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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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VMware ESXi
Star Rating
(18)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VMware ESXiXen Project
Star Rating
(5)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Xen ProjectPricing
Entry-Level Pricing
VMware ESXi
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VMware ESXi
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Meets Requirements
9.5
17
9.3
5
Ease of Use
8.9
17
8.3
5
Ease of Setup
9.3
17
8.0
5
Ease of Admin
9.0
14
8.3
5
Quality of Support
9.1
16
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
14
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
17
10.0
5
Features by Category
Performance
9.4
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
VMware ESXi and Xen Project are categorized as Server Virtualization
Unique Categories
VMware ESXi has no unique categories
Xen Project has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
VMware ESXi
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xen Project
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
41.2%
Telecommunications
11.8%
Food Production
11.8%
Accounting
11.8%
Manufacturing
5.9%
Other
17.6%
Information Technology and Services
60.0%
Retail
20.0%
Computer Networking
20.0%
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Other
0.0%
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Discussions
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