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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (34.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
VMware vSphere
Star Rating
(745)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VMware vSphereWindows 7
Star Rating
(871)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Windows 7VMware vSphere vs Windows 7
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Windows 7 easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with VMware vSphere.
- Reviewers felt that VMware vSphere meets the needs of their business better than Windows 7.
- 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 VMware vSphere over Windows 7.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
VMware vSphere
No pricing availableWindows 7
No pricing availableFree Trial
VMware vSphere
Free Trial is available
Windows 7
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
325
8.9
691
Ease of Use
8.9
608
9.1
703
Ease of Setup
8.6
550
9.1
247
Ease of Admin
9.0
268
8.9
212
Quality of Support
8.5
302
7.9
628
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
274
8.7
195
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
325
7.0
658
Features by Category
Performance
9.2
162
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
8.7
163
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
162
Not enough data
9.1
162
Not enough data
9.0
162
Not enough data
8.9
162
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
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
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.2
29
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.6
29
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.6
29
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
7.9
29
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
VMware vSphere and Windows 7 share no categories
Unique Categories
VMware vSphere is categorized as Server Virtualization and Container Orchestration
Windows 7 is categorized as Operating System
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
VMware vSphere
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Windows 7
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
15.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.4%
Government Administration
5.2%
Telecommunications
5.1%
Financial Services
4.9%
Other
64.1%
Information Technology and Services
16.8%
Computer Software
10.3%
Higher Education
5.0%
Education Management
4.3%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
60.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is ESXi software free?
4 Comments
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
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
AH
Virtual platform to host multiple images on a single machine which has limited resources.Read more
Support for Windows 7
3 Comments
BA
In my opinion, I believe it will not affect the market even though many users use this operating system. The current technical support is quite...Read more
how to find computer specs windows 7
3 Comments
ZB
Hey Clara, there's a few ways you can do this on Windows 7! The fastest way you can find your computer specs is by pressing Windows+R (the "run" command),...Read more
Do you think Microsoft will extend support for Windows 7 after January 14, 2020?
3 Comments
ZB
Hey, good question! It's difficult to say where Microsoft will draw a hard line on when they stop supporting Windows 7. Per their product lifecycle page...Read more
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