Director of IT at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Sep 17, 2025
Here's what happened with us regarding the prices for VMware Workstation: we purchased everything through Dell, and as is common, we got busy and didn't get everything activated. By the time we tried to activate some of the VMware, Dell had sold VMware to Broadcom, which made it a mess. Eventually, we had to get some licenses with Broadcom, and all the costs went up dramatically to the point where if I had it to do over again, I might have made a different decision. But we're with VMware now, and Broadcom just dramatically increased all prices.
The problem we are facing with stability is that the network adapter causes crashes of the VM when we're using it for developing purposes. It's actually the Intel network adapter in VMware that causes machine crashes frequently.I would still recommend VMware Workstation to others. It's actually only unstable in the way we are using it. We are using the network in a very specific way, and this network adapter causes crashes in the VM.
The network configuration was not as easy as it could be and could take less time. We faced challenges with backup due to limitations in the free version, requiring us to switch to a paid version. This is more of a company policy rather than a disadvantage.
Operations Manager at a agriculture with 1-10 employees
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Jul 11, 2024
One improvement is mouse emulation. Some people in the office want to use a five—or seven-button mouse like they're used to at home, but they can't with the workstation setup. They want the flexibility to use the same type of mouse at work, but it's not supported.
When you go to work on a server, it opens up the whole window, and that causes an error inside VMware Player. You'll see it on your web front, and you'll be unable to change the resolution. You can't manage any of them without clicking on them.
Information Technology Specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Jul 26, 2023
VMware Player should provide a cloud version with no limitations to hardware resources. VMware has cloud solutions, but something more can be done at the desktop level.
Lv 2 Windows Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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Jun 27, 2022
VMware Player isn't downgradable, so if you have a later set of VMs, you need to upgrade it or figure out a workaround. It would be an improvement if there were some kind of mixture between the licenses to avoid this situation. I would also like VMware Player to include built-in interactive help.
VMware Workstation offers virtualization with a user-friendly approach, allowing multiple OS to run on a single machine. It supports snapshots, backups, and comes with high-quality graphics and USB support, ideal for development and software testing.VMware Workstation is known for its ease of use, making it a popular choice for both educational and professional environments. Its support for multiple platforms, user-friendly setup for virtual machines, and third-party software compatibility...
Here's what happened with us regarding the prices for VMware Workstation: we purchased everything through Dell, and as is common, we got busy and didn't get everything activated. By the time we tried to activate some of the VMware, Dell had sold VMware to Broadcom, which made it a mess. Eventually, we had to get some licenses with Broadcom, and all the costs went up dramatically to the point where if I had it to do over again, I might have made a different decision. But we're with VMware now, and Broadcom just dramatically increased all prices.
The problem we are facing with stability is that the network adapter causes crashes of the VM when we're using it for developing purposes. It's actually the Intel network adapter in VMware that causes machine crashes frequently.I would still recommend VMware Workstation to others. It's actually only unstable in the way we are using it. We are using the network in a very specific way, and this network adapter causes crashes in the VM.
The network configuration was not as easy as it could be and could take less time. We faced challenges with backup due to limitations in the free version, requiring us to switch to a paid version. This is more of a company policy rather than a disadvantage.
One improvement is mouse emulation. Some people in the office want to use a five—or seven-button mouse like they're used to at home, but they can't with the workstation setup. They want the flexibility to use the same type of mouse at work, but it's not supported.
The tool can improve network storage technology.
When you go to work on a server, it opens up the whole window, and that causes an error inside VMware Player. You'll see it on your web front, and you'll be unable to change the resolution. You can't manage any of them without clicking on them.
VMware Player should provide a cloud version with no limitations to hardware resources. VMware has cloud solutions, but something more can be done at the desktop level.
The solution's networking features need enhancement.
VMware Player isn't downgradable, so if you have a later set of VMs, you need to upgrade it or figure out a workaround. It would be an improvement if there were some kind of mixture between the licenses to avoid this situation. I would also like VMware Player to include built-in interactive help.