSphere vs. XenServer Compared 22% of the time. KVM vs. XenServer Compared 14% of the time. See more XenServer competitors »

Also Known As
Also Known As	vSphere 6, vSOM, vCenter Server, VMware ESXi
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Overview
Overview	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.	Citrix XenServer is an open source virtualization platform that manages server, desktop and cloud virtual infrastructures. XenServer is straightforward and quick to install. Even the most demanding workloads and automated management processes can take just a couple of minutes to virtualize. XenServer lowers IT costs and increases IT agility and flexibility.
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Sample Customers
Sample Customers	Abu Dhabi Ports Company, ACS, AIA New Zealand, Consona, Corporate Express, CS Energy, and Digiweb.	U.S. Army Shared Services Center, SoftLayer, Educational Services of America, Independent Bank, and SK Telecom.
Top Industries
Top Industries	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm 12% Retailer 10% Energy/Utilities Company 8% Manufacturing Company 8% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Comms Service Provider 10% Financial Services Firm 10% Government 7% University 6%	REVIEWERS Local Government 9% Cloud Provider 9% Integrator 9% Insurance Company 9% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Financial Services Firm 16% Comms Service Provider 16% Transportation Company 7% University 7%
Company Size
Company Size	REVIEWERS Small Business 24% Midsize Enterprise 30% Large Enterprise 46% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 22% Midsize Enterprise 34% Large Enterprise 44%	REVIEWERS Small Business 50% Midsize Enterprise 33% Large Enterprise 17% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 27% Midsize Enterprise 33% Large Enterprise 39%

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