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VMware ESXi vs. VMware Workstation Player

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    Overview
    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 Workstation Player

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AVMware Workstation 17 Player is a platform for running a single virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC to deliver managed corporate desktops. Organizations can use Workstation Player to deliver managed corporate desktops, while students and educators use it for learning and training.N/A
    Pricing
    VMware ESXiVMware Workstation Player
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    VMware ESXiVMware Workstation Player
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    VMware ESXiVMware Workstation Player
    Considered Both Products
    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware ESXi
    At the time we did our comparison we found that VMware scaled much better than Hyper-V, lighter weight, and much more reliable. My recommendation if Hyper-V is needed for anything such as Windows containers, is to use nested virtualization and installing Windows Hyper-V within …
    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 Workstation Player
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of VMware ESXi and VMware Workstation Player
    Feature
    VMware ESXi
    8.2
    128 Ratings
    VMware Workstation Player
    -
    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 Workstation Player
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (129 ratings)
    6.9
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (55 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 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)
    9.0
    (1 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)