IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions vs. VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting 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 Workstation Pro	Score8.2 out of 10	N/A	VMware Workstation Pro is virtualization software which allows running multiple x86-based operating systems on one PC. Users can run Windows, Linux and BSD virtual machines on a Windows or Linux desktop.	N/A

Pricing

IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions

VMware Workstation Pro

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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Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions	VMware Workstation Pro
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Optional

No setup fee

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Key User Insights
	IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions	VMware Workstation Pro
Considered Both Products	IBM No answer on this topic	VMware by Broadcom Johnson Martins .NET Software Engineer in Information Technology at JFrog (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro The best and easy to adjust all the functions for easy production of the appropriate and quality services via the Cloud and the deployment of the product can easily be done with all users even those with little basic knowledge on VMware Workstation Pro similar platforms. With … Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions

VMware Workstation Pro

Comparison of Server Virtualization features of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions and VMware Workstation Pro
Feature	IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions 7.7 24 Ratings	VMware Workstation Pro 7.6 28 Ratings
Virtual machine automated provisioning	5.324 Ratings	7.021 Ratings
Management console	8.024 Ratings	8.023 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup	8.923 Ratings	8.021 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration	8.022 Ratings	7.120 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security	8.024 Ratings	8.020 Ratings

User Ratings
	IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions	VMware Workstation Pro
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (24 ratings)	7.0 (29 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (3 ratings)	8.1 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (5 ratings)	7.7 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)