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At a Glance
CentOS
CentOS
Star Rating
(405)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere
Star Rating
(745)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CentOS vs VMware vSphere

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found VMware vSphere easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with CentOS overall.

  • Reviewers felt that VMware vSphere meets the needs of their business better than CentOS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VMware vSphere is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CentOS over VMware vSphere.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CentOS
No pricing available
VMware vSphere
No pricing available
Free Trial
CentOS
No trial information available
VMware vSphere
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
327
9.2
325
Ease of Use
8.5
328
8.9
608
Ease of Setup
8.5
205
8.6
550
Ease of Admin
8.5
197
9.0
268
Quality of Support
8.1
272
8.5
302
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
154
8.6
274
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
308
8.1
325
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.3
167
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
162
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
8.7
163
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
162
Not enough data
9.1
162
Not enough data
9.0
162
Not enough data
8.9
162
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.2
17
Not enough data
7.5
17
8.4
13
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
8.7
13
Not enough data
Device Management - Operating System
8.3
12
Not enough data
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
8.2
12
Not enough data
Error Detection - Operating System
8.5
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CentOS
CentOS
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere
CentOS and VMware vSphere share no categories
Unique Categories
CentOS
CentOS is categorized as Operating System and AWS Marketplace
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere is categorized as Server Virtualization and Container Orchestration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CentOS
CentOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
31.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.3%
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.2%
Reviewers' Industry
CentOS
CentOS
Information Technology and Services
30.6%
Computer Software
15.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.0%
Telecommunications
3.9%
Internet
3.4%
Other
40.7%
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.4%
Government Administration
5.2%
Telecommunications
5.1%
Financial Services
4.9%
Other
64.1%
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Discussions
CentOS
CentOS Discussions
how to improve the customization of repositories?
1 Comment
AM
use a command like this: tcpdump -c 12 -i enp0s3 | grep "string search" You capture the traffic according to the filter set example: http, wget...Read more
How can I acheive client isolation ?
1 Comment
Robert R.
RR
When I was learning about client isolation I found this web article very helpful. I hope it will help you. ...Read more
Bolehkah ini digunakan untuk acara pembelajaran?
1 Comment
David W.
DW
Yes. You can run Moodle, or other learning management system (LMS) products on CentOS Linux, or event management software. There is a rich set of open source...Read more
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere Discussions
Is ESXi software free?
4 Comments
Narendra A.
NA
ESXi has a free version! Basic features, perfect for personal use or testing. No advanced features or official support, but it's free forever. Paid editions...Read more
What is VMware vSphere standard?
2 Comments
Ashwin S.
AS
vSphere 7 has been rearchitected with native Kubernetes for application modernization. Developers can’t afford infrastructure that slows them down –...Read more
What is VMware vSphere Hypervisor used for?
2 Comments
ABDUL H.
AH
Virtual platform to host multiple images on a single machine which has limited resources.Read more