# VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter Reviews
**Vendor:** Broadcom  
**Category:** [Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring  Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-infrastructure-monitoring)  
**Average Rating:** 3.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 2
## About VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter
vCloud Usage Meter 3.6.1 leverages granular, minute-by-minute metering at the VM level instead of the cluster level, so you can easily break out product usage per end customer and bill accordingly.




## VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter Reviews
  ### 1. Great infancy stage

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 27, 2023

**What do you like best about VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter?**

Granular billing capabilities on multiple areas. We set it up and then hand it over to the program manager office for tuning. Tenant app plugin seems to be nice, but having functionality issues.

**What do you dislike about VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter?**

Tenant app plugin. Seems to be a bit of disconnect between usage meter and the tenant app plugin. Currently having issues allowing mission partners to have access to the tenant app to see there billing via the tenant.

**What problems is VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Billing on demand or charge back billing. Allowing mission partners to purches x amount of resources but only be charge for the resources they are actively using.

  ### 2. My opinion on VCloud Usage Meter

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Rajpreet K. | Software Developer, Information Technology and Services, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** October 18, 2018

**What do you like best about VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter?**

VMware Cloud provider bundle services produce ample amount of data based on usage. To facilitate the flow and scalability, Usage meter helps to check and regulate the flow of data usage.
Reports are directly integrated of a month on systems.
It make it really helpful for building data usage reports for corporates.

**What do you dislike about VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter?**

Extra cost has to spent for getting the data usage.
It is only applicable for VMware products.

**What problems is VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I have used VCloud usage for Knowing the extra usage of data. I have created reports based on the outcomes


## VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter Discussions
  - [What is vCloud Usage Meter used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-vcloud-usage-meter-used-for)

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## VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter Features
**Monitoring**
- Usage Monitoring
- Database Monitoring
- API Monitoring
- Real-Time Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
- Security and Compliance Monitoring

**Administration**
- Activity Monitoring
- Multi-Cloud Management
- Automation
- Auto-Scaling & Resource Optimization

**Analysis**
- Reporting
- Dashboards and Visualizations
- Spend Forecasting and Optimization

**Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring**
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Natural Language Interaction
- Proactive Assistance
- Decision Making

**AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring**
- AI-Powered Anomaly Detection
- AI-Driven Insight Recommendations

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