Item: VMware ESXi
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it as our secondary virtualization platform, in collaboration with OpenStack.

Pros and Cons

Virtualization
Orchestration
Security
Networking

Price
Hybrid between on-premise and cloud services.
vSAN

Alternatives Considered

Ubuntu OpenStack and Citrix Hypervisor (formerly XenServer)

VMware has been the #1 vendor for virtualization for 10 years, is used in top incorporations, supports almost every software around there, and runs smoothly with every hardware vendor. The con is the price, it's the most expensive solution.

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of VMware ESXi go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy VMware ESXi again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

VMware ESXi is wide-used for all kinds of infrastructure, providing the best virtualization platform around there. It also support a lot of ovas from different vendor, allowing to scalate much quickly. If you are going to deploy too much servers, you need to consider the cost (it's a bit expensive compared other solutions).

Best virtualization solution

Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi