[ VMware ... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) [ VMware ... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) # VMware vSphere Pricing Overview [Editedit](https://my.g2.com/vmware-vsphere/pricings) **VMware vSphere has not provided pricing information for this product or service.** This is common practice for software sellers and service providers. Contact VMware vSphere to obtain current pricing. VMware vSphere is the leading server virtualization platform with the best foundation for your applications, your cloud and your business. vSphere helps you get the best performance, availability and efficiency from your infrastructure and applications. It is the essential building block for modern cloud infrastructure.This guide provides an overview of the licensing, pricing and packaging for VMware vSphere. The key topics discussed in this guide include: • VMware vSphere overview • Licensing overview – Licensing metric and management • Packaging overview – Packaging options for editions • Version upgrade entitlements for existing customers Pricing information for VMware vSphere is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase VMware vSphere must be conducted with the seller. Pricing information was last updated on May 28, 2026 Show More ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 13 months ### Average Discount 13% ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ ## How much does VMware vSphere cost? Data powered by [BetterCloud](https://www.bettercloud.com). Estimated Price ### $$k - $$k Per Year Based on data from 26 purchases. 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Virtualize server to save money on hardware. Nice way to optimize ressource performance vs investissement. Easy to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about VMware vSphere? Configuring server with many networking interface with internal vlan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering VMware vSphere: Vmware vsphere is a very nice optimisation on any enterprise. Saving money on hardware with a leader on market is not a bad thing 😀 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is VMware vSphere solving and how is that benefiting you? Save a lot of money on hardware. Save space on server room. Minimize external support cost on hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Rating Updated (1/6/2026) Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite DV Dirk V. IT Administrator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/7/2026 More Options - - [Respond as VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/vmware-vsphere-review-12594727/official_response/new) "Goodbye VMware" 0/5 What do you like best about VMware vSphere? Very powerful and it works! easy to work with a multitude of VMs very easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about VMware vSphere? The price increases are unbearable for us as a non -profit. They have seemed to have thrown away the little customer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is VMware vSphere solving and how is that benefiting you? It controls our entire VM environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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