# Page 6 | vSphere Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 6 - 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 6 - Reviews of vSphere ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 126-150 of 431 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use DR Dhilip R. IT Executive Restaurants Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent virtualization platform, Solid foundation for server & desktop, Worth Upgrading! " April 27, 2019 5.0 VSphere is an awesome software. It offers a truly user-friendly interface where we can see and able to manage all our virtual machines using various kind of products and technologies. We can manage all the specifications and status of each host and the Virtual machines it contains. VMWare is a wonderful product in common, known for its intuitive interfaces, reckless and reliable virtualization applications. We used ESXI and vCenter and realized that it delivers all the features we require and more that allows people to move advance in their virtual environment. One of the stuff vSphere lets us to do efficiently is to run application workloads on the most effective computing, storage, and network capitals. We can manage our time and money with these tools in an effective way. We have a worth investment in VMWare and vsphere is a must, for total control over our environment. Pros The ease of manage all virtual environment. It’s so cool and straight forward. Lots of training materials & help forms out there to learn and experience. Very famous product so support is always there. It’s also very effective. We can make changes on the fly and if we break something, we can revert it back within minutes (In some cases). Cons The networking part is little straight forward but complicated sometimes when we start to scale out network adapters and we have a complicated networking environment with many WLans and IP structures. With that said, any experienced networking guy would master it out within minutes. I really could not say much of anything bad about this wonderful product. Licensing models are bit disliking but although every effective software is expensive that we buy these days. Review Source EG Ertan G. DSI Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Solution de référence" August 26, 2023 5.0 Pros Outil permettant de gérer la virtualisation Cons Nécessité de disposer d'un support sous peine de pénalités Review Source Peter K. Solutions Architect Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Useful for software development" October 14, 2017 4.0 Pros I like that I am able to keep separate environments up and running and accessible from my single machine. It is also useful to be able to copy and paste between VM and my local machine. Cons Generally, this software works really well. Every once in a while it does not respond well when something is hanging with the VM. In those cases an administrator must step in and restart the VM. However, it does not happen too often. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Manager Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Virtual Infrastructure Done Right" March 19, 2019 5.0 It has helped manage our business daily for years. Pros Easy to manage every aspect of your virtual environment from physical hosts/storage to virtual servers. Web interface is nice if you don't want to install the client. The features to manage your VM's are very nice and easy to use from the software. Cons Newer versions favor the web interface, which seems to be a bit slower than the client, and some of the settings are a bit buried. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Technology Coordinator Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VMware it is!" February 1, 2019 5.0 Pros Been using VMware vSphere before it was even called vSphere! It was pretty simple to wrap my head around the concept years ago and have not looked back at all. We are currently in discussion about taking out licensing even further to add DRS. We love it and are not even considering another virtualization software. Cons The additional features we are looking to purchasing licensing for are going to cost a fortune. Review Source UG Utkarsh G. Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Made virtualization easy!" April 11, 2023 5.0 Pros Its interface is easy to understand, and very helpful to deploy resources virtually. Cons As far as I have used, Idon't line nothing least about it. Review Source Ali D. Ingeniero de operaciones Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very easy to deploy" October 10, 2018 4.0 During the last two years, work with virtualized environments with VMware. Pros The way of working is very simple, there are a lot of tutorials to deploy and manage, version 6.5 has even managed to simplify the work even more. Cons The change from perpetual license to annual licensing is an option to maintain support but remove the benefit that was available, which was to manage your licensed platform even if you did not have support. Review Source Marc L. Senior Systems Engineer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The worlds foremost Hypervisor" January 16, 2018 4.0 Pros A Leader in virtualization capabilities, VMware vSphere is an excellent choice for consolidating and managing virtual server and desktops loads. The management capabilities and the ease of HA clustering make it top notch. Cons The latest version has eliminate the traditional management client in favor of a web based client. Although this is coming along, performance issues and other navigation problems remain. Review Source Abid H. Resident Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Vmware vSphere Review" May 15, 2020 5.0 we have almost fulfill every requirement and need regarding the business we can run on the cloud,and the VMware is the primary line of deployment to achieve our business goals with high ROI. Pros Vmware Vsphere is the products of suit , that can managed your whole software defined data-center with most efficient and reliable manners,its have many products that makes your,s environment Highly available with complete migration solution and data recovery option as well. Cons Because it is suit of products and every product have its own license and capacity requirement so sometimes licensing cost may reach beyond your expectations. Reason for choosing vSphere Complete range of products of data center solutions like Hypervisors,Storage Options and Networking with Centralize Management and Ease. Review Source AM AMAR M. Senior Server Engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Works well for large organizations, a bit costly for smaller companies" February 27, 2020 5.0 I've been using it for over 9 years now, started with version 4.0 and have gotten good exposure to all versions up to and including 6.7. Pros Ease of use, the functionality. The ability to add more API's as well as creating different levels of administration. IE Helpdesk, user, administrator etc. Helpdesk is very helpful and work with you till there is an actual resolution to the problem. Cons The cost. Compatibility with some of the older hardware (specifically Dell R810). Almost impossible to get support for any version less than 6.0. Alternatives considered [Hypervault](https://www.capterra.com/p/178950/Hypervault/) Reason for choosing vSphere It's almost an industry standard and more versatile than Hyper-V Review Source Michael B. Technology Support Specialist Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The only real choice for virtualization " January 8, 2019 5.0 Really easy to deploy. Really easy to manage. Makes my datacenter happy! Pros Easy to spin up and manage virtual machines. Easy to manage them and create templates. Easy to manage hosts. Easy to manage storage/permissions/etc. Cons macOS virtualization can only be done on Apple hardware. They do not make this clear from the start. The licencing is a pain because its pretty pricey for what you actually get. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Information Security Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy Way To Deploy Any OS" December 14, 2018 5.0 I've more than 2 years both academic and industry experience with this tool. This tool is the best tool to manage virtual machines. The OS clone process is fast and reliable. Pros The integration process was very easy and fast. The software update process is easy. Cons The product is expensive. Customer support takes some time. The user guide not very clear for new users. Therefore need some further explanation about the product. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems Administrator Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not perfect but still the best option" December 7, 2018 5.0 We use VMware software as our main solution for creating and maintaining our virtual infrastructure. It is easy for our staff to find and enroll in training or certification to enhance their skills and participate in local user groups due to the large market share that VMware has with their products. In general there is a very large 3rd party market that is supported to work with or inside VMware solutions. Pros Huge market share means better community support and user groups. Highly functional management tools to support, maintain and deploy virtual infrastructure. Consistent product updates and new features available. Cons Support can be difficult and take time. Some features advertised in marketing are not production ready at the time of release and can be very buggy (HTML5 Interface). Using VMware products at an enterprise level can be very expensive. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head of IT Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful but steep learning curve" October 6, 2020 4.0 Generally very good. A solid platform that works well for certain clients. With their Essentials suite, the pricing is more competitive for the smaller client Pros Very stable once configured. Regular feature updates and support is responsive. Very good high availability and failover features Cons Lots of learning and documentation. Not always the most intuitive software to use. The interface can be quite slow at times Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Systems Admin Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "LOVE IT" December 6, 2019 5.0 From vCenter to Horizon, I have thoroughly enjoyed the VMware experience and I'm certain there's plenty more of it in the future. Pros I love the templating servers feature. Being able to stand up new servers in seconds, rather than dozens of minutes, adds hours to my day and years to my life! :) Cons How many years has it been? Why is there still a discrepancy between the html 5 and flash functionality?? Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems Administrator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Makes managing a virtual environment a breeze" January 25, 2018 5.0 Pros VMWare makes managing virtual machines super simple. Anything from initial setup to the management of CPU, Disk, and Memory can easily be taken care of. So far, it has taken care of everything that we need it to do easily and efficiently. Cons It would be nice if there was a patching feature built in for Windows machines, but this isn't really what the software is for. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Virtualization Super Hero" October 16, 2020 5.0 I am both an admin and user of the software. This is very helpful to get through the day. Pros I love being able to view and manage all of our virtual machines in one place. So many management options it will make you feel like a super hero Cons I wish the licensing worked differently. It can be a pain sometimes if you don't want to pay higher premiums since we can only have 3 hosts per vCenter Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Management Supervisor Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VMware vSphere meets your virtualization needs" June 6, 2019 5.0 Pros The product is fairly easy to install, while configuration is a little more in depth. If you follow the HCL they publish, you should have no issues bringing a server cluster online and using the full power of your hardware. Cons The tiers of the product make it almost impossible to get the best parts of it without buying the best tier and spending the most money Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Information Systems Specialist Furniture Used the software for: 2+ years ### "On premises virtualization management the way it should be" August 13, 2019 5.0 We manage our cluster with vShpere, permissions are giving accordingly so that users from one site cannot change configuration on other countries site. Pros Vsphere runs via web (no need to install client) and it allows you to configure almost everything regarding VMs or hosts. Cons Not all configuration is available via HTML5, some is only available via Flash which can be a pain in some browsers. Review Source David A. Director of IT infrastructure Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly visualize your environment!" April 5, 2019 5.0 Pros VSphere is the best! Virtualization your environment today! Save on electricity, hardware, maintenance, operational costs, troubleshooting costs, etc. Cons It can be quite expensive if you overplan on an initial install. Start at the basics and work your way up, you'll be surprised how man VMS you can run on 3 hosts with good hardware and a lot of RAM. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Enterprise Resilience Officer Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Smooth and advance tool for managing environment for applications using virtual machines" August 20, 2021 5.0 No complains. Essential tools to help optimise virtual machines to manage modern applications, a good ecosystem tool Pros Very smooth tool with little issues. Easy for new user to pick up. Cons There are some advanced features that need more details in provided guide to help new users pick up. Reason for choosing vSphere Still the most stable, tested over time, since 2011. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Manager Aviation & Aerospace Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The gold standard of enterprise virtualization" August 28, 2018 5.0 Pros Reliable and gives great performance, especially when trying to max efficiencies with your business critical infrastructure. I have never encountered a situation where it has not been supported or lacks integration from other vendors, especially backup software. which is critical. Cons Can get expensive depending on the feature set you choose. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VMWare provides a robust and stable virtualization platform" April 27, 2019 5.0 Overall we are very pleased with our choice of VMWare. It has been a rock-solid platform for us. We use it for both production and development systems. We can deploy new systems faster than ever before. Pros VMWare provides us the ability to maximize our investment in computing and storage resources. Cons The initial setup was a bit cumbersome and required us to use a third-party implementor. Review Source Gannon N. Systems Administrator Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simplifies server environment, very reliable." May 10, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy to use once it is all configured. Also makes backups very simple if paired with veeam backup and replication. vcenter is necessary if using host clustering and makes management of hypervisors simple. Cons Web GUI is still flaky sometimes. The HTML 5 version is not finalized, so you still have to use flash to get all of the features. Review Source DV Dat V. IT Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VMWare VSphere " February 15, 2023 5.0 We have a good experience with VMware, have been using the product for over 8 years now. Pros Product development for each new version is prenominal, the changes can make big different for mid/high tier environment from an operational point of view. Cons Can take a while to learn all its functionality. Reason for choosing vSphere Market leader Review Source Similar Products Featured