VMware ESXi for the win, again and again
June 28, 2021
VMware ESXi for the win, again and again
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is the best there is. As a type-1 hypervisor, it supports from the bare metal up. From there, you can install vCenter or standalone hosts that can then create anything from a Linux to an .ova to a Windows environment. I believe VMware ESXi does this better than anyone else in the game that I have used.
- Deploys virtual server very well
- Deploys .ova very well
- Great details, notes, and alerts
- Very scalable
- It can be cost prohibitive for some small to medium-sized businesses
- With its integration with EMC VxRail, getting the right support for the issue can sometimes prove difficult
- Based in VmKernal cli, so if you ever need to ssh, it can get hair pretty quick if you're not in there regularly
- VMware ESXi runs almost all of our production environment. We trust it that much.
- Once you buy, you're sort of committed long term. Its a large but worthy investment
- Dell EMC now owns the majority of VMware, which makes us a Dell shop, so we have more bargaining power
- Hyper-V and Nutanix AOS
If you're strapped for cash or tied to Microsoft completely, then Hyper-V might be for you. I have used both and having VMware ESXi at the host and kerel level is much more fluid and makes sense. I would estimate 80% of enterprises run VMware ESXi vs any other Level-1 or 2 hypervisor.
Do you think VMware ESXi delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with VMware ESXi's feature set?
Yes
Did VMware ESXi live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of VMware ESXi go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy VMware ESXi again?
Yes