AnyDesk vs. VMware ESXi

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AnyDesk
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
AnyDesk Software in Stuttgart offers their eponymous remote desktop software, designed to provide resilient remote access even with poor network access.
$274.80
per year 1 licensed user with 3 login devices
VMware ESXi
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
A 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
Pricing
AnyDeskVMware ESXi
Editions & Modules
Solo
$22.90
per month (billed annually) 1 licensed user with 3 login devices
Standard
$35.90
per month (billed annually) 20 licensed users in a team
Advanced
$79.90
per month (billed annually) 100 licensed users in a team
Enterprise
Custom
per year billed annually
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AnyDeskVMware ESXi
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAnyDesk is free for personal use and offers a limited set of features and support. Professional users need a license. Only the initiator of a session needs a license, participants are free.
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Community Pulse
AnyDeskVMware ESXi
Features
AnyDeskVMware ESXi
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
AnyDesk
8.6
62 Ratings
8% above category average
VMware ESXi
-
Ratings
Screen sharing9.460 Ratings00 Ratings
File transfer9.161 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant message8.754 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.043 Ratings00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session8.958 Ratings00 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile8.350 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations8.847 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management8.538 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard8.546 Ratings00 Ratings
Session record8.852 Ratings00 Ratings
Annotations7.644 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts8.432 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control8.953 Ratings00 Ratings
Server Virtualization
Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
AnyDesk
-
Ratings
VMware ESXi
8.2
128 Ratings
2% above category average
Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
Management console00 Ratings9.0128 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings8.0112 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings8.1116 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings8.0117 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
Remote Desktop Manager
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Remote Desktop Manager
Remote Desktop Manager
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
AnyDeskVMware ESXi
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(50 ratings)
9.0
(129 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(5 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(31 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(14 ratings)
10.0
(55 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
AnyDeskVMware ESXi
Likelihood to Recommend
AnyDesk Software
Quick connection with pre-set clients, where you can connect with or without a password, and even turn on your computer if you have it configured that way. When connecting to multiple devices, managing several windows can be confusing when, in my opinion, it could be better managed by tabs with the connections listed sequentially for visual identification.
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VMware by Broadcom
If you're looking for the industry standard in server virtualization, I would recommend ESXi. After decades of expertise in the field, VMware continues to provide a strong product, production-ready, with an easy-to-learn interface that allows for quick management along with less costly upfront onboarding and training. Grab the free personal-use license and install in your homelab to start!
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Pros
AnyDesk Software
  • It allows you to troubleshoot and fix system issues remotely
  • It enables you to give online training and presentations to your team and record it for future use.
  • It enhances you remote support experience with advanced tools
  • It offers affordable remote support solution
  • It offers higher availability
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VMware by Broadcom
  • Resource management. The automatic load balancing works very well to ensure no host is taxed disproportionately compared to the others.
  • Templates and cloning. It is very easy to set up a template and spin up new servers based on a specific setup. This makes server management very streamlined.
  • VM management. The vSphere interface is very easy to use and navigate. Everything is responsive and it works when you need it to. The options are also robust while also being arranged in a straightforward manner.
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Cons
AnyDesk Software
  • we should be able to connect from windows to iphone or ipad, it is now possible to connect to ipad or iphone. AnyDesk can work on this.
  • the field where we enter remote address should be more visible. New user cannot find where to enter the remote address that takes some time to connect. AnyDesk should change the placement of it.
  • If we can change the colour theme of the UI that will be an addon thing. when you daily use AnyDesk you get bored of the same UI.
  • Just like a Xmax UI. Any desk should constantly change somethings which makes the UI visually appealing.
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VMware by Broadcom
  • VMware ESXi can improve on the UI that is installed on the bare metal machine. The menus can be hard to navigate when looking for simple configuration items.
  • VMware ESXi can improve on the stability of their overall hypervisor. There have been a few times we had to reinstall due to corruption of VMware ESXi.
  • I would like to see VMware ESXi do better at adding more standard free features in their consumer version of VMware ESXi. For example, having the ability to back up virtual machines is good practice and something that would be very nice if offered in their free version.
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Likelihood to Renew
AnyDesk Software
This is the best remote access tool to any pc/laptop/desktop. We can make sure that we are 24/7 monitored, connected and if any technical problem arises, there can be a solution remotely with the help of AnyDesk. As AnyDesk has a remote access tool, it is easy to show clients how to do simple technical tasks on their remote pc/laptop just by loggin in from abroad
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VMware by Broadcom
It is critical to our business, what started out as a way to do certain functions, it has now become core to ensuring our product is available to our customers and reducing our costs to operate and reduce our recovery time and provisioning servers. Their support is great and the costs to renew is reasonable.
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Usability
AnyDesk Software
I would like to rate it 9 out of 10 stars because the software has significantly simplified the interaction process for us. Additionally, knowledge sharing and team support can be accomplished in just a few seconds through video conferencing and screen sharing. The physical movement of manpower has been minimised after installing this software in our business.
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VMware by Broadcom
The interface is fairly intuitive for most things, and the areas that are a little less obvious usually have fantastic documentation in the online knowledgebase. In 3-4 years of managing our ESXi hosts, I think that I have only opened 4-5 support cases for things that I could not figure out myself or find answers to on the website.
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Reliability and Availability
AnyDesk Software
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
Without the need to patch the servers with bug fixes and enhancements we whave not experienced any downtime with VMware issues. Even the bug fixes and updates do not cause of downtime as we just migrate the servers to the opposite node and update the one and then move servers back. Very simple and painless.
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Performance
AnyDesk Software
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
We do not notice any difference between a physical and virtual server running the same workload. In fact we can scale quicker with the virtual server than we can with the physical.
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Support Rating
AnyDesk Software
I didn't have any technical problems and I didn't suffer from bugs or errors. Customer service has improved a lot and I no longer need to leave the office to go to the user's computer. With AnyDesk I install and remove programs, printers, scanners, settings in general. Screen sharing is excellent and without delays. Overall, I recommend and approve AnyDesk.
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VMware by Broadcom
I can't say enough good about VMware's support team. To an individual they take ownership of the case, provide thorough answers, and follow up regularly. On one occasion, a problem we experienced with NSX Endpoint was escalated to development for a permanent resolution after a workaround was found. In my experience, most companies would have tried to find a way to close a case like that instead of taking it all the way. Most importantly, when production is down and every second counts, they VMware teams understand that urgency and treat your issue as if it were the only one they had to deal with. You can't ask for better.
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Implementation Rating
AnyDesk Software
Its easy to implement
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VMware by Broadcom
Jsut read and follow anything your storage provider may require to allow the integration of VMware with storage operations, outside of that VMware jsut works.
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Alternatives Considered
AnyDesk Software
Getscreen.me connects remotely directly from your browser, it's very convenient - no need to explain to customers what and how to install. Also, it has a very user-friendly interface. They also have all the necessary features for remote access (file sharing, WoL, black screen, session recording) and are significantly cheaper.
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VMware by Broadcom
As long as you're using Nutanix AOS on Nutanix hardware and are paying their software support fees, AOS is a valid competitor to VMware and can save money due to not needing a license and having their server management system built into the base host management system. If you aren't using Nutanix hardware, however, VMWare is in most cases the best way to go. I cannot comment on HyperV, but most IT people I know either use it because they have to (most) or they like it better (not many).
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
AnyDesk Software
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
it has been fair and easy to understand. I know VMware is looking at wanting to change from CPU to core pricing so we will see what that looks like when it happens.
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Scalability
AnyDesk Software
No answers on this topic
VMware by Broadcom
We started out with a two-server cluster and adding a third or fourth is very straightforward and simple with no issues. You just need to be aware of the size of your Vcenter Server to handle the workload, but still the resources needed is very minimal
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Return on Investment
AnyDesk Software
  • It helps us reduce in-person visits, saving time and money.
  • Being able to serve more than one client at a time is very profitable because, whereas before it was one agent per client in person, now that everything is online, productivity is multiplied
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VMware by Broadcom
  • VMWare ESXi licensing is affordable for our business - and the licensing model is simplistic. Not like that of Microsoft with having to keep track of server licenses and CAL licenses for users.
  • VMWare ESXi also has hardware-monitoring built-in, so that further saves us money from having to be spent with another vendor.
  • As much as I hate the saying "a single pane of glass" does fit for this product. You can manage your servers, monitor hardware status, create and export backup snapshots, manage virtual NICs, connect to various storage devices. We're very happy with this product.
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