VMware Workstation Reviews

The solution is used to set up virtual machines.

The product works well.

I need to buy a newer version of the tool to support Windows Server. I would love to see the support in the lower versions.

I have been using the solution for four or five years.

The stability is fine.

We have about five users.

The initial installation is easy.

The product is expensive.

If we cannot afford the solution, we can use VMware Player or VirtualBox.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

I mainly use VMware Player to test things in my home lab.

VMware Player's best feature is the ability to run different OS's simultaneously.

VMware Player isn't downgradable, so if you have a later set of VMs, you need to upgrade it or figure out a workaround. It would be an improvement if there were some kind of mixture between the licenses to avoid this situation. I would also like VMware Player to include built-in interactive help.

I've been using VMware Player for a year.

VMware Player is mostly stable, but occasionally we get freezing and unexpected behavior when doing bigger upgrades.

I previously used Oracle VM, but VMware Player is more user-friendly.

The initial setup was easy, and deployment took around an hour and a half.

I used an in-house team.

If you have a big environment with thousands of servers, VMware Player can have problems, and migrations can be extremely slow. But if you have a small-to-middle-sized environment, VMware Player is a good choice. I would rate VMware Player as seven out of ten.

We use VMware Workstation for mostly legacy operating systems.

VMware Workstation allows multiple operating systems in the same physical machine.

VMware Workstation’s scalability could be improved.

I have been using VMware Workstation for 15 years.

I rate VMware Workstation ten out of ten for stability.

I rate VMware Workstation a five out of ten for scalability.

VMware Workstation's initial setup is easy.

VMware Workstation can be deployed in less than half an hour. We implemented the solution through an in-house team.

I would recommend VMware Workstation to other users.

Overall, I rate VMware Workstation a nine out of ten.

We work on issues for the banking and education sectors. As well as for virtual workstations.

The simplicity of the deployment and the implementation, and the footprint for the hardware are some of the solution's valuable features.

The support can be improved.

I have been working with VMware Workstation for 35 years. 

It is not a very stable solution. I rate the stability a six out of ten. 

It is a scalable solution. I rate the scalability a seven out of ten. 

It should be easy to reach out to them. There should be a stable service engineer that will connect to the process and then to the solution.

Neutral

The initial setup is easy. I have programed it on-premises. The deployment can take hours. I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten.

I programed the solution myself.

The solution is moderately priced. I rate the pricing a six out of ten. 

I recommend using the solution. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten. 

VMware allows us to build solutions for the people.

VMware is incredible and is designed for simple use. They help with efficiency. 

The tool can improve network storage technology.

We are the VMware provider.

The product is stable.

The tool is easy to scale depending on their infrastructure design.

Support should respond quickly.

Positive

The initial setup is easy. 

I rate the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

The tool costs around 5000 per month.

I recommend it only for small things or environmental tests. For Big companies, the solution is designed as a virtual DC with a VMware clusters network.

Our primary use case of VMware Workstation is to test environments, different Windows operating systems and the like, and basically to figure out how the solution would work before we put it into production. I'm an engineering applications analyst. 

The solution benefits us because it allows us to identify whether we need to spend money on a solution that would involve having to buy a bunch of licenses for software, and running an application or a system for whatever our requirements might be. It allows us to test out that scenario to see if it would be more beneficial for our environment as opposed to buying everything, setting it up and determining whether it is going to work or not. It gives us insight into some of the issues we might run into, and how to better facilitate fixing them.

Because the setup is so easy, this is a solution that can be used at a moment's notice. It's simple to set up for a test environment and that's a huge benefit.

For our needs, the issue is that there is no way to take an existing system out of the testing environment, clone it with everything that it's currently set up on, and put it into production without having to create a whole new one. It lacks the ability to clone the environment so you have your test environment set up in the way it's going to be used in production. Rather than create a whole other environment, the idea would be to clone that capability onto another system and not have to start over from scratch. You have everything working the way you want it to and you just want to move it over to the production side of things.

I've been using this solution for about a year. 

The solution handles pretty well. It did seem to function a little bit better than I had expected.

There are no issues with scalability. When we need to make any tweaks by adding more resources, it's pretty straightforward. I'm the only user. In terms of the back end, Microsoft patching needs to be done on a monthly basis based on our processes. The software itself will look to see how often it needs updates. It's pretty straightforward.

I've also used Azure. We made the switch because we had a license for Workstation and I needed to test a particular system. I could plug and play using the VMware Player to take an existing VTK, whatever the file extension is, and plug it in there to look at this VM. Workstation allowed us to test scenarios. We have a lot of older applications that run on older operating systems. Sometimes we have to test the old systems and see how they'll run in a virtual environment as well. 

As long as you have all the information you need in terms of how many processors are require and how much memory, it's not complicated. Implementation was an in-house job. Rather than loading a specific software package on our network, we can use a testing environment to see what to expect from it. We test out of the box in a virtual environment and see where we get with it. The deployment took about a day. 

We use VMware for virtual cluster of servers, but I believe we bought Workstation outright once. It's pretty low in cost, so if we need multiple copies, we usually buy a handful. I've actually insisted that we go that route for some of the software groups that we have so they can test various environments without having to use another system.

This product is pretty straightforward and easy to use. I would definitely recommend it for testing different scenarios, Windows, Linux, that sort of thing. It works well in all environments, in my opinion, and the ease of setup is great and allows you to have a lot of test cases strictly run from your system rather than having to set up another whole desktop or another computer as a testing environment. Obviously, it's based on the number of hardware resources available in your system but to get a quick testbed or environment set up, it's pretty easy and straightforward. You can set it up and go about your daily routine and then come back to it, test some more scenarios, get it to where it's accessible through the networks, and determine whether we need it or not. It's better to have that rather than having to set up a whole other computer for testing.

I rate this solution 10 out of 10. 

This product is solid and useful for quick test/dev environments. 

Found replicating client application upgrades and compatibility tests within a virtual environment makes upgrades very successful. 

We also use it for custom application testing to ensure compatibility and smooth transitions.  

Since I work with so many different customers, I deal with many operating systems and workstation configurations. When performing upgrades to servers, applications, windows, etc., I need to know the ramifications before we go live with production.  

Creating labs has been useful for my employees when working on certifications.

I am also not a big fan of adding and removing software over and over on my laptop, so I use my VM's when I need a temporary application installed. It also keeps the clutter down, keeping my main tools fast and efficient.  

They also come in handy when cleaning infected thumb drives.

I have found this product excellent for test/dev environments. This is 90% of what I use this product for. 

I have had issues with the virtual network adapters in the past that has taken some time to troubleshoot. 

I have encountered stability issues with the virtual networks and have had run into issue with copying or moving VMs. Usually these all work great 9 out of 10 times, but when it doesn't work right it become very time consuming to fix and troubleshoot.

None thus far.

8 out of 10. Good SR system to communicate through emails and phone support.

No

Setup is very easy.

Using workstation saves money on big hardware using vSphere just for test/dev.

The pricing is a bit steep in my opinion for testing and there are other options.  None however that are so powerful and easy to use.

No

VMware Workstation is a desktop product I use for personal testing on my laptop. If I want to spin up a virtual machine on my laptop, I use VMware Workstation.

VMware Workstation allows you to run a virtual machine.

For some virtual machine configurations, you have to go to the text editor and make the configuration changes, which could be improved.

I have been using VMware Workstation for ten years.

VMware Workstation is a stable solution.

Around 30 to 40 engineers use VMware Workstation in our organization.

The solution's initial setup is straightforward and can be done by the users. You run the setup profile, and it will guide you through the installation.

VMware Workstation helps engineers and developers test their applications on their laptops.

VMware Workstation is an expensive solution in Asian countries. Users have to pay a licensing fee for VMware Workstation.

I would recommend VMware Workstation to other users.

Overall, I rate VMware Workstation an eight out of ten.