VMware ESXi Reviews

Name: VMware ESXi
Brand: VMware
Rating: 4 (26 reviews)

4.2 out of 5

26 reviews
95% willing to recommend

What is VMware ESXi?

IT teams are under constant pressure to meet fluctuating market trends and heightened customer demands. At the same time, they must stretch IT resources to accommodate increasingly complex projects. Fortunately, ESXi formerly known as ESX helps balance the need for both better business outcomes and IT savings. VMware ESXi enables you to:
Consolidate hardware for higher capacity utilization.
Increase performance for a competitive edge.
Streamline IT administration through centralized management.
Reduce CapEx and OpEx.
Minimize hardware resources needed to run the hypervisor, meaning greater efficiency.

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VMware ESXi is the #8 ranked solution in best Server Virtualization Software. PeerSpot users give VMware ESXi an average rating of 8.4 out of 10. VMware ESXi is most commonly compared to XCP-ng virtualization platform: VMware ESXi vs XCP-ng virtualization platform.

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Featured reviews

Syed Shahid Hasan

Senior Manager- II | Unit Head - Technolgy Infra (Global) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Most people do not know why VMware is more stable than Hyper-V. Our clients use Webex after version 6.5. Before, we installed VMware Client and connected to the vCenter server. The vCenter server was connected to the vCenter host. There were a lot of version and service issues with vCenter. Things have been better after we installed Webex. The cost is very important. We have to buy the latest hardware and licenses. The license is very costly. The vendor might discontinue the perpetual license. The tool will become more costly. Customers will leave VMware and choose Hyper-V. The vendor must rethink the price. We can learn to use the solution through YouTube videos. Beginners can use the tool, but we must learn and better know the product. It is a very good product. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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John Ilozor

Business Development Executive at Digital Alliance Limited

Once you have gone through the training, the solution's initial setup is very easy. The deployment takes approximately three to four days. The solution's deployment time depends on the number of virtual machines created and the physical infrastructure. It's a straightforward process. Before you deploy the solution, you need to analyze the risks involved and how to mitigate them if you encounter any during the course of deployment. You need to do a proper assessment of the environment and customer requirements to ensure that whatever you are deploying will address such requirements. You should also create room for upgrades. Suppose a customer needs additional capacity because they have acquired a new application that needs more resources. If you don't increase room, you will have to acquire new hardware to add on or do an upgrade immediately. Everything should be planned for the next three years' utilization. If you do it properly, everything will work out perfectly.

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EzraChibole

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom

The initial setup is not really complex because I've been using it for all these years, and it's become more and more simple for me to use. We use it in our on-premises environment. These days, integrations are quite simple. The deployment time varies. Internally, we have our own on-premises setup, just ESXi and vCenter. That takes a bit longer since the automation isn't fully implemented. But for VMware Cloud Director (VCD), they have a Lifecycle Manager tool that makes it really easy. Two years ago, Cloud Director used to take about three hours to set up, but now, with Lifecycle Manager, it takes about 40 minutes. That's a real improvement.

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Valuable Features

"ESXi's server management capabilities are incredibly beneficial, as it supports software integration with Windows servers and other essential systems."
"VMware ESXi is very reliable, especially for our production environment."
"The initial setup is not complex at all. It is actually very good and straightforward."

Room for Improvement

"There are concerns about VMware changing their licensing model from perpetual to a subscription model."
"For horizontal scalability, VMware ESXi is not the right product, and we have been evaluating alternative options."
"Licensing now needs improvement."

Pricing

"VMware ESXi is a costly solution in Africa and other developing countries."
"Broadcom recently purchased VMware, and the pricing scheme has changed. If I need any more features in the tool, I can actually purchase them."
"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

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