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vSphere

byBroadcom (VMware)
in
4.9
Market Presence: Server Virtualization (Transitioning to Server Virtualization Platforms), IT Resilience Orchestration

Overview

Overall experience with vSphere

Product Support Engineer
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“VMware vSphere: Unraveling its Benefits and Faced Obstacles”

5.0
Apr 10, 2025
Using VMware vSphere for virtualization has been a comprehensive and generally positive experience, though like any platform, it comes with its own set of challenges and learning curves.
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CRITICAL

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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Performance of vSphere Across Market Features

vSphere Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. vMotion 2. High Availability & Fault Tolerance 3. Centralized Management through vCenter Server

Like

What I like most about vSphere is that I can easily manage all my virtual machines at once. Also, with one click I can create, start or stop them without needing an extra physical server. The backup feature is so reliable that now I don't have to worry about data loss. If anything happens I can restore the previous state in no time. Using vSphere client I can access and manage my virtual machines remotely which lets me do work even if I am not on my desktop.

Like

Easy management, load balanced, offers complete suite of services to manage HCI at on-prem

Dislike

1. Cost & Licensing 2. Steep Learning Curve 3. Updates and Patches Can Be Problematic

Dislike

I noticed that vSphere requires a lot of resources to run smoothly. Updating it is a tricky task also I got worried that an update may cause any kind of issue or reduce the performance of my virtual machines.

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vSphere Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 42 ratings and reviews for IT Resilience Orchestration market. View all 1823 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.9

(42 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
67%
4 Star
33%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
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1 Star
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • Product Support Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    VMware vSphere: Unraveling its Benefits and Faced Obstacles

    5.0
    Apr 9, 2025
    Using VMware vSphere for virtualization has been a comprehensive and generally positive experience, though like any platform, it comes with its own set of challenges and learning curves.
  • TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MANAGER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    vSphere: Revolutionizing Resource Efficiency and Virtual Machine Management

    5.0
    Oct 18, 2024
    My experience with vSphere has been great. It is easy to use once the learning phase is over. It really helps me to use my resources efficiently now. I can run multiple virtual machines on a single physical machine which reduces my expenses.
  • SR ARCHITECT
    10B+ USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Achieving Easy and Balanced Control with On-Prem HCI Management

    5.0
    Jul 16, 2024
    Offers an easy, single pane of glass management of all clusters and nodes across all on-prem locations.
  • DEVOPS ENG
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Industry standard with uncertain future

    4.0
    Feb 9, 2024
    vSphere allows us to manage the workload between our nodes in the cluster. It automatically spreads the load across all nodes to ensure optimal usage and automatically replication on node failure or cluster fail.
  • 50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Great virtualization tool and easy to arrange.

    5.0
    Nov 23, 2023
    vSphere is Easy to manage day to day activity and performs the updates. There is not difficulties for usage and upgrades of vSphere Great product and its centrally managed and many more options with new versions.
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