# Page 5 | vSphere Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is vSphere the right Virtualization solution for you? Explore 431 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/93512/VMware-Horizon/reviews --- vSphere 4.7 (431) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/93512/VMware-Horizon/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of vSphere ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 431 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use David M. Director of Technology Services Law Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Rock solid virtualization hypervisor" November 16, 2017 4.0 Pros Easy to manage and excellent ecosystem of tightly integrated complimentary products as well as VARs who can support and enhance our usage. Licensing is straightforward and with the ROBO licensing we are able to run vSphere in all of our remote office without a huge price tag. Cons The web-based management portal is noticeably slower than the older traditional client and while I understand the desire on VMware's part to not have to support and maintain another piece of software, I am disappointed by the speed of the current offering. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior System Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "vmware vsphere is the leader of this market" August 29, 2019 5.0 I'm using it from years, both esx and esxi version and i'm satisfied. I've to say without particural case vsphere is a must have on any baremetal server. Pros it's a leader and after a decade of development it's almost perfect. Finally has a great web console so administrator could use it also from Linux workstation . Software support and great performance and functionality like snapshot or thin volume make it a must-have on every bare-metal server Cons Sometimes some functionality are not easy to find so menu could be rethinked to avoid too clicks to build basic tasks. Review Source Jae N. Network Administrator Wholesale Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "So far this is quite functional" July 12, 2018 5.0 Virtualization and a more stable environment than we had previously. A lot more resources and the ability to allocate more if necessary to environments that previously were capped out. Pros Complete integration of multiple physical units. Plenty of warnings and tools to prevent corruption of assets. vMotion is amazing in how quickly it can move production level servers from 1 machine to another seamlessly and without interruption during the day when lots of people are using that specific server. Lots of options for deployment and management of virtual environments. Cons Interface is obscure. Hard to find it is what you are looking for at times. Seems that a lot of the selection features are locked once you go live and can't be adjusted for future needs for example RAM values. Data stores can be precarious and volatile if you don't have them properly formatted on the first try. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head of Department Infrastructure Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "vSphere reviewed by Infrastructure Specialist" January 8, 2022 4.0 Pros This is a wonderful infrastructure tool and I loved to use it for virtualizing cloud infrastructure also it works well with vCenter Cons The foot print can be reduced more so it can take lesser space and compatibility with hardware specially with new hardware and compatibility with NVMe needs to be built early for entry level SAN storages Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Technical Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Setup VMs and administrer with the the web client - No app needed. " December 21, 2017 4.0 Simple server management and organisation. Pros Setup VMs and administrer with the the web client - No app needed. Allow you to setup and run multiple server instances both Windows and Linux on a single server. Adjust memory and disks with a few click. Organise and group multiple servers based on the different teams. Setup test servers for developers at the click of button. View server utilisations and load with simple graphs and tools. Move VMS from one physical server to another. Cons Can be slow to load when multiple VMS are added. Relatively expensive, although considering the functionality it gives using one bit of hardware for multiple server instances this can be accepted. If the physical server fails, all servers stop working. (Although if you have multiple servers the servers can move automatically when configured correctly with the right paid option). Review Source JR Jose R. IT Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Virtualization made easy" May 1, 2023 5.0 Virtualization of computers in a centralized setup. Being able to manage multiple servers from basically one server computer Pros It is very easy to spin out a VM when needed. Having a good backup makes a big difference when having to restore a VM to a previous version. Easy to manage VM's .When support is needed, they are extremely good about it and very helpful to teach what happened and how to avoid it in the future Cons We believe vSphere has the tools so far to manage a business from a virtual stand point. We haven't come across a situation where we wish the software had a specific tool or feature to make something go easy. Review Source Brian M. Network Services Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Virtualization Software Available" December 3, 2019 5.0 We have been using VMware vSphere for many years and have been on many different versions. VMware is by far the most flexible solution available and provides all features and management capabilities needed. Pros Very powerful and feature rich. The user interface is setup well and easy to navigate. Single pane of glass for overall status of hosts and VMs. Cons Price point. Licensing costs can be high based on features needed. If you only need the very basic features there is a free version available. Review Source Ravinder G. Senior Oracle Database Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Virtualization software suite for data centers" February 10, 2019 5.0 We are using 8 ESXi Servers hosting vSphere product suite for providing us hybrid cloud environment. We use this setup to host around 300 Virtual Machines. Pros Vsphere is a great suite of products for your data center virtualization needs. It has tonnes of features. It runs on ESXi server and comes with products that include ESXi, vSphere Client and vCenter. The vSphere client comes handy to directly access and administer ESXi servers. Cons The initial configuration can be a little overwhelming if you don't have enough experience with the product. Review Source HV Hector V. Systems Engineer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Customer Support" September 7, 2018 5.0 Pros If you are looking for a central solution to consolidate your data center and all servers look no more. This is the best tool you can buy to do so, you can save money because you will use less hardware by virtualizing all your servers, you can adjust settings, or server specs on the fly, you can run hundreds of servers from the same console and you can manage all of them from the same. Wanting to do maintenance but dont know if that patch/update or upgrade will break the server, dont worry, you can take a screenshot and test it before you apply the fix to the server. The best part of this is their support, you can call them or submit a ticket and their team of experts will call back and help you. Really recommend this product to anyone wanting to consolidate servers and save money on hardware Cons No complaints about this product, as long as you know how to browse and use the product Review Source Mithila P. Senior Technical Support Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Virtualization platform available in the market" November 13, 2019 5.0 Very powerful and efficient for server virtualization. With the latest 6.7 version we don't need that vsphere application any more. Earlier we needed that application to be installed on our local pc to manage vsphere environment. But with the latest web UI it's much easier and have more functions. Pros Easy to setup and use. Almost supported for every server hardware and storage's available in the market. Cons Only downside is the availability of training in some countries are hard to find. Even if you find training programs it can be expensive for the training and exam both. Review Source Joseph L. IT Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We Run Our Business On vSphere" November 22, 2018 5.0 I'm in management now but I started in an entry level postion as an Engineer, I been using vSphere since day one. It's a very easy concept to grasp, so if you have your premsissions set right you can trust your infrustuture to any tier of the sysadmin family. Pros It's a beautiful piece of so software that allows you to get the most out of your existing hardware and squeeze as much RIO as you can out of your recourses. It's easy to setup and manage and is Cloud Ready if you are just starting up. Cons It's pricey and takes some wits to navigate their licensing maze. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head of IT Department Used the software for: 2+ years ### " I use everyday VMware product" May 14, 2018 5.0 Before I used another virtualization products. from 2009 I use Vmware, it has flexiblity and usable for system administrators. Pros I am IT engineer. Vmware products part of my daily job. When I was starting to change physical machines to virtual machines I started to use VMware ESXI 5. Right now I use VMware esxi 6 with Virtual storage configuration VSAN. Cons If you configure Vmware correctly you never see bad situation. my deeply recomended first learn documation of VMware then start to configure and installation of Vshpere. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr. Systems Engineer Computer Networking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using VMware to Virtualize Your Systems" May 7, 2019 5.0 For years, I have been designing and managing systems using VMware products. Clients are very happy with their systems. Pros Much, much better utilization of physical server resources. VMware hosts are MUCH better at resources sharing than anything Microsoft has ever produced. Take 4 systems, say email, DB, file & print, and authentication/AD, and put those all on 1 MS server. Or... take that same box, install VMware ESXi, and install 4 separate MS servers on top of that, each doing only 1 of those 4 tasks. You will get much better performance in the later configuration. Think about that: By adding an underlying OS (ESXi), and then putting 3 additional OSs (the other 3 MS servers) on top of that, you'll get better performance. And, of course, zero downtime for any physical maintenance in a multi host environment. Cons Still not a big fan of the web interface for managing the vCenter and hosts. Review Source Uday P. Senior Development Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Virtualization Simplified " January 22, 2019 4.0 One of the best virtulization platfom in the maeket right now. Pros One of the best virtualization platform in the market with the following functionalities : 1. Very easy to create or destroy Virtual Machines 2. Easy to use Graphical User Interface 3. Provision to clone Virtual Machine. 4. Web Browser-based vSphere client. 5. One stop VM management Cons No major cons as such, some are mentioned below 1. Requires a steep learning curve. 2. Moderately high license cost. 3. Slow Web browser-based vSphere client Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VMware is the leader in the virtualized space" January 26, 2020 5.0 Pros It is the most prevalent virtualization technology in the industry so features are widespread and documentation, assistance from the community can be had very easily. Wide breadth of support for many hardware platforms & interoperability with a large number of software vendors. Cloud offerings with Amazon, Google. Cons VMware licensing is expensive. Like many other software companies, they've moved from a perpetual license to a subscription which makes the cost even harder to justify. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer System Engineer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best virtualization suite" May 4, 2018 4.0 Pros A lot of components, addressing all areas of cloud computing Better architecture compared to similar products Good integration with hardware (you have dedicated versions for Cisco, Fujitsu etc) Free versions to try, for a limited period of time, or totally free (eg: ESXi) Good support (paid), but also a good online knowledgebase Cons Some components are expensive for a small company A complicated pricing model They included some technologies that were killed a few versions away Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Server Administrator Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Vsphere easy to use virtual server software" July 23, 2019 4.0 Able to manage My VMs by monitoring and adding resources to VMs when needed. Pros I am able to monitor vms on host server for usage to plan expansion later. I can add storage and virtual networks to host server in order to keep certain systems separate from each other Cons There is someone a complex setup when it comes to advanced setup and when troubleshooting i do frequently have to contact support if i have issues i cannot figure out as their support site is somewhat confusing to understand Review Source Paul B. Owner and Geobiologist Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VMware is very solid." December 8, 2017 5.0 Runs my client's servers on a daily basis. Pros Very reliable. The premier hypervisor in the world. I've never had a serious problem running it. Price seems pretty reasonable for small businesses. Cons The reseller program; a couple years ago they instituted a fee for resellers which pushed out a lot of small resellers like me. I kind of resent them for that. Customer support is expensive and hard to get if you're not paying a lot for it, but since it's so reliable, you don't need it often. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Operations Intern Warehousing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Hypervirtualization for the poweruser!" July 21, 2019 4.0 Pros vSphere allowed me to help distribute my resources rather than being tied down to one host operating system. With so many features on restricting usage, allocating resources and managing each individual VM I don't know what I'd be doing without it. Cons Support for older hardware is a bit of a miss, but I completely understand it. I'm pretty sure VMware doesn't want to support old 4th gen Intel servers, they're old and full of issues. It'd be simpler to just upgrade your hardware. Another thing is the UI on ESXi / vSphere vs. the UI on vCenter, VMware should try to modernize the ESXi user interface. It feels a bit clunky, although still easy to navigate. So, overall nothing to complain about. Just, small little things that don't effect performance, but more or less usability. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer System Administrator Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "There is no other app like this!" June 22, 2019 5.0 It is a product I would recommend as a virtual machine administrator. Pros If you want to use a virtual machine, this is the only product you should use without exception. Compared to its competitors, who do the same job, it is far ahead in the corporate sense. It performs virtual machine management in the simplest and hassle-free way. I recommend this product if you are a corporate company and want uninterruptedness. Cons Vmware holds this category in one hand and is quite high Reason for choosing vSphere Best functionality Review Source Josh J. Enterprise Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best choice when it comes to creating a virtual infrastructure." December 4, 2020 5.0 Been running all of our workloads on vSphere for the past 17 years. We could not function as an IT organization without it. Pros VMware created the category of Virtual Infrastructure. Whether you are virtualizing your applications, servers, containers or network, VMware has a solution that meets the most demanding mission critical needs. Cons Very costly, it is the gold standard, but comes at heavy price compared to its competitors. It does however deliver. Reason for choosing vSphere Most dependable and scalable solution. Review Source Alejandro H. Networking Manager Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great visualizer, install it as primary OS on a robust server and make it manage all your VMs" March 15, 2018 5.0 Great VM manager, like it better than Citrix Pros If you must have many VM get a server with at least 8 cores and 32gb ram and make it the center off all your servers, you can make it boot into few servers at the same time, so you need a test server, a NAS, and some asterisk SIP solution, you can have all running on the same hardware, awesome Cons Expensive, if you have a work with use of VM will be awesome, for personal use is expensive but still great if you cant afford or manage it. Review Source MA Mauricio A. Business Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good product for virtualizations, no matter what OS you need to deploy." June 12, 2018 4.0 \-One of the best environments to manage virtual machines. Pros \-Stability for server environments, most of my client's resources are working with vSphere without issues. The most important thing to do is don´t forget best practices tips for the first deployment. -New interface with HTML5 it´s for me the best upgrade from the last years, no more issues trying to manage environments from Linux or MAC. -HA options and configuration works with single clicks, making easier for none IT guys. -Optimize budget for hardware and energy expenses, making easy upgrades and migrations. Cons \-Need an experienced partner to deploy it on business with more than 100 servers. This is important for newer users because partner services are very expensive, making professional services more than a half of the budget. -Old users need to adapt his knowledge to the new interface without the appropriate documentation. -The user guide is not very useful for new users, need more details and explain those tips that are not available on the web interface. -The mobile app is the worst feature on VMware, a year ago was the last time I tried to do something there. Until they get his effort on his apps don't spend any time on this. Review Source Blake G. Systems Administrator Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great management tool for VMs" November 12, 2018 5.0 Pros This tool (especially the HTML5 version) has come a long ways and works very quickly. It works on any browser on any device and still lets you remote into the VMs and do any of the different maintenance tasks you would need to do. You don't have to install the very large thick client any more or go to the flash management site either. Cons It could be a tiny bit faster at loading the screen when you click on a VM to see it's details or if you want to make changes. Review Source Alejandro P. Ingeniero de planificación Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very robust software and compatible with almost platform" January 10, 2020 5.0 Our experience is excellent almost all the critical servers run over vmWare vSphere and we can sleep fine knowing that it will not fail. Pros The support from the community is one of the best things to work with vmWare. Almost all the companies are compatible or run over vmWare vSphere. The stability that the platform have is one of the capabilities you must consider because get a failure is very rare Cons The price is expensive and if you need to other functions or manage your environment is other package that you have to buy separately Reason for choosing vSphere vmWare is the company with most experience in virtualization and one of the leaders in the industry Review Source Similar Products Featured