Linux Containers LXD vs. VMware ESXi
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 LXD | Score9.9 out of 10 | N/A | LXD is a system container and virtual machine manager. It offers a unified user experience around full Linux systems running inside containers or virtual machines. LXD is image based and provides images for a wide number of Linux distributions. It supports various use cases, with support for different storage backends and network types and the option to install on hardware ranging from an individual laptop or cloud instance to a full server rack. LXD is written in Go. It is free software… | N/A |
 VMware ESXi | Score7.6 out of 10 | N/A | A 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 |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 6.4 | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 10.0 |
| Usability | - | 9.0 |
| Availability | - | 10.0 |
| Performance | - | 9.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 10.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 10.0 |
| Configurability | - | 10.0 |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | - | 5.1 |
| Ease of integration | - | 10.0 |
| Product Scalability | - | 10.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 10.0 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 10.0 |