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VMware ESXi vs. VMware Workstation Pro

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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 Pro

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AVMware Workstation Pro is virtualization software which allows running multiple x86-based operating systems on one PC. Users can run Windows, Linux and BSD virtual machines on a Windows or Linux desktop.N/A
    Pricing
    VMware ESXiVMware Workstation Pro
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    VMware ESXiVMware Workstation Pro
    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 Workstation Pro
    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
    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
    We have heavily invested in VMware now. 10 years ago we considered HyperV, but at the time they had no vMotion. We tested Server 2005 virtual server, but the network performance was very poor. VMware also is constantly an innovator and the one that we used recently to great …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware ESXi
    VMware has been in the business a long time, and makes a very reliable virtualization platform. Hyper-V had matured exponentially, since it's been released and is a viable alternative to ESXi. However, it is not as reliable as ESXi at least at this time. ESXi also accommodates …
    Incentivized
    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware Workstation Pro
    VMware Workstation is ideal for small infrastructures and businesses, particularly for small-scale tasks, whereas VMware ESXi is well-suited for large production environments, multiple servers, and data centers.
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware Workstation Pro
    VMware ESXi is more enterprise based whereas VMware Workstation offers capabilities at a lower cost and smaller scale. VMware Workstation Pro is also user friendly and easy to install. It can be utilized on a regular desktop system as the name implies. It helps with also …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware Workstation Pro
    While I'm not very familiar with other offerings, I think Workstation is a tier one solution. It's top of the line. While there are free options out there, none are as robust and easy to use as VMware offering. I don't believe you can find a solution that does the same thing as …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware Workstation Pro
    Vmware workstation is always better than Virtualbox in features. It lets you manage all the virtual machines like Google Chrome, you can extend the virtual machine up to 2 monitors, which is by far my most liked feature.
    Incentivized
    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 Pro
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of VMware ESXi and VMware Workstation Pro
    Feature
    VMware ESXi
    8.2
    128 Ratings
    VMware Workstation Pro
    7.6
    28 Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning8.0116 Ratings7.021 Ratings
    Management console9.0128 Ratings8.023 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup8.0112 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration8.0116 Ratings7.120 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.0117 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    User Ratings
    VMware ESXiVMware Workstation Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (129 ratings)
    7.0
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (55 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)