Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
VMware vSphere
Score 8.7 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
Vultr
Score 5.6 out of 10
N/A
Vultr is an independent cloud computing platform on a mission to provide businesses and developers around the world with unrivaled ease of use, price-to-performance, and global reach.
$2.50
per month
Pricing
VMware vSphereVultr
Editions & Modules
Standard
$995.00
per year
Enterprise
$3,995.00
per year
Block Storage
$1
per month
Cloud Compute
$2.50
per month
Object Storage
$5
per month
Kubernetes Engine
$10
per month
Load Balancers
$10
per month
Managed Databases
$15
per month
Optimized Cloud Compute
$28
per month
Cloud GPU
$90
per month
Bare Metal
$120
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
VMware vSphereVultr
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is based on specifications chosen in each product category. Bandwidth is also included up to a certain amount per month.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Server Virtualization
Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
VMware vSphere
8.0
67 Ratings
3% below category average
Vultr
-
Ratings
Virtual machine automated provisioning8.062 Ratings00 Ratings
Management console7.967 Ratings00 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup7.560 Ratings00 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration8.965 Ratings00 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security7.862 Ratings00 Ratings
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
VMware vSphere
-
Ratings
Vultr
4.8
15 Ratings
51% below category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings4.914 Ratings
Dynamic scaling00 Ratings3.812 Ratings
Elastic load balancing00 Ratings4.611 Ratings
Pre-configured templates00 Ratings5.113 Ratings
Monitoring tools00 Ratings4.513 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings4.714 Ratings
Operating system support00 Ratings5.515 Ratings
Security controls00 Ratings5.413 Ratings
Automation00 Ratings4.112 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
VMware vSphereVultr
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(70 ratings)
4.4
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.4
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
VMware vSphereVultr
Likelihood to Recommend
VMware by Broadcom
vSphere is well suited for multiple VMWare hosts and can be very useful in larger enterprises where vMotion is used to load balance and failover running virtual machines. In smaller businesses with one or two hosts then the features can be overkill. The addition of virtual TPM support is a very nice addition to provide vm security in a more Microsoft supported methodology.
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Vultr
Vultr is best suited to deploy classic web applications, web services, and websites. It's well suited for mid-level traffic but has a wonderful option of expanding the disk storage, making it very well suited to run applications and services that need to consume a lot of data but don't need a lot of computing power. It may not be well suited to run applications that rely on a vast number of web services and require a vast number of data centers.
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Pros
VMware by Broadcom
  • vMotion that provides seamless movement of Virtual Machines between physical hosts and datastores.
  • Ease of Manage: vCenter provides very good management experience to the users.
  • It provides hassle free upgrade of versions, which requires good planning.
  • Easy to manage datastore, networks, CPU and memory resources.
  • It also allows to convert the physical machine and bring it to vSphere Environment with minimum effort.
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Vultr
  • Cloud Computing
  • SSD VPS computing
  • Access controlling
  • Dashboard
  • monitoring
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Cons
VMware by Broadcom
  • Allow enable EVC without requiring host shutdown
  • More detail in recent tasks. Instead of just showing a task called "Reconfigure virtual machine" also have a link to more detailed information as to what was reconfigured, changed or removed.
  • Allow searching tasks or events
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Vultr
  • Price
  • Bandwidth
  • Tiers (more)
  • Remove redundancy. Why have 3 things with 1 CPU and 2 GB of RAM? Just let them pick intel or AMD at the end.
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Likelihood to Renew
VMware by Broadcom
We are constantly looking for change that will benefit our company. We are not ones to stick with a product simply because it is what we know, but rather looking for what fits us best. We can't imagine another product on the market today doing a better job of handling our infrastructure than vSphere.
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Vultr
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Usability
VMware by Broadcom
Very useful for environments where space and energy consumption are issues and management is not very keen on upfront spending on hardware every time whenever requirement comes from any dept for provisioning a machine for their occasional use, easily can be done in case of VMware vSphere in few clicks. Backup, security, monitoring and management everything is covered but at additional cost.
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Vultr
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Support Rating
VMware by Broadcom
I rarely ever have to contact support and when I do need to resolve an issue, there is always an abundance of kb articles and research information available that can help quickly resolve the issue. Depending on the type of support contract you have, you may get support from some offshore group in another country and this could be a little challenging because of the language barrier.
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Vultr
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Implementation Rating
VMware by Broadcom
Just make sure that when you implement, that the person implementing truly knows what they are doing and has a plan of action coming in. Since our initial implementation using a consulting service, I have implemented a few vSphere just from what I learned at the initial implementation and use over time, and the person implementing really needs to know what they are doing or you will miss out on features that may help you down the line
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Vultr
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Alternatives Considered
VMware by Broadcom
vSphere has a lot more feature sets than Hyper-V but at a much higher cost of entry versus MS Hyper-V. I have not been able to play with Hyper-V as much as I would have liked, but the setup and ongoing maintenance seems to be easier in vSphere than with Hyper-V
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Vultr
Vultr started out primarily as a VM-only provider, but has since expanded offerings and locations to be a serious alternative for a lot of businesses currently using a large, expensive cloud provider. Vultr may not be for everyone or every workload, but there are many businesses and individuals that are adding way too much complexity and cost to their projects by using large cloud platforms they do not really need. Update to review: Vultr's new Optimized Compute offerings are a game changer. They are designed to accommodate a more diverse or resource-intensive workload
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
VMware by Broadcom
The contract terms are very clear and can be updated as per the project requirement. Customer support is also included in the contract which help us to troubleshoot critical issues very easily. Training included in contract will really help the client team to empower and hands-on on the latest updates and enhancements
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Vultr
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Professional Services
VMware by Broadcom
As I said earlier, they're always ready to understand our issues and propose the best and most appropriate solution for issues all the time. The security patches solution is accordingly to the business needs. Another scenario is their Knowledge Base where
they're many articles that help you in order to solve something which
is wrong.
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Vultr
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Return on Investment
VMware by Broadcom
  • Having vSphere helped my business quickly recover from a ransomware attack which would have crippled us for weeks if we were not virtualized. I think the ROI on something like that is immeasurable.
  • vSphere has allowed my company to purchase bigger server hardware to host 3 or 4 virtual servers, which was at a cost much lower than buying 3 or 4 server hardware boxes, saving us thousands each time we need to upgrade hardware.
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Vultr
  • My Business achieved more Returns on Investment since the servers are more affordable and highly available than what I've used before.
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ScreenShots

Vultr Screenshots

Screenshot of Vultr's control panel helps users spend less time managing infrastructure.Screenshot of Vultr's services offer additional configuration and inside of the simplified control panel.Screenshot of Displays when peak activity happens on an application. The server health graphs provide insight from the moment the server is created.Screenshot of Vultr's interface allows users to deploy high performance servers worldwide from any device.Screenshot of 24/7/365 technical support team available through Vultr's ticketing system.