I like that VMware vSphere Foundation brings several important infrastructure management capabilities together in one platform. vCenter makes managing virtual machines, ESXi hosts, and resources more straightforward from one place. The operations tools give me useful visibility into performance, resource utilization, and capacity, and vSAN brings storage management closer to the virtualization environment. I also like that it supports traditional virtual machines and Kubernetes workloads, and that setup was very easy and took only a few hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think VMware vSphere Foundation could improve its licensing flexibility. The per-core subscription model can make costs harder for me to manage, especially in smaller environments that may not need every feature in the bundle. I’d also like clearer guidance when upgrading from older VMware versions, particularly around compatibility and licensing changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.