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.
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.
Technical Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
Enterprise Solutions Consultant at Interact Technology Solutions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
VMware vCenter Orchestrator simplifies the automation of complex IT tasks and integrates with VMware vCloud Suite components to adapt and extend service delivery and operational management, effectively working with existing infrastructure, tools and processes.
My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product.
The product is expensive, and the pricing needs improvement. They provide licenses every year.
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.
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.
My company does not deal with the product's pricing part since it is the customer's responsibility.
vCenter Orchestrator is an expensive solution. I rate vCenter Orchestrator an eight out of ten for pricing.
I rate the solution's pricing an eight or nine.
vCenter Orchestrator could be more affordable. However, there are no additional costs. I would rate its pricing as six out of ten.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our customers are the ones that hold the licensing. We just provide services. Therefore, I cannot speak to any exact costs or licensing agreements.
We provide the VMware solution to our clients, for which they pay a perpetual license.
The price is reasonable, and one of the reasons that this product was selected.
It generally meets expectations. The pricing could be a little better.
This solution is expensive and the licensing is more attractive for Haveri.
We're a partner, so we have a PLU licensing model; we have a partnership agreement.
Our licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for the license and then we pay the support every year.