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VMware ESXi Reviews & Product Details

Value at a Glance

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

16 months

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Implementation Time

3 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

VMware ESXi Reviews (24)

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ayush s.
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ayush s.
technical support head
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"VMWARE BEST HYPERVISOR EVER-HONEST REVIEW"
5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

we are using Vmware from very long and we are used it for cloud computing and the best part is there to take snapshot of vm before done any changes and we have got 24/7 support and its ui is very simple Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

migration between one physical machine to another took too much time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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sandeep m.
support HEAD
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Wrok experience with VMWARE ESXI"
4.5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

I am using it since 2020 to manage all my virtual machines easily, and it's the best for taking snapshots of very large servers in a very short time. We can migrate servers in a very easy way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

According to me, its UI is a little bit tough to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alejandro P.
AP
Alejandro P.
Ingeniero de planificación
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The best hypervisor in the market"
4.5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

ESXi is the best hypervisor in the market at this moment, works great, is very stable and reliable. The installation is very intuitive and easy, you don't need to change a lot of parameters to install it on your bare metal servers. The customer support is very helpful, they really help once you open a case. Also, VMware ESXi is easy to integrate with a lot of products in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

The license price is one of the points that is more painful since VMware changed the license prices and schema to license your host. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lahiru S.
LS
Lahiru S.
Engineer - System and Security
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Originally submitted 11/7/2024
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Its best solution to manage multiple virtual machines to full fill our requirements."
4.5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

Take the snapshots of the VM's is the best feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

I think the UI needs to be implemented to user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SK
srinivas K.
GM Business Development
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Originally submitted 7/9/2024
"Best recommended for Critical IT environment with HA requirement"
5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

ESXi is the best among those products that provide High available virtual environment among its competition. The level of R&D going into the product by the new Broadcom team is excellent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

The Clock speed matching won't be accurate while you try to replicate the environment through SRM across sites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LP
Luis P.
Cert Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"VMware ESXI review"
4.5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

The ease of use of the interface is very friendly. There are lots of options to virtualize the management of virtual machines, which is very good. The migration of services is fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

The upgrade of the ESXi sometimes fails, and it's necessary to reinstall the backup and try again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ANSHUMAN R.
AR
ANSHUMAN R.
Project Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"VMware Administrator with extensive experience in managing and maintaining virtualized environment."
5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

It is simplified platform for virtualized environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

It has little less automation than Nutanix HCI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Njabulo M.
NM
Njabulo M.
Operational Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"I have been working with VMWare ESXi for over 10 years"
5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

The installation packages is very small and is compatible with many hardware vendors plus it is completely free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

I do not likne tha fact that it requires a vCenter deployment for it to have high-availability features which requires costly licensing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

German F.
GF
German F.
IT Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Originally submitted 5/2/2024
"excellent virtualization software"
4.5/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

I like the new 24/7 support, I also like the ease of installing updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

The cost of the subscription service is very high compared to the old plans. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Muhammad N.
MN
Muhammad N.
Cyber Security Specialist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A very good journey with VMware ESXi"
4/5
What do you like best about VMware ESXi?

Its compatibility - it supports a wide range of operating systems and applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about VMware ESXi?

It gets slow if you run multiple applications or OS at the same time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

16 months

Average Discount

7%

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