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Google Anthos vs VMware Cloud Foundation comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Google Anthos
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
11th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Cloud Foundation
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Anthos is 3.6%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 18.3%, down from 23.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware Cloud Foundation18.3%
Google Anthos3.6%
Other78.1%
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

AlbertoPascoe - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent consultant at Freelance
Quick time to market; great return on investment
Now everything is always changing and getting more performance and getting better and I think that, this is my sense of the answer, I mean, everything is working well, comparing with other products. I don't remember any kind of set down of course or something like that I can mention. That's my understanding, yeah. The Google Anthos business model could improve. As I understand, Google Anthos is not an internal part of the ecosystem. In fact, the Google sales effort and technical team are separated. In other words, the DCP was not voluntarily talking to the GCP. For example, if you need to talk to someone inside GCP about the connection or the integration with Anthos, the person who can help you is not in GCP. You would need to speak with someone inside Google. From the client perspective, this is not good. Overall, the management of the solution could be improved. The initial Google Anthos setup could be improved.
Narasimha Reddy Illuri - PeerSpot reviewer
VMware Administrator at Infosys
There is progress in performance and stability, but further advancements are needed for end-user satisfaction
VMware Cloud Foundation's best features include its advanced capabilities, security purposes, and performance levels. The solution offers efficient licensing options. Previously, vSphere essential was available, but now it has moved to VMware Cloud Foundation 8.0. It includes advanced features such as lifecycle manager, patching level, and cluster level patching options. The solution now offers auto-deployment of VMs. Previously, I had to use the content library, right-click, and create VMs manually. With VMware Cloud Foundation, auto-deployment is possible by simply right-clicking and assigning a specific DHCP IP, enabling physical to vCenter level communication for automatic VM deployment. The workload portability feature in VMware Cloud Foundation provides good workload balance. For instance, in a cluster level with four to five ESXi hosts, each host has minimum resources allocated for CPU and memory, resulting in significantly reduced utilization at the VMware Cloud Foundation level.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The Google Anthos feature I find the most valuable is the easy of use. In Google Anthos, you don't need to move along too many screens and so on. The interface is really helpful and understanding of the tool comes easily."
"Technical support is helpful."
"The automation capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation demonstrate excellent performance because of the private cloud automation, where you can develop things and manage the software into the data section, which is the SDDC."
"We are using it for infrastructure automation."
"It is a scalable platform."
"The fact that it automates a lot of manual processes in a net new environment build is most valuable."
"VMware Cloud Foundation provides us with the vSphere dashboard through which we can manage, monitor, schedule, and spin up your virtual machines. We can manage, monitor, and get reports of your infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the disaster recovery software."
"The DSR feature is valuable because we have internal clustering, and these features are good for us."
 

Cons

"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
"There may be room for improvement in the resource allocation feature. VMware Broadcom needs to include auto resource allocation at the VM levels."
"The use of cloud and other integrations need to be improved and made easier."
"VMware Cloud Foundation can improve the process of upgrading. For example, if you want to upgrade or migrate any component it is very complex."
"If one component fails to operate in a timely manner, the entire infrastructure can go down because everything is interconnected. This is the biggest issue."
"The pricing could be a bit less expensive."
"Life cycle management is an area for improvement."
"I would like to be able to connect the APIs."
"The maintenance cost has increased significantly, especially after Broadcom acquired VMware, with a shift from socket-based licensing to core-based licensing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is a bit high. However, it comes with a lot of useful features and can handle a lot of operational complexity. Overall the price can be seen as being fair for what it offers."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
"There is an annual license required to use the solution."
"The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive."
"VMware Cloud Foundation is overpriced, but I think we get what we pay for."
"The pricing is moderate. I would rate it six out of ten."
"VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive compared to one of its competitors."
"The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
31%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise27
 

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What do you like most about VMware Cloud Foundation?
VMware Cloud Foundation provides us with the vSphere dashboard through which we can manage, monitor, schedule, and spin up your virtual machines. We can manage, monitor, and get reports of your inf...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Foundation?
The price for VMware Cloud Foundation is not cheap, as the market is competitive with AWS cloud. When comparing prices of both clouds, AWS is cheaper because they offer a free section for practice....
What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Foundation?
In VMware Cloud Foundation, areas that have room for improvement include the experience between VMware Cloud Foundation and the cloud. I prefer working with the cloud due to my study with the archi...
 

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