Great little virtualization tool for lots of potential.
May 29, 2025

Great little virtualization tool for lots of potential.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with VMware Workstation Pro

For the most part, we use it to support businesses' operating systems that are required for legacy software, allowing them to virtualize these systems on new hardware. It runs Windows XP Pro OS on top of Windows 10 and 11, making it possible to utilize custom legacy software and allowing for the use of COM/LTP ports.

Pros

  • Legacy OS Virtualization.
  • COM/LTP support.
  • Virtual Hard Drive manipulations.

Cons

  • Easy P2V migration utility.
  • Thousands of dollars of savings virtualizing legacy operating systems.
The user interface and controls are pretty intuitive. However, more core access, such as ESXi, would be preferable.
VMware Workstation is ideal for small infrastructures and businesses, particularly for small-scale tasks, whereas VMware ESXi is well-suited for large production environments, multiple servers, and data centers.

Do you think VMware Workstation Pro delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with VMware Workstation Pro's feature set?

Yes

Did VMware Workstation Pro live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of VMware Workstation Pro go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy VMware Workstation Pro again?

Yes

VMware Workstation Pro is well-suited for testing various products before deployment into a production environment. Also, running virtualized legacy systems, such as Windows XP, is an option for those who can't replace custom or legacy software, yet still need full functionality and availability on newer hardware systems.

VMware Workstation Pro Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization
7.8
Virtual machine automated provisioning
10
Management console
6
Live virtual machine backup
7
Live virtual machine migration
6
Hypervisor-level security
10

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