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| Considered Both Products | Verified User 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. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro They all have their strengths and weaknesses. If you're a vCenter shop then Workstation is for you. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro They are practically identical. It's only better if you already have virtual machines deployed in Workstation Pro and you do not want to move or have not need to move them quick to Microsoft Hyper-V. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro VMware Workstation does have a price unlike VirtualBox, that is free. But, Workstation Pro makes up for it by how many features comes with it. We are also able to take VM's in our vSphere Production environment and spin it up on and isolated laptop for sandbox testing within … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Devops Engineer in Information Technology at iENGINEERING (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro VMware Workstation Pro provides the best management console as compared to Oracle Virtual Box and the compatibility between migration is very convenient with VMware Workstation Pro. I have tried Oracle VB and it is very complex in creating and managing Virtual machines whereas, … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User 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 … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() .NET Software Engineer in Information Technology at JFrog (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro The best and easy to adjust all the functions for easy production of the appropriate and quality services via the Cloud and the deployment of the product can easily be done with all users even those with little basic knowledge on VMware Workstation Pro similar platforms. With … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Project Engineer in Engineering at Rockwell Automation (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro Don't really have points on it. I think it's the best and easy solution on market. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro The main difference I see when I compare is in the performance. VMWare Workstation Pro hands down are better than the ones out in the market right now. It doesn't slow down on extensive use as well. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro VirtualBox - a popular open-source virtualization platform with support for many popular OS's bhyve - Also open-source program that works with Windows and Linux. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro It is easy to use. It makes easy to integration and/or migration between ESXi servers. It is easy to use VM template and images without conversion. Because of we have been using VMware Vcenter and Hypervisors it is practical to use VMware Workstation Pro for zero compatibility … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() It Support in Customer Service at Mepal (Civil Engineering, 51-200 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro I was a VirtualBox user a few years ago, but the combination of VMware vCenter Converter and VMware Workstation Pro makes this suite a perfect solution for enterprise environments to test all the changes your infrastructure needs before any real deployment. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() IT Admin in Information Technology at Mepal (Building Materials, 51-200 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro Oracle VM VirtualBox is a great solution if you search for a zero cost solution. But if you can afford it, VMware Workstation Pro is a more professional solution Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro VMware Workstation Player, although free, doesn't meet our needs, and Hyper-V had too many problems when we tried it out. We need the ability to run multiple VM's at the same time, which VMware Workstation Player doesn't support. When testing out Hyper-V, we didn't get very … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Principal Software Architect in Engineering at NortonLifeLock (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro VirtualBox has done a lot of catching up with VMware in the past years, so if you don't need the advanced network configuration or 3D support it's a good alternative, but VMware seems to still be faster, and support for USB devices is a lot more robust. The UI is also more … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior System Engineer in Information Technology at NetDocuments (Computer Software, 201-500 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro This version of the HyperVisor is similar to other systems, but like most, it has its own twist on things and how it works. One of the essential functions is the tabbed approach to listing VM's which allows multiple servers to be running and allowing access to each using … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose VMware Workstation Pro We didn't compare Workstation to other alternatives and we haven't used any other products like it. I guess you could use Workstation in conjunction with ESX and without vCenter, but I'm not sure and we have always had vCenter. We chose Workstations because it was a known tool … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User 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 … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Network Analyst in Information Technology at Abbotsford Police Department (Government Administration, 201-500 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro We briefly tested Virtualbox but found that Workstation had better performance, had a proven track record and the features that we were looking for. Workstation was also easier to install at the time we tested both. Workstation is also easier to configure, and the documentation … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() CCC Team Lead in Information Technology at NCR Corporation (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro VMware Workstation is among the pioneers of virtual machines, every option and every feature is well thought out and implemented, there is no image that it cannot run. It doesn't require that much setup, unlike similar software. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() IT Technician in Information Technology at Innovative Corporate Solutions (Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro By far better than Oracle Virtual Box. If you want to create a similar environment for your team members working around the globe in order to work on the same project, this is the best solution available, or else you can go for some online editors like on Cloud9 and have the … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() IT Specialist in Information Technology at iQor (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro I have used just about every Virtual machine software on the market from Oracle Virtualbox, VMware Fusion, KVM for Linux, Microsoft Hyper-v, and the Google virtual machine software, and even though I love Virtualbox none of them come close to the ease of use and the quality of … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Product Manager in Research & Development at IDERA Software (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro VirtualBox is not bad for free. It might even be slightly better than VMware Player which is also free. But VMware Workstation offers so much more for under $249 which makes the purchase decision simple - it's worth every penny. Especially since newer versions make it easy to … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Systems Support Engineer in Information Technology at College of William & Mary (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro Much better. Ease of integration and driver management was way better than the other free product we tested. The full features of VMware Workstation, in my opinion blow any competition out of the water for the purposes we use it for. Yes, there are free solutions out there … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior APM Specialist in Information Technology at Red Ocean Software (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees) Chose VMware Workstation Pro Virtualbox has features that VMware lacks but is still quite immature. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.0 (29 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 9.0 (1 ratings) |
| Usability | 8.1 (3 ratings) |
| Support Rating | 7.7 (2 ratings) |