--- title: "VMware Cloud Foundation Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about VMware Cloud Foundation Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/212908/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- # VMware Cloud Foundation Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on September 17, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support) VMware Cloud Foundation ## What is VMware Cloud Foundation? VMware Cloud Foundation is the hybrid cloud platform for managing VMs and orchestrating containers. The software offers consolidated VM and container management, performance optimization, full stack hyperconverged infrastructure and more. ## What is VMware Cloud Foundation used for? [Virtual Machine](https://www.capterra.com/virtual-machine-software/)[Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)](https://www.capterra.com/infrastructure-as-a-service-solutions-software/)[Cloud Security](https://www.capterra.com/cloud-security-software/) Overall rating Based on 0 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for VMware Cloud Foundation?[Manage this product listing](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf/claim_requests/new?auto=true) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### VMware Cloud Foundation 0.0 VS. [### Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) [4.7 (2,330)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 0.0 (0) Ease Of Use 4.5 (2,330) Value For Money 0.0 (0) Value For Money 4.4 (1,807) Customer Service 0.0 (0) Customer Service 4.3 (1,747) ## VMware Cloud Foundation alternatives Highest Rated [DiskStation](https://www.capterra.com/p/206898/Active-Backup-for-Business/) [4.8 (91)](https://www.capterra.com/p/206898/Active-Backup-for-Business/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/206898/Active-Backup-for-Business/) [Charon-SSP](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011647/Charon-SSP/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011647/Charon-SSP/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011647/Charon-SSP/) [Charon-AXP](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011645/Charon-AXP/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011645/Charon-AXP/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011645/Charon-AXP/) [Charon](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011064/Charon/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011064/Charon/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011064/Charon/) ## Features AI summary Based on 1,169 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) reviews Capterra reviewers point to these as the most important features to consider when evaluating virtual machine software: - **Disaster Recovery** (**65%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Backup and Recovery** (**64%**) - **Virtual Server** (**57%**) VMware Cloud Foundation provides a set of infrastructure management capabilities for building and running virtualized environments. Its feature set supports organizations that need a consistent platform for managing compute, storage, and networking resources across their environments, helping businesses maintain operational control and support day-to-day virtualization needs. Activity Dashboard Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities API Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Application Management Track, manage and store the applications of potential future members, customers or candidates Data Visualization Graphical representation of data Virtualization Create a virtual version of operating systems, storage devices, or computer network resources VMware Cloud Foundation 5 features ### All Features - Activity Dashboard: Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities - API: Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases - Application Management: Track, manage and store the applications of potential future members, customers or candidates - Data Visualization: Graphical representation of data - Virtualization: Create a virtual version of operating systems, storage devices, or computer network resources --- ## Pricing ## Support, customer service and training options Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.