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OpenVZ vs VMware vSphere comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

OpenVZ
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
15th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware vSphere
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
449
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Server Virtualization Software category, the mindshare of OpenVZ is 0.4%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware vSphere is 19.8%, up from 18.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Vikas Dhumale - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 18, 2024
Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems
Speaking about the application deployment process, I work at the L1 level in my company. In my company, the L3 is a different department that manages the application deployment process, and most of them go for tools apart from the ones under VMware to manage the VMs. I am only creating new VMs and assigning RAM space, and if something comes up, then I create new RHEL-based systems. When it comes to the application deployment process, my company manually deploys the applications. For automation purposes, our company uses Jenkins to collect the logs and provide a GUI with the help of a username and password to the end user, after which they can collect the logs from Jenkins. I work at an L1 level in my company. The integrations and infrastructure-related areas of the product are managed by another team in my company. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. Nowadays, people don't prefer to go for cloud-based solutions. Most of the companies prefer VMware as they want some level of security in the environment. VMware allows users to have in-house products. Most companies or banks are not moving over to cloud-based tools. VMware is used in banking systems. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing has become cheaper over time."
"We are on a perpetual license for VMware vSphere and the price can be expensive compared to other solutions, such as Hyper-V. They should lower their price."
"Once you pay for the standard license, that's it unless you want another feature to be activated. That's a different thing."
"vSphere has improved our organization by allowing us to deliver rock solid stability to our clients in a cost competitive fashion."
"I think it's a fair price. We are using it on the production side, and everything is good from our experience. That's why I would say that the cost isn't too high. However, it would always be nice if it was cheaper."
"It keeps together a lot of different environments, making it easier and faster to work. It definitely has a good turn around."
"You get what you pay for."
"Our customers typically use permanent licenses, not subscription-based. However, there are subscript-based licenses."
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Comparison Review

it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2015
Hyper-V 2012 R2 vs. VMware vSphere 5.5
I was won with Hyper-V 2012R2 recently and the table below based on customer RFP (edited). This articles all about technical, there is not related with TCO/ROI, licensing cost, “political”, etc. Another to noted is the Windows Server 2012 licenses is based on 2 socket CPU, meanwhile…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Media Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Educational Organization
29%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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DEEPEN DHULLA did explain well IOMMU. IOMMU has to be activated at the bios level. It exists on Intel and AMD platforms. It is used a lot inside virtualization platforms like VMware VSphere. It pr...
Why KVM??? Help please!
We use VMware and KVM. We find that KVM is a lot simpler to use and it provides the virtualization we need for Linux and Windows. For us, VMware does not offer any advantage. Moreover, KVM is free.
What is the biggest difference between Nutanix Acropolis and VMware vSphere?
We found the reduced power consumption with Nutanix Acropolis AOS a very attractive feature. We also like the interface that allows you to talk directly to your VM from the present software. We fou...
 

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