VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro

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Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
VMware Workstation Pro	Score 8.2 out of 10	N/A	VMware 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

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	VMware Workstation Pro
Considered Both Products	VMware Workstation Pro Verified User Anonymous 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 Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose VMware Workstation Pro They all have their strengths and weaknesses. If you're a vCenter shop then Workstation is for you. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Umair Mehboob Senior Devops Engineer 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, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 Helpful? Johnson Martins .NET Software Engineer 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Marius Covelli Project Engineer Chose VMware Workstation Pro Don't really have points on it. I think it's the best and easy solution on market. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 … Incentivized Helpful? OR Oscar Ramirez It Support 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. Incentivized Helpful? TL Toni Lora IT Admin 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 Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Vlad VARNA Principal Software Architect 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Tyler Twitchell Senior System Engineer 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 Helpful? Graham Murison Network Analyst 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Stefan Trbojevic CCC Team Lead 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. Incentivized Helpful? valentine leamy IT Technician 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Timms IT Specialist 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Bert Scalzo Senior Product Manager 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Evan Miller Systems Support Engineer 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Ulf Thornander Senior APM Specialist Chose VMware Workstation Pro Virtualbox has features that VMware lacks but is still quite immature. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

VMware Workstation Pro

Server Virtualization

Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
	VMware Workstation Pro 7.6 Ratings 7% below category average
Virtual machine automated provisioning	7.00 Ratings
Management console	8.00 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup	8.00 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration	7.10 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security	8.00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	VMware Workstation Pro
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	8.1 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	7.7 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	VMware Workstation Pro
Likelihood to Recommend	Some scenarios where VMware Workstation pro is best suited are: 1. Utilization for testing software - can install a virtual machine to simulate software requirements and testing it on your network. 2. Testing operating systems upgrades and installation on specific hardware requirements. 3. Virtualizing a physical server 4. Being able to backup a whole server and restore from it in the event of any issue occurring. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Not HTML based - Web applications are not always the best method to access VM's Isolation - VM's can be pulled off production networks for testing in a safe environment Operability - The interface mirrors the HTML format giving the user all of the features necessary to modify, access and manage VM's Incentivized Nick Darnell Systems Administrator Read full review
Cons	Making it easy to export VMS is something that Workstation struggles with; exporting to OVA which is the primary type of VM we export to is cumbersome and can be difficult without proper knowledge on how to do this. Management of VMS could be a little bit more in depth. I think the networking portion of Workstation could use some slight improvements, more in-depth segmentation to support containers, however, this is a small issue and not something many people will miss or need. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	It's a solid product, and if they make it compatible with HyperVM (WSL, Docker, etc.) it would be great Incentivized Vlad VARNA Principal Software Architect Read full review
Usability	It is well documented since it is a long actor in the virtualization scene. Easy to use for most user cases. Pretty much not maintenance on the software besides the occasional software updates and/or compatibility issues from time to time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	I haven't had to call VMware Workstation support. The majority of the time, whenever I have a problem, I can perform an online search and find the answers I need. Online forums and users with similar situations are generally sufficient to answer any questions I have had, though, from previous experience at another company, their support is outstanding and responsive to circumstances. However, that is generally for a paid support contract and should be expected when you are paying for that support. Incentivized Tyler Twitchell Senior System Engineer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	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 Workstation Pro. I'm not sure that VirtualBox is able to do that Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	The ROI on Workstation would be hard for us to compute. It makes things easier to do and to get access to, but there are other applications and methods to do much the same thing. Where there has to be a some form of ROI is in the fact that you will actually do things that you might not otherwise do simply because Workstation makes them easier. Sandbox testing is a good example of this idea. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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