We performed a comparison between VMware vSphere and Proxmox VE based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: VMware vSphere is highly regarded for its extensive range of features, user-friendly interface, and scalability. However, users want improved backup features, integration capabilities, and documentation. Proxmox VE is valued for its simplicity, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness. Users recommend automating certain processes, enhancing the user interface and documentation, and addressing compatibility.
"We can access the product from iPhone 7. It is stable and easy."
"The most valuable features of Proxmox VE are the ease of containerization. Overall the solution is generic, feature-rich, and has compatibility."
"Saves a lot of time compared to imaging physical desktops."
"The solution has good high availability."
"The most valuable feature of Proxmox VE is its ease of use."
"The solution's most valuable feature is backups."
"The affordability of the solution is the product's most valuable aspect."
"KVM hypervisor is a valuable part of the solution."
"The performance is efficient."
"We don't have any downtime because it was built right."
"We primarily use vRealize to troubleshoot any issues that may arise with our virtual machines, which is the main reason why we believe this solution is excellent."
"Stable and secure management console for virtual environments, with a diligent technical support team."
"The fact that you can use all the CPU and memory power that the server can provide is most valuable. In a physical server, you might end up not using all the physical resources. There are a lot of benefits, such as flexibility and mobility, in virtualizing computes."
"It affords us different views of the VMs created by vSphere so we can control them better."
"The redundancy, the failover, the ability to stay up and running 24/7, all the various tools that are in there, high-availability, DRS, are very critical to us."
"This solution is very stable. It's scalable and simple to set up."
"The availability of the solution could be a bit better."
"Its performance and support can be improved. Currently, there is a cost for support."
"One issue with Proxmox is that some processes are not automatic. For some processes, you have to do it manually by command line."
"Some of the more advanced features and options required for setup still need to use the console and hand edit config files."
"It could have more security updates such as when a new threat is coming into market."
"We are using servers individually, and we are looking for a reliable application that allows us to hop between servers with high availability."
"Proxmox needs to improve the integration of its network, machines, and virtual machines."
"Proxmox VE can improve by importing OVF or OVA files directly from OVA. I need to convert all the images to raw images before importing them to Proxmox VE. If there is a solution that I can import directly from VMDK, it would be better."
"The solution should be more secure."
"The solution is slower than other tools."
"I’d like to see a better web console or rather, transform the web console in a real single pane of glass for the whole infrastructure instead of having to go for vRealize Ops Manager."
"In addition, I think they should come up with a backup feature which is more product enrichment-based. It should be a full-fledged backup solution. It just is not there right now."
"There is room for improvement in Google Cloud. The reason thing there was, like, when I type something in the terminal and then immediately, I need to go to edit the certain like file for Node.js, for the server, or for Kubernetes. So I have to do it from the terminal to the editor."
"I would like to see VDP and other features included to back up the VMs in a native manner."
"VMware vSphere could be improved with cheaper costs."
"VMware vSphere could be more secure and well-known to everyone."
Proxmox VE is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 58 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 446 reviews. Proxmox VE is rated 8.6, while VMware vSphere is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Proxmox VE writes "Easy to use and supports multi-monitors on multiple VMs in KVM". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vSphere writes "Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems". Proxmox VE is most compared with Oracle VM VirtualBox, KVM, Nutanix AHV Virtualization, Hyper-V and Citrix Hypervisor, whereas VMware vSphere is most compared with Hyper-V, Oracle VM, VMware Workstation, KVM and Nutanix AHV Virtualization. See our Proxmox VE vs. VMware vSphere report.
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