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VMware vSphere Foundation pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

VMware vSphere Foundation offers excellent scalability, allowing for a large virtual environment with thousands of virtual machines.
High resilience in the data center is a core benefit of VMware vSphere Foundation.
Licensing options and user-friendliness are key features appreciated in VMware vSphere Foundation.
VMware support is rated excellent, with responsiveness and effectiveness.
Significant cost savings are achieved by using VMware vSphere Foundation compared to provisioning new physical servers.

CONS

Licensing and cost efficiency, particularly in regions like Pakistan and after Broadcom's acquisition, need improvement.
Support has declined in efficiency and quality, dropping significantly in rating after Broadcom's management.
There were delays and confusion in the quoting and purchasing processes in Brazil and some LATAM countries after Broadcom's acquisition.
Lack of engineer language support challenges customers in Latin America and Mexico.
Scalability of VMware vSphere Foundation is questioned regarding its limitations.
 

VMware vSphere Foundation Pros review quotes

RB
Jun 5, 2025
Overall, I am generally happy with VMware's customer support; they are responsive and I have no reason to complain.
Sri Hari Gangapuram - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 10, 2024
It helps us see whether our configuration is adequate and prompts us with questions if there are potential issues, asking whether we want to proceed.
reviewer2115336 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 14, 2025
VMware vSphere Foundation is positioned in the top right quadrant in a Gartner chart and offers the best virtualization solution to help manage enterprise components.
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Daniel Wichinescki - PeerSpot reviewer
May 27, 2025
Setting up the VMware vSphere Foundation is easy.
HY
Jan 24, 2025
The features are easy to manage, and the user experience is excellent.
reviewer2592888 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
VMware vSphere ensures high resilience in the data center.
RC
Dec 27, 2024
One valuable feature of vSphere is the possibility to distribute file systems in a hyperconvergent foundation.
AshutoshKumar4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2025
I find the manageability and interface of vSphere Foundation to be very good, more understandable, and futuristic compared to open-source alternatives.
ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 18, 2025
I would rate VMware vSphere Foundation ten out of ten for its ease of use and functionality.
Tonatiuh Torres Zamorano - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 29, 2025
The solution supports the creation of a large virtual environment consisting of thousands of virtual machines, and the performance is excellent.
 

VMware vSphere Foundation Cons review quotes

RB
Jun 5, 2025
I have concerns regarding VMware's strategy, particularly about how it manages multiple cloud environments since clients and my company need to navigate multiple clouds.
Sri Hari Gangapuram - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 10, 2024
You can have the best product in the world, but if it’s not accessible to customers, it doesn’t matter. That’s my main concern.
Daniel Wichinescki - PeerSpot reviewer
May 27, 2025
The VMware vSphere Foundation is very good, and the support is also good, but the price now is very expensive. I would rate the support for the VMware vSphere Foundation a six because currently, we have access to engineers, but I have to wait more time to resolve my case due to basic questions.
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HY
Jan 24, 2025
The licensing model is an area for improvement.
reviewer2592888 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
Management of support cases is not as efficient as it used to be.
RC
Dec 27, 2024
With the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, there were delays and confusion in Brazil and some LATAM countries involving quoting and purchasing.
AshutoshKumar4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2025
One area of concern is Oracle's lack of support for VMware in terms of core licensing.
ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 18, 2025
In the past, we faced challenges with VMware's transition to Broadcom, which caused a lot of frustration.
Tonatiuh Torres Zamorano - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 29, 2025
Some customers in Latin America and Mexico, including myself, face challenges due to the lack of language support from engineers.
JS
Apr 3, 2025
Recently, the pricing has gone up a lot for different organizations depending on what licensing they have had since the acquisition by Broadcom, so there is room for improvement on the pricing.