VMware vCenter is an advanced server management software that provides a centralized platform for controlling vSphere environments for visibility across hybrid clouds. VMware vCenter is no longer sold as a standalone product and is now available as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation.
$6,044
per year
VMware vSphere
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
An enterprise workload platform, vSphere is used to improve the performance for a data center. It is used to boost operational efficiency, supercharge workload performance, and accelerate innovation.
$995
per year
Pricing
VMware vCenter
VMware vSphere
Editions & Modules
Basic
6,044
per year
Production
6,244
per year
Standard
$995.00
per year
Enterprise
$3,995.00
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
VMware vCenter
VMware vSphere
Free Trial
No
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Chose VMware vCenter
I have looked briefly at some competing products, but haven't used any of them in depth.
I have used Hyper-V in the past which is a great product, but what VMware brings to the table is beyond comparison. It definitely is expensive and not for everyone, but the tools you can put together and ease of management makes them number 1!
No other products were evaluated. vSphere is the leader in the industry and a known good solution. It is widely used across multiple verticals and has good support from vendor as well as user groups. IT personnel whether existing or new hires are almost always familiar with …
VSphere is easier to use and more mature than Microsoft's offerings, coming as it is from the company that invented virtualization. It has a pleasant dashboard and pleasing layouts, which are intuitive and easy to navigate- they just make more sense (to me) than the Hyper-V …
I have used AWS cloud, and no other virtualization product apart from vSphere, comparing both of them would not be good, as they both cater to different needs of the customer.
For an enterprise solution, picking VMware vSphere was an easy choice for us. The combination of the small attack surface of the purpose-built hypervisor (i.e. not Windows), the powerful management platform, and the features (particularly intelligent load balancing via DRS and …