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VMware Fusion pros and cons

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4.5 out of 5
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VMware Fusion Pros review quotes

JD
Nov 26, 2020
The whole point of it is to run Windows VMs on a Mac. This is the most valuable feature. There is snapshotting, but we don't really use that. The Pro version allows me to actually attach to the Windows ESXi infrastructure at the backend, and I'm able to create a session that I can attach to the VMware hooks at the backend, so one is running a VM, and the whole operating system is running on the actual Mac. The other one is literally a frontend to the VMs that are running in the infrastructure at the backend. These are the two main features I use.
Amit Negi - PeerSpot reviewer
May 29, 2023
It is a highly stable solution.
MP
Feb 23, 2022
The most value that it provides is that it is versatile.
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IhorPetruk - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 12, 2023
The product is easy to use and has a simple user interface.
 

VMware Fusion Cons review quotes

JD
Nov 26, 2020
The way they handle snapshotting can be improved. One time, I moved a machine from one to another, and I tried to pull it up on the second machine, but it didn't work. This was because I had not cleaned up the snapshot before I deleted it and moved it across. So, when I tried to pull it up, it wouldn't let me bring it up. The backups for the VMs themselves can also be improved. I pretty much have to rely on Windows backups and not something on VMware. That's where it needs improvement. I am able to upload from my Fusion into the ESXi easily. I'm able to spin something up on Fusion and push it into the big arena, but the reverse is not as easy, that is, trying to pull something down from that. I would love to have a functionality where I could pull something from the VMware infrastructure into Fusion, but I'm not sure if I can take something from ESXi and pull it into Fusion.
Amit Negi - PeerSpot reviewer
May 29, 2023
Its installation process could be simpler.
MP
Feb 23, 2022
I would like to see newer and updated cloud functions.
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IhorPetruk - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 12, 2023
VMware Fusion's licensing cost needs improvement.