--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of vSphere. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: vSphere Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Virtualisation Software](/directory/30618/virtualization/software) > [vSphere](/software/93512/vmware-horizon) # vSphere Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/93512/vmware-horizon Page: 1 / 19\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/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 432 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** | 432 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 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**: US$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 - Data Migration - Dedicated Virtual Resources - High Volume Processing - Load Balancing Tools - ML Algorithm Library - Model Training - Monitoring - Performance Management - Server Monitoring - Virtual Machine Monitoring ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Virtualisation Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30618/virtualization/software) ## Related Categories - [Virtualisation Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30618/virtualization/software) - [Machine Learning Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31103/machine-learning/software) - [Big Data Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30851/big-data/software) - [Network Monitoring Tools](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software) - [Virtual Private Server Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/33275/virtual-private-server/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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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 gets better and better on each revision" — 5.0/5 > **Bradley** | *29 December 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The new release of VMware VCF version 9.x is a complete package all wrapped up to deliver virtually any technical requirement a business could need. > > **Cons**: The patching of the vCentre and ESXi servers unfortunately still need a reboot to complete and this can be a problem for businesses gaining downtime and losing access / service during the reboot and restart. > > A product that just gets better and better as more investment is made on the various streams. Now developed is VCF and complete framework trying to tie in all these streams into a single based product. ----- ### "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. ----- ### "vSphere is a Virtuosic and Verbose Virtualization Vessel." — 5.0/5 > **Brittany** | *15 March 2025* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: vSphere is an established platform and has a strong track record in virtualization and cloud computing. > > **Cons**: Licensing and implementation can be on the more expensive side for smaller businesses. > > vSphere is a robust solution for virtualization offering features such as vMotion for live migration of virtual machines, although costly, ease of use and scalability are just a few reasons why vSphere is worth the price. ----- ### "Excellent Virtualization Platform" — 4.0/5 > **Soe Moe** | *11 May 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: As a System Engineer, Vmware Virtualization is very excellent platform. We don't need to spend the a lot of physical server. The most I like about vSphere features are: 1. High Availability and DRS 2. Live Migration with vMotion 3. very simple and easy to use other than virtualization 4. A lot of Knowledge Base and strong community 5. Vmware Site Recovery Manager 6. VM Host Affinity Rules > > **Cons**: I don't have much about vSphere. But now We can't download the vmware and vcenter path file in Broadcom portal. ----- Page: 1 / 19\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/93512/vmware-horizon?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/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