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VMware Cloud Foundation

byBroadcom (VMware)
in
4.1
Market Presence: Infrastructure Monitoring Tools, Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

Overview

Overall experience with VMware Cloud Foundation

End User Virtualization Engineer
500M - 1B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“VCF Provides Strong Stability and Automation, Yet Patch Upgrades Are Time Intensive”

4.0
May 8, 2026
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It Manager
<50M USD, Energy and Utilities
CRITICAL

“VCF Delivers Advanced Virtualization but Faces Criticism Over Cost and Support”

3.0
Apr 17, 2026
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About Company

Company Details

Updated 4th February 2026
Year Founded
1998
Head office location
California, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
https://www.vmware.com/

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VMware Cloud Foundation Reviews and Ratings

4.1

(325 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
51%
4 Star
38%
3 Star
8%
2 Star
2%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • It Manager
    <50M USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    VCF Delivers Advanced Virtualization but Faces Criticism Over Cost and Support

    3.0
    Apr 17, 2026
    While the product itself is still best in class for virtualization, our experience with Broadcom during the procurement process was not a good experience. VCF is their top tier product and while other products exist, Broadcom made it prohibitively expensive to select any other option than VCF.
  • It Manager
    <50M USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    VCF Delivers Advanced Virtualization but Faces Criticism Over Cost and Support

    3.0
    Apr 17, 2026
    While the product itself is still best in class for virtualization, our experience with Broadcom during the procurement process was not a good experience. VCF is their top tier product and while other products exist, Broadcom made it prohibitively expensive to select any other option than VCF.
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User Sentiment About VMware Cloud Foundation
Reviewer Insights for: VMware Cloud Foundation
Deciding Factors: VMware Cloud Foundation Vs. Market Average
Performance of VMware Cloud Foundation Across Market Features

VMware Cloud Foundation Likes & Dislikes

Like

I like how its tightly integrated into vsphere, vsan, and NSX. they all work together under one platform. it gives me enterprise grade reliability and automation without lots of complexity under the hood.

Like

I like how its tightly integrated into vsphere, vsan, and NSX. they all work together under one platform. it gives me enterprise grade reliability and automation without lots of complexity under the hood.

Like

I like how its tightly integrated into vsphere, vsan, and NSX. they all work together under one platform. it gives me enterprise grade reliability and automation without lots of complexity under the hood.

Dislike

Cost is the primary feature that I dislike about this product. VCF is significantly more expensive than other offerings by Broadcom. Under this new licensing model, Broadcom only offers multi-year commitments for their products and VCF is the only product that they will bill annually. All other products need to be paid up-front for the entire duration of the contract. Secondly, support for this product has not been stellar. We have only had to call support a handful of times, but the technicians that we have engaged with did not seem very knowledgeable about the product and only offered what seemed like rudimentary solutions. Finally, VCF with its additional components is quite a complex product and requires a lot of investment by system administrators to learn and configure. My team has gone to training several times in the time that we have utilized this product.

Dislike

Cost is the primary feature that I dislike about this product. VCF is significantly more expensive than other offerings by Broadcom. Under this new licensing model, Broadcom only offers multi-year commitments for their products and VCF is the only product that they will bill annually. All other products need to be paid up-front for the entire duration of the contract. Secondly, support for this product has not been stellar. We have only had to call support a handful of times, but the technicians that we have engaged with did not seem very knowledgeable about the product and only offered what seemed like rudimentary solutions. Finally, VCF with its additional components is quite a complex product and requires a lot of investment by system administrators to learn and configure. My team has gone to training several times in the time that we have utilized this product.

Dislike

Cost is the primary feature that I dislike about this product. VCF is significantly more expensive than other offerings by Broadcom. Under this new licensing model, Broadcom only offers multi-year commitments for their products and VCF is the only product that they will bill annually. All other products need to be paid up-front for the entire duration of the contract. Secondly, support for this product has not been stellar. We have only had to call support a handful of times, but the technicians that we have engaged with did not seem very knowledgeable about the product and only offered what seemed like rudimentary solutions. Finally, VCF with its additional components is quite a complex product and requires a lot of investment by system administrators to learn and configure. My team has gone to training several times in the time that we have utilized this product.