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Pros

  • The best part about vCenter is the ease of use in managing large environments. The design is very straightforward and it includes wizards to help even beginners quickly manage their environment.

  • The creation, administration and configuration of Virtual Networks is also one of the best advantages of VCenter, its implementation is quick and easy.

  • Easy to setup clusters, good reporting and features, nice options for upgrading and alerting. Been a good product for years.

  • We have been using VMware vCenter for over 5 years and find that it is a great central source to manage all of your hosts. This is a fairly easy to use product with great upside.

Cons

  • Customer support almost non existent, tried getting in contact many times but to no avail. Really unstable, would be doing work and the system would crash.

  • VMware might face connectivity problem while using the same network that of physical machine to the virtual environment.

  • Vmware Vcenter presents some very difficult to identify errors.

  • Sometimes we have presented conflicts of the ports with other present applications. Requires more technical knowledge.

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vSphere is nothing without vCenter

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Chris S.

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Jose de Jesus R. avatar
Jose de Jesus R.
Gerencia de Área Plataforma Tecnológica
Banking, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
3.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 5, 2018

"Use of VCenter, my great experience"

Overall: To be able to share with a great audacity the experience of using the software that I use on a daily basis so that I can also get to know the experience of other end users, learn from their experiences, recommendations and experiences within the professional, technical and personal spheres. Widely recommended, the first time I use it I would recommend it 100% to other professionals, who want to share their experience and experience.

Pros: For more than 10 years I have been a VMWare VCenter user, in which I have been able to experience the great benefits of a software that allows to have centralized administration of all the resources of a virtual environment. The creation of teams is considerably simplified, since the allocation of resources is very fast, the management of the configuration of the networks and the storage elements are now easy to use and assign. With the new virtualization technology used by VMWare VCenter, the computing centers have great scalability, the remote management of data centers for disaster reoccupation is very effective. The creation, administration and configuration of Virtual Networks is also one of the best advantages of VCenter, its implementation is quick and easy. The backup of the virtual environment is also easy to perform, in this way the operation of my services will be guaranteed in case of any application or operating system failure, I no longer have to worry. I have used it with different brands of hardware in different companies and it seems to me that the product behaves equally fast and versatile. I feel more secure and confident in every moment, I recommend it tirelessly.

Cons: One of the few advantages that VMWare VCenter has is that it adapts to only medium and large companies for its cost, it is worth using, the hardware to be used must be of great potential in order to make the most of the resources and exploit them for the benefit of the company and thus have 100% utilization. Another disadvantage that it has is having a VCenter cluster, that is having two or more VCenter having access to the same database so that in case of failure it can continue the operation as if it had not roasted anything, for this modality it must be have a clone of the VCenter turned off and turn on in case of error and not recovery of the original VCenter, this generates waste of time for lack of this process is automatic.

Carlos Hugo Martin C. avatar
Carlos Hugo Martin C.
Consultor
Information Services, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
January 3, 2022

"Experience with vCenter Server"

Overall: Platform management in data centers

Pros: It allows the management of virtual machines to be more effective, to the point that an automation is reached based on the consumption of the services published in it.

Cons: To get the most out of the tools, many of its features are not as accessible, and the latest features require modern infrastructure.

Alternatives Considered: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and VirtualBox
Reasons for Choosing vCenter Server: They do not have as many functionalities as vCenter Server
Verified Reviewer
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
3.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
6/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 21, 2018

"Great when it works but upgrade issues are abundant"

Pros: This software is a huge timesaver and communication tool when the connection is working correctly. It makes it very easy to view your virtual desktop wherever you are and have read/write access to your files on the go. This is the only reason people in our company are able to work at home, which is a huge pro.

Cons: There seem to be frequent issues regaining a connection when there is a new version upgrade. The system doesn't seem to always recognize the upgrade and you end up having to delete and re-download the program to establish a connection.

Chris S. avatar
Chris S.
Lead System Engineer
Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
3.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
October 16, 2018

"vSphere is nothing without vCenter"

Overall: I have administered and managed hundreds (maybe thousands) of VMs with vCenter. Used the last 3 major versions and they are constantly improving and adding features and increasing the hardware limitations (a VM with 1TB of RAM!!).

Pros: vCenter puts all the awesome technologies and features together in a manageable environment. vCenter is the first step in clustering resources into no longer seeing individual hardware servers as important. Virtualize compute, storage, and network so as to be one seamless datacenter resource. vCenter is compatible and integrated with so many other products and VMware's powershell library for vCenter is exhasutive.

Cons: Like vSphere, it can get pricey. And as of the most recent release, I don't think that there is a really good high availability solution for the vCenter VM itself so that if it dies, you may be left doing alot of manual work until you can bring it back up.

Rajitha W. avatar
Rajitha W.
System Support Engineer
Information Technology and Services, 501-1,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 3, 2018

"Virtualization is the best"

Overall: overall this is superb technology and interesting GUI. Using this it is very easy to manage virtual servers and manage network and storage. this is totally easy rather than using more physical servers

Pros: This is one of the best solution for virtualization. It is easy to implement the technology and easy to Manage physical ESXi hosts and virtual machines as well. There are lot of functionalities in this vcenter sever and we can make every virtual machine highly available with zero downtime. User interface is very easy and descriptive as well.

Cons: in network slowness sometimes vcenter will go to hang state. It is the one of main problem.

Ravi S. avatar
Ravi S.
Senio manager Customer engineering
Financial Services, 10,001+ employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 9, 2022

"Best in class resource management software"

Pros: It provides centralized monitoring and resource management for VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure. Important features include: Centralize Administration Multi-hypervisor management Live Migration of VM Live migration of Storage High Availability (HA) Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Fault Tolerance (FT) Centralize Patch Management Can implement automation and API Content library Host Profile

Cons: Nothing as of now. All features desired to manage CPU and storage are seemless.

Eric L. avatar
Eric L.
Systems Engineer & Database Support
Food Production, 201-500 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 28, 2018

"The Way to Manage Multiple Hosts"

Overall: This software allows me to have multiple servers on very little hardware and have redundancy so my business stays running 24/7. It is part of my enterprise no matter what company I work for.

Pros: This makes it very simple to manage multiple ESXi hosts in one pane of glass. It's fairly easy to use once you understand the basics but has the ability to be very powerful.

Cons: I don't like how the latest management is all web based. Before you can use a stand alone client but now you must access via a web console. It is not as polished as the app.

Verified Reviewer
IT administrator Assistant Manager
Telecommunications, 201-500 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 15, 2024

"Vcenter Server"

Pros: Vmotion and the ability for VMs to move from one host to another are things I like. VSAN managed storage by claiming the disks and raiding them. HA - High Availability. The arrangement of hosts and clusters.

Cons: In all honesty, I can't think of anything that I don't like least about Vcenter.

Reasons for Choosing vCenter Server: Vcenter Server is the perfect product for managing virtual machines and organizing the virtualization environment.
Randy H. avatar
Randy H.
Consultant
Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
April 26, 2022

"vCenter Server - Rock Solid"

Overall: Great!

Pros: VMware vCenter Server is a rock solid platform from which vSphere, Horizon View, etc run and is supremely reliable. Up time is 99.99% and performance is top tier.

Cons: Not a negative, but vCenter Server is a Linux based application, and many are not familiar with Linux which can make support an issue without the right personnel.

Joseph L. avatar
Joseph L.
IT Manager
Computer Software, 201-500 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 22, 2018

"Twice the Fun!"

Overall: vCenter is a must if you are using ESX for your Hypervisor.

Pros: Great way to manage your entire virtual infrastructure and integration all your favorite IT solutions for a one stop shop. Now you can have redundant vCenters!

Cons: Sizing vCenter to fit your needs is a bit of trial and error. Also, we have had to apply a handful of tweaks and workaround for issue throughout the years.

Scott J.
Senior Systems Administrator
Information Technology and Services, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
January 18, 2018

"Total management for your virtual infrastructure"

Overall: Total management of my virtual environment

Pros: This is the management infrastructure for the Vmware virtualization environment. It brings with it a lot of features like vmotion for one and clustering and HA services all working to reduce your downtime. Using Virtual Center is leaps and bounds better than managing individual ESXi hosts on their own. You can coordinate updates and see all of your infrastructure under a single pane of glass. Organize your ESXi servers into datacenters and locations and folders or clusters. Once you try Virtual Center you will never go back to managing individual hosts again.

Cons: Currently uses Adobe Flash for the main interface but they have a mostly functional HTML5 interface available in the latest version and are moving to a fully functional HTML5 interface quickly.

Stjepan V.
IT Platform Manager
Telecommunications, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
3.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 26, 2020

"vCenter WEB GUI"

Overall: All together great product.

Pros: Consistent layout of menu, ease of use, improved HTML5 GUI, AD login plugin.

Cons: There are still some features missing that exist in Flash WEB client; vSAN monitoring is buggy, export of listed events/tasks,inventory is not possible in HTML5 client. After upgrading or updating I must warn all users to clear web browser cache before first login to vCenter WEB GUI. Sorting of columns in active tasks (in bottom frame) is often jumping/rearranging as task finishes and making it unusable for monitoring.

Jan M.
Infrastructure administrator
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 16, 2018

"Have been using vcenter for 15 years"

Pros: Ease of use and reliability. Also like how when theres an issue it is addressed in the next version update. The updates are easy to perform and never fail. Virtual appliance is virus resistant due to its using a proton operating system.

Cons: At times the virtual vcenter server appliance will freeze and has to be reset. Hoping this will get addressed with the next version update coming out in the coming weeks.

Ryan L. avatar
Ryan L.
Senior Systems Engineer
Internet, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
September 7, 2017

"Great product I use every day"

Overall: It's the best hypervisor I have ever used. I have used KVM, VMWare, HyperV, and XEN. I never have issues with deployment when it comes to vcenter. Can't say that about the rest

Pros: VMWare has been the go to hyper visor for me for years. the Virtual Center client has always worked and never left me stranded

Cons: As of recently with the move to get away from the C# client, it has become a little more tedious doing the things I need.

Verified Reviewer
Senior System Administrator
Telecommunications, 201-500 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
3.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 13, 2022

"vCenter Server 5.x/6.x"

Overall: convenient for centralized management, using a single console for the entire virtual environment, low resource consumption, easy to use.

Pros: Great sw integreted with vSphere for central management of virtual env (vms, hosts, virtual storage)

Cons: The appliance version have low configuration options, logs useless

Chad K. avatar
Chad K.
Associate Director of Information Technology
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
April 10, 2018

"The VMWare product is the best of the best. Don't use anything else."

Pros: The admin interface is great. You can get things setup and then forget about them. The cluster and HA is wonderful. The product lets you sleep at night.

Cons: The product can be a little costly but well worth what you are getting. Never really had to work with customer service so that is probably good.

Verified Reviewer
systems engineer
Banking, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
January 5, 2021

"Vcentre server reduces the pain of logging "

Overall: really good and

Pros: Vcentre servers developed a lot these days multiple vcentres can be accomidated in a single vcentre .reducimg system admins to login

Cons: licensing cost if you are enterprise it will be cheap

Reasons for Choosing vCenter Server: hyperV
orhangazi Y.
System Architect
Banking, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
April 2, 2019

"Management Center for your Datacenter"

Overall: I can manage my all virtual environment, with lots of capabilities.

Pros: I can use vcenter from anywhere I can connect to my network, from any browser.

Cons: Flash version is a bit slower than the html, but after 6.7 full support for html version is presented.

Marc L. avatar
Marc L.
Senior Systems Engineer
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
April 9, 2018

"Great for managing all your vsphere servers"

Pros: Easy to setup clusters, good reporting and features, nice options for upgrading and alerting. Been a good product for years.

Cons: Kind of disappointed they are phasing our Windows vcenter and moving towards appliance only support.

Jason R.
Manager of IS
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
3.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 17, 2017

"One of the few options"

Pros: Industry standard. Easy to find support when problems arise. Vendors are well aware of the various versions/options.

Cons: Bugs introduced with new versions.Otherwise it's great.

Verified Reviewer
QA
Information Technology and Services, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
2.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
March 22, 2019

"Excellent software "

Pros: Very easy GUI usage. Safe and easy for use for new users.

Cons: Sometimes it can`t find source file and sometimes it`s left log unnecessary files.

Alex V. avatar
Alex V.
Senior Consultant
51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
April 19, 2018

"A must have"

Pros: I work with product in small, medium and large companies. It simplifies administration of virtual machines. I love the template feature which enables you to create a vm in minutes.

Cons: The price is the only downfall for this product, but when using it small businesses The Essentials kit is a great solution. Same features for a small business price...

Michael S.
Programmer/Analyst
Paper & Forest Products, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
October 7, 2020

"VMware vCenter - Managing your virtual machines made easy"

Overall: VMware vCenter is a great way to virtualize your server farm.

Pros: VMware vCenter software makes managing all your virtual machines, that are in use in your data center, easy. The capability to take snapshots of the VMs had helped us several times so far, when there are issues with a VM.

Cons: For first time users VMware vCenter has a little bit of a learning curve. But once you try out some of the features, you will be surprised of all that is has to offer.

Daniel P. avatar
Daniel P.
Consultor de BPM
501-1,000 employees
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 13, 2018

"Excellent management of the virtual machine"

Pros: You can do the migration of other virtual machines, according to their use. You can check the CPU and the memory of the machine for the storage of assets, very fast, I recommend having a custom tool for the use of resources.

Cons: Vmware Vcenter presents some very difficult to identify errors. Still carrying the record to the user's support, the solution is complicated. Difficult in advanced terms.

Olga M.
Master Director
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 27, 2018

"Excellent tool for administrators"

Pros: A large number of machines can be used at the same time, making VMWare a powerful tool. It is the best product of its class. It also has great scalability and is very effective.

Cons: Due to the cost, this application is good for companies that are medium or large. However, it price is worth it.

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