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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 vSphere

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAn enterprise workload platform, vSphere is used to improve the performance for a data center. It is used to boost operational efficiency, supercharge workload performance, and accelerate innovation.

    $995

    per year

    Pricing
    Proxmox VEVMware vSphere
    Editions & Modules
    Community
    € 90
    year & CPU socket
    Basic
    € 280
    year & CPU socket
    Standard
    € 420
    year & CPU socket
    Premium
    € 840
    year & CPU socket
    Standard
    $995.00
    per year
    Enterprise
    $3,995.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Proxmox VEVMware vSphere
    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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    Proxmox VEVMware vSphere
    Considered Both Products
    Proxmox Server Solutions
    Chose Proxmox VE
    Proxmox is somewhat more flexible (for being a Linux distro) than VMware. VMWare's network configuration is more robust and well implemented, but it lacks lots of resources that Proxmox has, like ZFS for example. Overall I think both solutions offer good tools and the best …
    Incentivized
    Chose Proxmox VE
    Proxmox Virtual Environment is better, less costly, it has better CAPEX and OPEX, is open source and more robust and flexible.
    It is an agnostic product, one can use a PC clone or a high end server to install it, and it works flawlessly on both.
    The product has a large life …
    Incentivized
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    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
    Proxmox VEVMware vSphere
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Proxmox VE and VMware vSphere
    Feature
    Proxmox VE
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    VMware vSphere
    7.2
    67 Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning7.011 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    Management console7.011 Ratings7.067 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup8.011 Ratings6.060 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration6.011 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.010 Ratings8.062 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Proxmox VEVMware vSphere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    7.0
    (70 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)