VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter Reviews & Product Details

It is best for seamlessly it automates consumption tracking. It eliminates the headache of manually tallying vRAM and CPU core usage across complex environment. Having automated hourly reports sent straight to VMware's backend provides effortless billing accuracy, saving time, resducing administrative overhead, and ensuring compliance without constant supervision. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Finicky deployment and complex upgrade paths frustrates me most. Minor network glitiches or cerdential shifts can silently stall telemetry reporting, triggering billing compliance alerts out of nowhere. And configuring multi-tenant appliance and navigating the strict SSL certificate steup oftern feeks unnecessarily rigid, required far more hand-on troubleshooting than an automated repoting tools really ought to demand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VCF Usage Meter is a virtual application that monitors, measures, and reports VMware product consumption. I find it very helpful for tracking usage on an hourly basis and generating the corresponding usage and billing reports. It also supports service providers in maintaining compliance. While using the services, I found it very efficient and useful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few challenges I observed while using VCF Usage Meter. It requires deployment and configuration, which resulted in additional administrative overhead. I also noticed added complexity in larger environments, especially when dealing with multi-site setups or large cloud management. One more dislike is costing is very much higher side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The automated metering part is what works best for us. Earlier the team was pulling vCenter and vSAN usage data manually every month for reporting and it used to eat up two to three days easily. Usage Meter connects to the vCenter endpoints and keeps collecting on its own, so by month end the numbers are already sitting there. Deploying the appliance was also simple, we had it up in less than an hour. And since it is agentless, we did not have to touch any of the production hosts, which our infra team was quite happy about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface feels quite old and very basic. It does the job but there is hardly any flexibility in the reports, so we still end up exporting the CSV and reworking it in Excel for our internal format. Upgrades are also painful because you deploy a fresh appliance and migrate instead of a simple in place update. When a collection fails there is no proper alert, someone has to log in and dig through the logs to figure out what broke. Documentation could be much better too, we learnt most of the troubleshooting by trial and error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it has a central view of VMware tools usage and consumption, it makes it easier to keep the track of what is being used and prepare the report on usage without having to gather information from different tools manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The initial setup takes some efforts and getting the usage data required careful configuration. Once everything is setup, it is easier to manage. But setting it up could be more straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter is its automated and accurate usage tracking for VMware Cloud Foundation environments. It simplifies license and subscription reporting, reduces manual effort, and provides clear visibility into resource consumption. The centralized reporting, reliable data collection, and seamless integration with the VMware ecosystem make it easier to maintain compliance and streamline billing and capacity planning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter is useful for tracking usage and simplifying reporting, the initial setup and configuration can be complex. Troubleshooting data collection or connectivity issues may require technical expertise, and the reporting interface could be more intuitive with better customization options. Additionally, updates and compatibility with newer VMware components sometimes require careful planning. Despite these limitations, it remains a reliable tool for usage reporting and compliance management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter helps track usage across VMware environments in one place. It makes it easier to monitor usage details and prepare reports without checking everything manually. It is useful for keeping track of infrastructure usage and simplifying regular reporting tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface could be more user-friendly, and some reports take extra effort to understand. Better reporting options and simpler configuration would make daily usage tracking easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’ve found it very useful, especially from a cost optimization perspective. It gives us better visibility into how our resources are being utilized, which is particularly valuable when managing a large infrastructure. Having that level of visibility helps us understand where resources are being consumed, identify potential areas of over-allocation or underutilization, and make more informed decisions about capacity and spending.

Overall, it has helped us optimize our costs while also giving us a clearer picture of the environment. For larger infrastructures, I think this kind of centralized usage and resource visibility becomes especially valuable for day-to-day capacity planning and cost management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We haven’t faced any major issues with it overall. However, a few months back, we did encounter some problems where records were getting duplicated and some of the metrics appeared to be inconsistent. This made it a little difficult to rely on the data at that time, particularly when using it for usage tracking and cost analysis.

That said, the issue seems to have been resolved, and everything has been working well for us as of today. We haven’t experienced the same inconsistencies recently, so overall our experience has been positive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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 their billing via the tenant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Extra cost has to spent for getting the data usage. It is only applicable for VMware products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.