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# VMware vSphere vs zStorage Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**VMware vSphere**
No pricing available

**zStorage**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**VMware vSphere**
$$$$$

**zStorage**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**VMware vSphere**
13%

**zStorage**
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Time to Implement

**VMware vSphere** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**zStorage** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**VMware vSphere** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**zStorage** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**VMware vSphere**
[
Ease of Use (138)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1721754&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Virtualization Management (110)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1721946&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (106)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1722611&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Licensing Issues (70)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1722675&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**zStorage**
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Customer Support (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zstorage-2025-10-01/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2369022&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zstorage-2025-10-01/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2325081&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Customization (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zstorage-2025-10-01/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2325011&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zstorage-2025-10-01/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2324996&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**VMware vSphere**
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Acronis Cyber Protect

](https://www.g2.com/products/acronis-acronis-cyber-protect/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_aa32fa23598dc6c153bb17435c1c1d13/activedirectory-domain-controller-for-windows-2016.png "Product Avatar Image")

ActiveDirectory Domain...

](https://www.g2.com/products/activedirectory-domain-controller-for-windows-2016/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_91bcb2c063fcfb0a82dfedcf1a6463d1/splunk-enterprise.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Splunk Enterprise

](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-enterprise/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0395827521a593b0738c022333cec0be/veeam-data-cloud-for-microsoft-365.png "Product Avatar Image")

Veeam Data Cloud for...

](https://www.g2.com/products/veeam-data-cloud-for-microsoft-365/reviews)[
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**zStorage**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_3e48424a2018bcf0ee79be458ca923cb/vmware-vsphere.png "Product Avatar Image")

VMware vSphere

](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**VMware vSphere**
No screenshot available

**zStorage**
 ![zStorage screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1522456/zadara-cost-and-usage.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**VMware vSphere**

**9.2** /10

Based on 360 responses

**zStorage**

**8.8** /10

Based on 22 responses

Ease of Use

**VMware vSphere**

**8.9** /10

Based on 641 responses

**zStorage**

**8.8** /10

Based on 23 responses

Ease of Setup

**VMware vSphere**

**8.6** /10

Based on 583 responses

**zStorage**

**9.1** /10

Based on 16 responses

Ease of Admin

**VMware vSphere**

**9.0** /10

Based on 290 responses

**zStorage**

**9.1** /10

Based on 13 responses

Quality of Support

**VMware vSphere**

**8.5** /10

Based on 334 responses

**zStorage**

**9.2** /10

Based on 22 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**VMware vSphere**

**8.5** /10

Based on 295 responses

**zStorage**

**9.0** /10

Based on 13 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**VMware vSphere**

**7.9** /10

Based on 355 responses

**zStorage**

**8.9** /10

Based on 21 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Server Virtualization

**8.6** /10

Based on 204 responses

Not enough data

Object Storage Solutions

Not enough data

**9.1** /10

Based on 6 responses

Database as a Service (DBaaS)

Not enough data

**8.9** /10

Based on 8 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
15.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
43.2%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
15.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
43.2%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
15.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
15.4%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![VMware vSphere](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/62d35cb2345645716e2f1cf7c8fc97fb/vmware-vsphere.svg "VMware vSphere")](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews)
VMware vSphere

Information Technology and Services
16.4%

Hospital & Health Care
5.2%

Government Administration
5.0%

Telecommunications
5.0%

Financial Services
5.0%

Other
63.4%

[![zStorage](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/580e23746b12236fb43873011f64dc81/zstorage-2025-10-01.svg "zStorage")](https://www.g2.com/products/zstorage-2025-10-01/reviews)
zStorage

Information Technology and Services
23.1%

Computer Networking
11.5%

Construction
7.7%

Computer Software
7.7%

Computer Hardware
7.7%

Other
42.3%

Alternatives

**VMware vSphere Alternatives**

 ![Azure Virtual Machines](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-virtual-machines.jpg "Azure Virtual Machines")

[
Azure Virtual Machines
](/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews)

 ![Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/16ee5d21a07a4df1a32e7970a428da94/nutanix-cloud-infrastructure-nci.svg "Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)")

[
Nutanix Cloud...
](/products/nutanix-cloud-infrastructure-nci/reviews)

 ![SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6ed686d7c935d02ed8f85ce0fb32437e/sc-hypercore-virtualization-suite.svg "SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite")

[
SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite
](/products/sc-hypercore-virtualization-suite/reviews)

 ![Red Hat OpenShift](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ec0fb3d6001279948ececb9e055314c/red-hat-red-hat-openshift.jpg "Red Hat OpenShift")

[
Red Hat OpenShift
](/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews)

**zStorage Alternatives**

 ![Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533074456/amazon-simple-storage-service-s3.svg "Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)")

[
Amazon Simple Storage...
](/products/amazon-simple-storage-service-s3/reviews)

 ![Google Cloud Storage](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a358e8fa929275ce12c07c821012f33d/google-cloud-storage.svg "Google Cloud Storage")

[
Google Cloud Storage
](/products/google-cloud-storage/reviews)

 ![Akamai Cloud Computing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/88a10113936d5d26cc5455decf5a8817/akamai-cloud-computing.svg "Akamai Cloud Computing")

[
Akamai Cloud Computing
](/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews)

 ![VMware vSAN](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b7b9bda79777e6590b9c270cf14eec39/vmware-vsan.jpg "VMware vSAN")

[
VMware vSAN
](/products/vmware-vsan/reviews)

## VMware vSphere vs zStorage

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

- Reviewers felt that VMware vSphere meets the needs of their business better than zStorage.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that zStorage is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of zStorage over VMware vSphere.