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Red Hat Virtualization vs. VMware vSphere

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ARed Hat Virtualization (formerly Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, broadly known as RHEV) is an enterprise level server and desktop virtualization solution. Red Hat Virtualization also contains the functionality of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktop in later editions of the platform.

    $999

    Per Year Per Hypervisor

    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
    Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)VMware vSphere
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $999.00
    Per Year Per Hypervisor
    Premium
    $1,499.00
    Per Year Per Hypervisor
    Standard
    $995.00
    per year
    Enterprise
    $3,995.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)VMware vSphere
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)VMware vSphere
    Considered Both Products
    Red Hat
    Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
    We use them both, as one is not better than the other at all facets required. There is still a need to use both products, as we have not fully switched to RHEV due to vSphere still having an edge over them with edits available to the systems while they are operational or they …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
    RHEV is more stable than oVirt but less capability. Much easier to automate than esx
    Incentivized
    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware vSphere
    vSphere is superior to any other on-premises hypervisor that I've personally used or heard about. vSphere is the de facto industry standard, receives substantially more partner support and investment, and benefits from a significantly longer maturation period than other …
    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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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)VMware vSphere
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Red Hat Virtualization and VMware vSphere
    Feature
    Red Hat Virtualization
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    VMware vSphere
    7.2
    67 Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning7.910 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    Management console7.310 Ratings7.067 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup7.29 Ratings6.060 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration6.910 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.99 Ratings8.062 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)VMware vSphere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.6
    (11 ratings)
    7.0
    (70 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)