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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    VMware ESXi

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AA 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

    VMware NSX

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AVMware NSX is network virtualization technology. VMware NSX is no longer sold as a standalone product and is now available as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation.N/A
    Pricing
    VMware ESXiVMware NSX
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    VMware ESXiVMware NSX
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    VMware ESXiVMware NSX
    Considered Both Products
    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware ESXi
    The vSphere management interface is going to be web-based and you access that through a web browser by browsing to the IO address of the VMware ESXi host itself and then from there you'll be prompted for a login screen.
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware ESXi
    Much more reliable and well-integrated than competitors, with a solid central management console. Citrix is having good performance but requires a specific kernel to leverage, HyperV is good only for windows OS.
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware ESXi
    Microsoft's HyperV is a solution we have tested over the years compared to VMware ESXi. HyperV still lacks the shine/polish ESXi has for how robust the offerings are for what can be done.

    Incentivized
    Chose VMware ESXi
    VMware is much more advanced and has set the standard for the industry to follow. We did not see nearly the same amount of buggy behavior out of VMware as we did with these other products. VMware is what these other products are trying to be.
    Incentivized
    VMware by Broadcom
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    Key User Insights
    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
    VMware ESXiVMware NSX
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of VMware ESXi and VMware NSX
    Feature
    VMware ESXi
    8.2
    128 Ratings
    VMware NSX
    -
    Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning8.0116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management console9.0128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup8.0112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration8.0116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.0117 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    VMware ESXiVMware NSX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (129 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (55 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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