--- description: Get information about vSphere price, usability & features from verified user experiences. Read reviews from Indian business users & discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: vSphere Price, Features, Reviews & Ratings - Capterra India --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Virtualization Software](/directory/30618/virtualization/software) > [vSphere](/software/93512/vmware-horizon) # vSphere Canonical: https://www.capterra.in/software/93512/vmware-horizon Page: 1 / 19\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.in/software/93512/vmware-horizon?page=2) > Cloud-based virtualization platform which helps enterprises with data consolidation, infrastructure security and remote support. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 433 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses vSphere? Cloud-based data virtualization platform that helps manage and install virtual machines through hypervisor. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 433 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: VMware - **Founded**: 1989 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $576.96 - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Pricing Details**: Please contact VMware directly for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Bandwidth Monitoring - Configuration Management - Dashboard Software - Data Migration - Dedicated Virtual Resources - High Volume Processing - Load Balancing Software - ML Algorithm Library - Model Training - Monitoring - Performance Management - Server Monitoring Software - Virtual Machine Monitoring ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software ## Category - [Virtualization Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30618/virtualization/software) ## Related Categories - [Virtualization Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30618/virtualization/software) - [Machine Learning Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/31103/machine-learning/software) - [Big Data Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30851/big-data/software) - [Network Monitoring Tool](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software) - [Virtual Private Server Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/33275/virtual-private-server/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Product is difficult and learning curve is too extensive. > > Managing VMs for large environments and taking care of high availability configurations is easy with Vsphere. Environment is very much secure and vmotion helps in easy migration of environment. It is very stable product. ----- ### "VMware vSphere: A Powerhouse Platform with Enterprise-Grade Features" — 4.0/5 > **Sumit** | *13 January 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: vSphere is a robust virtualization platform offered by VMware, and there are several standout aspects about it that users often appreciate. Some of the features I find most notable about vSphere are Enterprise-Grade Virtualization and vMotion > > **Cons**: some of the common pain points or challenges associated with vSphere are cost, complex pricing model and steep learning curve > > My overall experience with vSphere is that it's a highly capable and feature-rich virtualization platform that excels in enterprise environments but comes with some challenges that may impact smaller or less experienced organizations. ----- ### "Reliable Virtualization Software: vSphere" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *26 December 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: vSphere is a virtualization software which is well for its reliability. The most important feature that I love most about this service is that it allows multiple virtual machines (VMs) to run on a single physical server, ensuring hardware resources are fully utilized also it include features like Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) automatically allocate resources based on workload demands. > > **Cons**: I don't face any big issue on using vSphere but I fell it's expensive licensing and subscription costs as well as UI portion can be improved more > > I love using vSphere because vSphere is widely regarded as one of the most robust and feature-rich virtualization platforms on the market. It excels in creating and managing virtualized environments, offering high performance, scalability, and reliability so my overall experience is 8.5 out of 10. ----- ### "The Gold Standard; - At least until clients are completely priced out" — 3.0/5 > **Connor** | *15 April 2026* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: A solid industry standard platform that provides reliable virtualisation at scale. As the industry leader it excels at consolidating workloads, VM availability and providing excellent host and VM control for live/production environments. Features like vMotion, HA and DRS and critical and non-negotiable for maintaining resources without disruption and providing a seemless experience for end users and hosted applications. keeping downtime minimal and providing reliable infrastructure management and uptime helps VMWare and Vsphere sit comfortably at the head of the table, especially when discussing on-premise (non cloud) virtualisation options. > > **Cons**: The biggest issue with Vsphere, by far, is the remodelling of their pricing and licensing structure. Since Broadcom purchased the vendor, they have narrowed their desired client-base to a fraction of their existing market, meaning that many small and medium enterprises are left in a very difficult situation, having to choose between switching to less mature technologies, or choosing to maintain their current stack at significantly hiked price margins. The recent shift away from perpetual licensing and towards core-based subscriptions has created a much more volatile and inflexible cost case for the vast majority of customers, and the constant restructuring of varying editions and packages makes it much more confusing when navigating renewals and the associated uncertainties. > > Vsphere overall remains in my opinion the industry leader in enterprise virtualisation, and absolutely still sets the standard that others are mesaured against. Weighed heavily against that though is the crushing price model that have forced the majority of smaller and medium sized businesses (and even some larger enterprise corporations) into choosing less mature solutions and competitors; so much so that it almost completely removes Vsphere and it's associated suite from the runnings, if not immediately then at least long enough for administrators to figure out a plan to migrate away. As a result these competitors are receiving more funding and seem to be catching up much faster than previous years (Hyper-V, Nutanix, Openshift, etc) ----- ### "VMWare vSphere has been a leader but Broadcom may be its downfall." — 4.0/5 > **Ben** | *27 April 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: VMWare vSphere has been the backbone of the hypervisor infrastructure for almost two decades. Because of this, they currently have the best integrations with all vendors. > > **Cons**: Since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMWare vSphere, costs have completely gotten out of control, we are no longer able to correctly budget for the product, there have been major disruptions with resellers, and the product feels dated. > > I have been administrating the VMWare vSphere platform since it was first released. The product has done very well over the years, but lately cracks have forms and us along with most companies are looking for alternatives. ----- Page: 1 / 19\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.in/software/93512/vmware-horizon?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.in/software/93512/vmware-horizon) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data