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As of March 2025, the mindshare of VMware vCenter in the Server Monitoring category stands at 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Siva Kuppala - PeerSpot user
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Verified user of VMware vCenter
May 9, 2024
Performance monitoring tools help track resource usage, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize the efficiency of virtual environments

Pros

"The performance monitoring tools within vCenter help track resource usage, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize the efficiency of virtual environments."

Cons

"vCentre licensing cost is on the higher side as well. "
Gaurav Sharma. - PeerSpot user
Infrastructure Architect at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of VMware vCenter
Mar 7, 2024
Not overly complex, easy for new team members to learn and use and offers control over all ESXi servers and virtual machines from a single console

Pros

"The integration of vCenter server with any software, whether from VMware or a third party, is smooth and straightforward. "

Cons

"There is a feature called Fault Tolerance (FT), which has been part of vCenter servers since the product's inception. However, it has a lot of complexity, and when my team tested it, we found it difficult to manage. It also has some bugs. Consequently, we decided not to offer any fault tolerance features to our customers. "
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Technology Solution Consultant at DWP Technologies
Verified user of VMware vCenter
Jun 24, 2024
Has user-friendly and valuable features, including DRS, high availability and manageable switches

Pros

"The DRS, high availability and manageable switches are the most valuable features of VMware vCenter"

Cons

"The licensing model of VMware vCenter can be improved"
Pramod-Talekar - PeerSpot user
Sr Service Engineer at Evolent Health
Verified user of VMware vCenter
May 12, 2024
Makes it easier to manage a larger number of nodes per cluster

Pros

"It is easier to manage a larger number of nodes per cluster. Currently, if we are managing a minimum of 64 nodes in a single cluster, that capacity can be increased."
Gus Thompson - PeerSpot user
IT Principal Analyst at Pima Community College
Verified user of VMware vCenter
Mar 3, 2024
Easy-to-learn technology with a straightforward setup process

Pros

"The initial setup is straightforward even for complex environments with around 100 hosts. "

Cons

"It could display the status of the storage space in terabytes, the number of VMs, etc."
Muhammad Fahad - PeerSpot user
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at Texitech
Verified user of VMware vCenter
Jan 26, 2025
Great for live migration and storage management with simple deployments

Pros

"I am using vMotion for live migration and storage migrations. I can use vCenter for both now."

Cons

"Efficiency and redundancy can be increased, minimizing or mitigating downtime."
Carlos Andres Campo - PeerSpot user
VMware/ Storage Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of VMware vCenter
May 1, 2024
Offers highly valuable centralized features and has significantly simplified VM deployment and management processes

Pros

"Some of the most valuable features of vCenter are LACP and vSphere Distributed Switches, as they simplify VLAN propagation between hosts and enable networking duplication and replication."

Cons

"Areas for improvement with vCenter include changes in licensing models."
Mangesh  Parjane - PeerSpot user
Senior Server Administrator at Owens & Minor, Inc.
Verified user of VMware vCenter
Oct 8, 2024
Product version discussed: Product version is eight.
Centralized management with seamless VM deployment and proactive support services

Pros

"The most valuable features are DRS, cluster management, vCenter management, and logs management."

Cons

"The licensing model needs improvement, especially with the transition to Broadcom."