Name: VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Rating: 4.2 (95 reviews)

Overview

Overall experience with VMware Cloud Foundation Automation

PRE-SALES

50M - 250M USD, IT Services

FAVORABLE

“VMware Cloud Foundation Offers Strong Resilience but Faces Upgrade Rigidity Issues”

4.0

Sep 12, 2025

VMware Cloud Foundation gave us a consisten, enterprise-grade Private Cloud on vSphere/vSAN/NSX with predictable day-2 operations. The best parts were lifecycle automation with SDDC Manager, built-in resilience and strong security via NSX-microsegmentation. Downsides were overall TCO, some rigidity during upgrades and the learning curve for NSX and lifecycle tooling

MARKETING MANAGER

50M - 250M USD, Banking

CRITICAL

“A great tool for productivity which comes with a higher cost and requires a lot of strong integration knowledge. ”

3.0

Oct 22, 2025

The tool is a great tool for increasing productivity and agility but requires a strong knowledge for integration at the same time with a high cost to implement in any organization.

About Company

Company Details

Year Founded

1998

Head office location

California, United States

Number of employees

10001+

Website

https://www.vmware.com/

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A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

Reviewer Insights for: VMware Cloud Foundation Automation

Deciding Factors: VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Vs. Market Average

Performance of VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Across Market Features

VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Likes & Dislikes

Unified lifecycle management (SDDC Manager), Resilience / HA, Security baked in and operational consistency

The best thing about this tool is that it allows unified and automated content, reducing manual work leading to efficiency and increasing agility and productivity.

The platform brings together infrastructure provisioning, policy enforcement and lifecycle management in one unified solution

TCO/licensing, only suscription mode, upgrade rigidity, learning curve

It is very hard to integrate and requires core knowledge of the system. It's not the best tool when it comes to upgrades.

some of the advanced automation policies requires a bit of fine tuning during setup

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VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Reviews and Ratings

4.2

(95 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star: 42%
4 Star: 48%
3 Star: 8%
2 Star: 1%
1 Star: 0%

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.2

Integration & Deployment

4.3

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.5

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PRE-SALES
50M-1B USD
IT Services
Review Source
VMware Cloud Foundation Offers Strong Resilience but Faces Upgrade Rigidity Issues
4.0
Sep 12, 2025
VMware Cloud Foundation gave us a consisten, enterprise-grade Private Cloud on vSphere/vSAN/NSX with predictable day-2 operations. The best parts were lifecycle automation with SDDC Manager, built-in resilience and strong security via NSX-microsegmentation. Downsides were overall TCO, some rigidity during upgrades and the learning curve for NSX and lifecycle tooling
MARKETING MANAGER
50M-1B USD
Banking
Review Source
A great tool for productivity which comes with a higher cost and requires a lot of strong integration knowledge.
3.0
Oct 22, 2025
The tool is a great tool for increasing productivity and agility but requires a strong knowledge for integration at the same time with a high cost to implement in any organization.
ENGINEER
<50M USD
IT Services
Review Source
Advanced Automation Policies Require Fine Tuning in Initial Setup Process
4.0
Oct 23, 2025
Excellent experience, platform provides powerful automation and orchestration capabilities that simplify maanging large hybrid and multi cloud environments
ENGINEERING MANAGER
50M-1B USD
Healthcare and Biotech
Review Source
Simple Automation and Task Management Simplifies Planning and Recovery Processes
5.0
Oct 3, 2025
It's very nice to use, it's objective, and do what we need to do, simplifying and automating the tasks and configurations that we need to replicate, recover and plan tasks.
DATA AND ANALYTICS MANAGER
50M-1B USD
Retail
Review Source
Product Enables Speed and Control but Faces Lifecycle Management Challenges
4.0
Sep 22, 2025
self service, infra as code, strong governance and policy, lifecycle management

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VMware Cloud Foundation Automation

Overview

Overall experience with VMware Cloud Foundation Automation

“VMware Cloud Foundation Offers Strong Resilience but Faces Upgrade Rigidity Issues”

“A great tool for productivity which comes with a higher cost and requires a lot of strong integration knowledge. ”

About Company

Company Details

Key Insights

A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

Reviewer Insights for: VMware Cloud Foundation Automation

Deciding Factors: VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Vs. Market Average

Performance of VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Across Market Features

VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Likes & Dislikes

Top VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Alternatives

1. Azure Management Tools

2. Terraform Enterprise

3. HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software

Peer Discussions

VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Reviews and Ratings

4.2

(95 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

Customer Experience

Product Capabilities

VMware Cloud Foundation Offers Strong Resilience but Faces Upgrade Rigidity Issues

A great tool for productivity which comes with a higher cost and requires a lot of strong integration knowledge.

Advanced Automation Policies Require Fine Tuning in Initial Setup Process

Simple Automation and Task Management Simplifies Planning and Recovery Processes

Product Enables Speed and Control but Faces Lifecycle Management Challenges

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