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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    VMware vSphere

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAn 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

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AVultr 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 Details—Pricing is based on specifications chosen in each product category. Bandwidth is also included up to a certain amount per month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    VMware vSphereVultr
    Considered Both Products
    VMware by Broadcom
    No answer on this topic
    Vultr
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    57 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    62 Answers
    Features
    VMware vSphereVultr
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of VMware vSphere and Vultr
    Feature
    VMware vSphere
    7.2
    67 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Vultr
    -
    Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning7.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management console7.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup6.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration8.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of VMware vSphere and Vultr
    Feature
    VMware vSphere
    -
    Ratings
    Vultr
    8.8
    62 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.555 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings9.047 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.334 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings6.748 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings9.053 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings9.358 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings8.741 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    VMware vSphereVultr
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (70 ratings)
    8.9
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    6.2
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    Vultr is amazing for anyone who needs a server and wants to spend time taking care of it, or for someone who wants in on it. WordPress Minecraft kids can use Votr. The scenario is not as appropriate for the people who do not have as much technical knowledge and capacity and don't want to invest in it, not because of Votr itself, but because VPS is not kids' play. Even though we have a Minecraft server and they're quite easy, there will come a time when, if you put your business infrastructure inside Vultr or any VPS, you need to take care of it. Otherwise, it will have a problem.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Vultr
    • Email hosting is viable because they maintain a clean IP reputation.
    • They have an easy to use platform with console access.
    • They offer many useful OS choices to fit any project.
    • The price is fair and affordable.
    • They offer VPC for large projects.
    • I have never experienced down time, so the network is stable and well maintained.
    • Responsive and helpful support.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    • There have been times where my VPS is affected by a noisy nieghbour. Would be good to have this actively monitored and mitigated.
    • Being based in South Africa, it would be nice to have pricing parity options for weaker countries (even if for lower level servers). Sometimes I need throw away or temporary servers, but USD 5 is still expensive in weaker currencies, and can stack up quickly.
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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.
    Read full review
    Vultr
    Just a great product with no bells and whistles, which is the advantage. We spend very little time learning and using Vultr and more time using the systems we have in Vultr to complete our tasks. Not having to worry about the IT overhead is huge and saves a great deal of time
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    easy to use and configure. great bang for the buck. I need an affordable solution to host in the cloud data from systems installed at our client's site with the ability to drill down and change the configuration remotely. Vultr enabled us to do that in an efficient and affordable way.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    Vultr makes it easy to contact technical support. The techs are very competent. In a number of occasions they have bounced the responsibility back to me when they could have saved us all time and heartache by simply implementing the solution directly
    Incentivized
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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
    Read full review
    Vultr
    Vultr implementation seemed based on open-source tools and basic cloud principles - some things were more complicated to do compared with more developed cloud providers, but on the other hand it was more extensible by open-source tools.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    Linode is a more old-school offering. Linode pricing model and infrastructure rely on classic Virtual Machines. What we like about Vultr is that they offer the same at the front, but in the back, the machines are much more flexible and can be tailor-made to our needs, which of course also impacts the costs of running the infrastructure.
    Incentivized
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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
    Pricing is fair and did not increase
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    • We have experienced a 200% return on using Vultr products with a 100% Customer Satisfaction rating.
    • Vultr gives us the regions to deploy where our small business customers are located.
    • Vultr has helped us scale up our company and our cloud solutions.
    Incentivized
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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 a display of 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, which allows users to deploy high performance servers worldwide from any device.Screenshot of how to reach the 24/7/365 technical support team that is available through Vultr's ticketing system.