Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs VMware Cloud Foundation comparison

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs. VMware Cloud Foundation

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure...

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

3rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

PaaS Clouds (4th), Container Registry (5th)

VMware Cloud Foundation

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

12th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is 8.6%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

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PuneetKaura

Vice President of Sales and Operations at Aquila Clouds

Suitable for OCI environment but needs to improve pricing

We haven’t had any problems with the setup of Oracle. The deployment will take less than seven to ten days since it can give good reports. For deployment, we first need to understand the customer requirements and build the architecture around the deployment. We have the customer sign off on it and then go into the software deployment side. This is the proper life cycle of how to do it in the enterprise space. There are a lot of thoughts around the initial way or how we need to structure and architect the environment. For enterprises, it is a complex process. It will take one to two months to have all the sign-offs before we can go into implementation. It is followed across all the installations. I rate the initial setup of the solution a ten out of ten.

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Yosevan Sinaga Sinaga

IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI

Provides automated provisioning, network, and storage features

VMware Cloud Foundation did not integrate smoothly with our networking and security functions, but it runs fine. The solution's automation feature allows us to increase the server's cloud scaling capabilities without having to define them one by one because it is done automatically. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We use the solution for EC2. It helps me to create around six servers for free to test out things. It also provides me with an authenticated cloud nameserver. We also use it as a wireguard endpoint."

"The features allow you to connect the service solutions with the client's requirements. It is user-friendly, easy to navigate and provides assistance."

"The most valuable feature is the monitoring."

"Overall, I would say that Oracle Cloud provides support with zero down time and the high probability is very good."

"Oracle is a very useful tool in terms of usability and customization."

"The product is easy to use and deploy."

"Oracle Cloud Platform has good scalability."

"The most valuable features of the Oracle Cloud Platform are good visualization and analytics. The solution is very well integrated with predictive analytics and forecasting. These features go beyond the traditional reports and visualization."

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"All features of VMware Cloud Foundation are valuable to us, as it covers every industry standard protocol and requirement protocol, and it assists in meeting our requirements for host-level redundancy on both the primary site and the DR site."

"It is a scalable platform."

"We use VMware Cloud Foundation mainly for the virtualization part, and because it's a suite where everything is combined, we have vSphere and vCenter."

"Technical support is helpful."

"The fact that it automates a lot of manual processes in a net new environment build is most valuable."

"The solution is very stable."

"The mission aspect of the solution is the most valuable feature."

"We are using it for infrastructure automation."

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Cons

"More technical papers could be published to help out professionals."

"There should be more management automation."

"The biggest challenge I'm having with the cloud offering is the sizing. So, pricing becomes difficult. The sizing challenge is in terms of being very clear on how your data growth or your requirements would be. It becomes a bit difficult to be able to ensure that there's enough future proofing in what you've signed. At the same time, the whole idea behind the cloud is to be able to pay for what you use. You don't want to pay for something that you're not using."

"Specific to the Oracle Cloud; while they have been able to showcase inbuilt features for Oracle applications, what doesn't really come across clearly is what happens when you want to host, work with, or integrate with applications outside of the Oracle stack."

"OCI's user interface is awful and needs to be modernized."

"They could add more features."

"The functionalities could be simplified as it is a bit difficult to learn."

"Oracle Cloud is not a user-friendly tool. From an improvement perspective, I want Oracle Cloud to be more user-friendly."

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"The solution is quite expensive."

"The tool's price tag is high."

"Cost is a challenge when convincing clients, especially for large deals."

"The solution's log management could be improved because the logs don't provide enough information."

"I would like to be able to connect the APIs."

"From a stability perspective, there may be some issues."

"There may be room for improvement in the resource allocation feature. VMware Broadcom needs to include auto resource allocation at the VM levels."

"Life cycle management is an area for improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"It's less expensive to operate your environment in the cloud than in-house. It's a bundle cost. Everything is included in one price."

"The product’s pricing is reasonable compared to other tools in the market."

"Oracle Cloud Platform is a bit costly. You can always bring your own license or subscribe to the SaaS option, but the SaaS option is very costly. I rate the pricing a six out of ten."

"It is cheaper as a solution model. It isn’t cheaper than SAP but offers more features and competition."

"The solution's cost could be better."

"The licenses for this solution are very comprehensive and, therefore, very economical; there is only one cost, and it covers all available features without any chargeable add-ons."

"I would rate the tool’s pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."

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"The pricing is moderate. I would rate it six out of ten."

"The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform."

"The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive."

"If our customer has the option to buy a server for $4,000 or $5,000, but VMware asks for two-person licensing $7,000 to $8,000, which is more than the hardware price. So sometimes, the customer cannot pay for it because it's too expensive."

"I give the price a three out of ten."

"The tool's price is slightly on the higher side, but I guess you think there is no one-to-one comparison with other tools. The licensing part has become easier, while earlier, it was quite complex."

"The pricing can be more competitive."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made more flexible."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?

Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...

What do you like most about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?

It's reliable, performs well, and is often faster than running applications on separate machines due to optimized performance and networking capabilities within OCI.

What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?

They could improve their global presence and marketing strategy to compete effectively with the likes of AWS. Additionally, their support team has a slow response time, which is not as great as oth...

What do you like most about VMware Cloud Foundation?

VMware Cloud Foundation provides us with the vSphere dashboard through which we can manage, monitor, schedule, and spin up your virtual machines. We can manage, monitor, and get reports of your inf...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Foundation?

The price is quite higher than some other vendors, however, it is a reliable solution. VMware is a pioneer in the virtualization field, and that is why we rely on VMware.

What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Foundation?

There may be room for improvement in the resource allocation feature. VMware Broadcom needs to include auto resource allocation at the VM levels.

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry, Oracle OCIR, OCIR, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Platform

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Overview

Cloud services where you need them

Your need for sovereignty, compliance, and location-specific performance should not limit your access to the latest cloud innovations. OCI gives you access to a full portfolio of cloud services wherever you need them. With a wide range of cloud options, including on-premises, dedicated Cloud@Customer, hybrid, multicloud solutions such as Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure, or public cloud, OCI’s distributed cloud portfolio—available across regions worldwide—solves your toughest business challenges.

Optimize enterprise applications without costly rearchitecture

When modernizing your enterprise apps, abandoning core technology isn’t feasible or necessary for success. OCI is built to address the unique requirements of performance-sensitive on-premises applications and other traditional enterprise apps—scale-up architectures, ultralow-latency networks, built-in security, and clustering of resources for availability in the cloud without risky and costly application refactoring. Additionally, OCI's specialized migration tools and programs facilitate easy transitioning.

Build and run cloud native or third-party apps with open source tools

Modern enterprises deserve the flexibility and freedom to choose from the various frameworks, clouds, and services available. Be it Postgres, SQL Server, Windows Server, VMware, or Kubernetes, OCI services are designed to easily run third-party, open source applications or to build cloud native applications. Our broad open source partner ecosystem enables you to bring apps to market faster, easily innovate, and scale.

Harness your data to uncover new business value

Data drives your business. Whether you’re building next-gen social applications or online games or seeking better outcomes from decades of healthcare data, making data work is getting harder. OCI services such as Oracle MySQL Heatwave and Oracle Autonomous Database service support all your data models, remove data silos, converge data for efficiency, and analyze data—helping you unlock business potential without sacrificing security and governance controls.

Oracle

VMware Cloud Foundation makes it easy to deploy and run a hybrid cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation provides integrated cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and security) and cloud management services to run enterprise applications in both private and public environments.

VMware

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs. VMware Cloud Foundation