VMware ESXI share hardware, save money
March 24, 2022

VMware ESXI share hardware, save money

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi allows us to run multiple virtual servers on one physical piece of hardware. We have a virtual server for the phone, one for the e-commerce site, one for the inventory application, one as a firewall/router, and one for general file storage. It allows to easily bring up a server to test a new piece of software.
  • Save money.
  • Centralized computing.
  • Allows easy evaluation of new software.
  • Hardware monitoring.
  • Saves money on hardware.
  • Allow remote management of individual virtual servers without extra hardware.
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
Price: same (both free).
Management: VMware ESXi has a much better management interface.
Performance: Same.

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

Appropriate: Small business environment (when multiple virtual servers are needed.
Less appropriate: 24/7 environment (unless you spend lots of money on high availability servers.

VMware ESXi Feature Ratings

Virtual machine automated provisioning
8
Management console
8
Live virtual machine migration
Not Rated
Hypervisor-level security
Not Rated