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IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions vs. VMware ESXi

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions is designed to make cloud adoption easier, allowing the user to optimize the value of existing on-premises infrastructure, while leveraging the same tools, technologies and skills in the cloud. The solution provides rapid scalability, deployment in 35+ global data centers and access to disaster recovery, backup, security and compliance solutions from an array of ecosystem partners. To address varying workload needs, IBM Cloud…

    $0

    IBM Cloud Object Storage Cross-Regional Smart Tier 1 GB (hourly)

    VMware ESXi

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AA bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto a physical server. With direct access to and control of underlying resources, VMware ESXi partitions hardware to consolidate applications and cut costs.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsVMware ESXi
    Editions & Modules
    Add-on
    $0
    IBM Cloud Object Storage Cross-Regional Smart Tier 1 GB (hourly)
    On-demand
    $0
    0.25 IOPs 1 GB
    Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
    $0
    0.25 IOPs 1 GB (Per gigabyte of storage (hourly))
    Add-on
    $0
    IBM Cloud Block Storage 1 GB (hourly)
    On-demand
    $0.01
    Per vCPU (hourly)
    On-demand
    $0.09
    Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
    Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
    $0.09
    Per gigabyte of network and bandwidth egress (monthly)
    Reserved (monthly or 730 hours)
    $12.80
    Microsoft license (monthly) per 1 vCPU²
    Add-on
    $13
    Veeam backup license
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsVMware ESXi
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsVMware ESXi
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions and VMware ESXi
    Feature
    IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
    7.7
    24 Ratings
    VMware ESXi
    8.2
    128 Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning5.324 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Management console8.024 Ratings9.0128 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup8.923 Ratings8.0112 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration8.022 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.024 Ratings8.0117 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud for VMware SolutionsVMware ESXi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (129 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (55 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)