Firecracker vs. VMware Workstation Pro
Firecracker vs. VMware Workstation Pro
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Firecracker | N/A | Firecracker is an open source virtualization technology that is purpose-built for creating and managing secure, multi-tenant container and function-based services. Firecracker enables users to deploy workloads in lightweight virtual machines, called microVMs that may provide security and workload isolation over traditional VMs, while enabling the speed and resource efficiency of containers. Firecracker was developed at Amazon Web Services with the goal of improving services like AWS Lambda… | N/A | |
VMware Workstation Pro | 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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Small Businesses | Proxmox VE Score 9.3 out of 10 | Proxmox VE Score 9.3 out of 10 |
Medium-sized Companies | VMware vSOM (discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 | VMware vSOM (discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 |
Enterprises | VMware vSOM (discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 | VMware vSOM (discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 |
All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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Likelihood to Recommend | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 9.0 (27 ratings) |
Likelihood to Renew | - (0 ratings) | 9.0 (1 ratings) |
Usability | - (0 ratings) | 9.0 (1 ratings) |
Support Rating | - (0 ratings) | 7.7 (2 ratings) |
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Likelihood to Recommend | Open Source | VMware by Broadcom |
Pros | Open Source | VMware by Broadcom |
Cons | Open Source | VMware by Broadcom |
Likelihood to Renew | Open Source No answers on this topic | VMware by Broadcom |
Usability | Open Source No answers on this topic | VMware by Broadcom |
Support Rating | Open Source No answers on this topic | VMware by Broadcom |
Alternatives Considered | Open Source No answers on this topic | VMware by Broadcom |
Return on Investment | Open Source | VMware by Broadcom |
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