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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Proxmox VE

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AProxmox Virtual Environment is an open source server virtualization management solution based on QEMU/KVM and LXC. Users can manage virtual machines, containers, highly available clusters, storage and networks via a web interface or CLI. Proxmox VE code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3. The project is developed and maintained by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH.

    $7.50

    per month

    VMware vCenter

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AVMware vCenter is an advanced server management software that provides a centralized platform for controlling vSphere environments for visibility across hybrid clouds. VMware vCenter is no longer sold as a standalone product and is now available as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation.

    $6,044

    per year

    Pricing
    Proxmox VEVMware vCenter
    Editions & Modules
    Community
    € 90
    year & CPU socket
    Basic
    € 280
    year & CPU socket
    Standard
    € 420
    year & CPU socket
    Premium
    € 840
    year & CPU socket
    Basic
    6,044
    per year
    Production
    6,244
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Proxmox VEVMware vCenter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsProxmox Virtual Environment's source code is published under the free software license GNU AGPL, v3 and thus is freely available for download, use and share. A Proxmox VE Subscription is an additional service program that helps IT professionals and businesses keep Proxmox VE deployments up-to-date. A subscription provides access to the stable Proxmox VE Enterprise Repository delivering software updates and security enhancements, technical help and support.—
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    Community Pulse
    Proxmox VEVMware vCenter
    Considered Both Products
    Proxmox Server Solutions
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware vCenter
    Proxmox VE is also a very powerful tool and is free, but vCenter has really hit the nail on the head as far as simplicity and ease of use, as well as, reliability.
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware vCenter
    In my experience, Red Hat Virtualization was cumbersome. I think VMware vCenter is definitely a better product. Red Hat discontinued their Virtualization product but still offers other virtualization platforms that I haven't tested.

    In my opinion, Proxmox isn't as polished but …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware vCenter
    Not really a competition. Proxmox and Hyper-V both lacks the manageability and easy to use access for multiple nodes and clusters. Also Hyper-V has the ability to use Multiple nodes but it does not compare to the level of VMware vCenter Server.
    All the integrations possible …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware vCenter
    VMware as a product was most advanced hypervisor when we made the decision for our datacenter. Over the years VMware vCenter has kept it's edge and we have seen no reason to change to any other product as we have gained experience over the years. We do still continue to …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware vCenter
    There are similar products in the market, both commercial as well as open source. We only tried open source products such as oVirt and ProxMox, however they did not possess the range of features of this product. In addition, the majority of such options do not provide an easy …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware vCenter
    I've selected VMware vCenter Server among the other Virtual Server solutions because it reduces the amount of time and effort to run and set up maintenance tasks, create hosts and back them up. Replication is so easy when you have a second vCenter Server linked remotely that …
    Incentivized
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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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    Features
    Proxmox VEVMware vCenter
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Proxmox VE and VMware vCenter
    Feature
    Proxmox VE
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    VMware vCenter
    -
    Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management console7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration6.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Proxmox VEVMware vCenter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    8.4
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)