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vSphere

byBroadcom (VMware)
in
4.3
Market Presence: Server Virtualization (Transitioning to Server Virtualization Platforms), IT Resilience Orchestration

Overview

Overall experience with vSphere

Business Systems Analyst It
50M - 250M USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“VMware vSphere Facilitates Administration Yet Relies Heavily on Hosting VM Performance”

4.0
Feb 2, 2026
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It Manager
<50M USD, Energy and Utilities
CRITICAL

“vSphere Maintains Stability And Features, But Pricing And Licensing Raise Concerns”

3.0
Feb 19, 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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vSphere Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(1941 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
59%
4 Star
37%
3 Star
4%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • Business Systems Analyst It
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    VMware vSphere Facilitates Administration Yet Relies Heavily on Hosting VM Performance

    4.0
    Feb 2, 2026
    vSphere is essential in how we administer our VMWare virtual environment. It's a centralized tool that allows administrators full control over snapshots, backups, VM administration and migration. Features are intuitive and robust with options for monitoring, configuring, setting permissions, allocating datastores and networks, snapshots and updates. Features a status bar at the bottom to see what active tasks that are queued up. When you perform a task, like deleting a snapshot, you can see its progress. Integrating vSphere locally with SaaS Cloud assets is seamless and not too difficult to configure. Overall, it's an essential companion when managing multiple ESXi hosts and virtual workloads.
  • Business Systems Analyst It
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    VMware vSphere Facilitates Administration Yet Relies Heavily on Hosting VM Performance

    4.0
    Feb 2, 2026
    vSphere is essential in how we administer our VMWare virtual environment. It's a centralized tool that allows administrators full control over snapshots, backups, VM administration and migration. Features are intuitive and robust with options for monitoring, configuring, setting permissions, allocating datastores and networks, snapshots and updates. Features a status bar at the bottom to see what active tasks that are queued up. When you perform a task, like deleting a snapshot, you can see its progress. Integrating vSphere locally with SaaS Cloud assets is seamless and not too difficult to configure. Overall, it's an essential companion when managing multiple ESXi hosts and virtual workloads.
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User Sentiment About vSphere
Reviewer Insights for: vSphere
Performance of vSphere Across Market Features

vSphere Likes & Dislikes

Like

The HTML5 UI is clean and easy to work with and manage the entire Data Center with. VMs are neatly shown on the left side menu. VM options for each VM are displayed on the right. You can easily view the VM Status, I/O or network information in the summary. Most frequently used tools such as Start/Stop (shutdown), launch Console, edit Settings, and take snapshot are listed front and center for quick management. You can view all the VM performance by navigating to Monitor > Performance Overview. If a VM is abusing too many resources, vSphere indicates the issue with a notification icon to easily spot the VMs causing resource problems.

Like

The HTML5 UI is clean and easy to work with and manage the entire Data Center with. VMs are neatly shown on the left side menu. VM options for each VM are displayed on the right. You can easily view the VM Status, I/O or network information in the summary. Most frequently used tools such as Start/Stop (shutdown), launch Console, edit Settings, and take snapshot are listed front and center for quick management. You can view all the VM performance by navigating to Monitor > Performance Overview. If a VM is abusing too many resources, vSphere indicates the issue with a notification icon to easily spot the VMs causing resource problems.

Like

The HTML5 UI is clean and easy to work with and manage the entire Data Center with. VMs are neatly shown on the left side menu. VM options for each VM are displayed on the right. You can easily view the VM Status, I/O or network information in the summary. Most frequently used tools such as Start/Stop (shutdown), launch Console, edit Settings, and take snapshot are listed front and center for quick management. You can view all the VM performance by navigating to Monitor > Performance Overview. If a VM is abusing too many resources, vSphere indicates the issue with a notification icon to easily spot the VMs causing resource problems.

Dislike

The primary issue with this product is the pricing. Since Broadcom purchased this software, the cost has increased substantially. Many organizations were not prepared for the significant price increases that were quoted to them when they were looking to renew their support. If you are looking to add advanced features like vSan or NSX, the pricing increases even more substantially. The second issue is the licensing bundles that they offer. In my experience, Broadcom has several pre-packaged licensing bundles, but only the more expensive ones give any sort of financial flexibility. For example, the least expensive bundles require a three-year commitment, which must be purchased up front, rather than billed annually. If an organization is looking to make annual payments, they must choose one of the more expensive bundles. Finally, the movement toward multi-year agreements makes it difficult to move away from this product. Many organizations have already experienced vendor lock in with this product, but the lack of feasible year to year contracts makes it more difficult to move away from this technology.

Dislike

The primary issue with this product is the pricing. Since Broadcom purchased this software, the cost has increased substantially. Many organizations were not prepared for the significant price increases that were quoted to them when they were looking to renew their support. If you are looking to add advanced features like vSan or NSX, the pricing increases even more substantially. The second issue is the licensing bundles that they offer. In my experience, Broadcom has several pre-packaged licensing bundles, but only the more expensive ones give any sort of financial flexibility. For example, the least expensive bundles require a three-year commitment, which must be purchased up front, rather than billed annually. If an organization is looking to make annual payments, they must choose one of the more expensive bundles. Finally, the movement toward multi-year agreements makes it difficult to move away from this product. Many organizations have already experienced vendor lock in with this product, but the lack of feasible year to year contracts makes it more difficult to move away from this technology.

Dislike

The primary issue with this product is the pricing. Since Broadcom purchased this software, the cost has increased substantially. Many organizations were not prepared for the significant price increases that were quoted to them when they were looking to renew their support. If you are looking to add advanced features like vSan or NSX, the pricing increases even more substantially. The second issue is the licensing bundles that they offer. In my experience, Broadcom has several pre-packaged licensing bundles, but only the more expensive ones give any sort of financial flexibility. For example, the least expensive bundles require a three-year commitment, which must be purchased up front, rather than billed annually. If an organization is looking to make annual payments, they must choose one of the more expensive bundles. Finally, the movement toward multi-year agreements makes it difficult to move away from this product. Many organizations have already experienced vendor lock in with this product, but the lack of feasible year to year contracts makes it more difficult to move away from this technology.