--- description: Review of vCenter Server Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: vCenter Server | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Virtualization Software](/directory/4190/virtualization/software) > [vCenter Server](/software/359618/vcenter-server) # vCenter Server Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/359618/vcenter-server Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/359618/vcenter-server?page=2) > vCenter Server is a server management solution that helps businesses automate and build hybrid cloud infrastructures. Administrators can configure infrastructure-wide roles, permissions and licenses to allow specific users to log in, view and search through all vCenter servers. vCenter Server lets organizations utilize plug-ins to streamline operations related to data protection, network management and server security. Professionals can set up entities, metrics and events specific alerts and notifications, enabling users to trigger automated workflows for remediation and issue preemption. It lets supervisors schedule file-based application backups and define the number of retained backups. Additionally, users can maintain records of all configuration changes and utilize single sign-on methodology to ensure secure user experience. It comes with an application programming interface (API), allowing businesses to integrate the system with several third-party solutions. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via documentation, discussion forum, phone and email. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 91 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 91 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: VMware - **Founded**: 1989 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1,535.00 - **Pricing Details**: vCenter Server pricing plans are available across two tiers, on one-time license basis, as outlined below: vCenter Server Foundation: $1535 vCenter Server Standard: $6175 - **Target Audience**: 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 - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Escalation - Automatic Backup - Backup and Recovery - Compliance Management - Configuration Management - Data Migration - Event Logs - Load Balancing Tools - Patch Management - Performance Monitoring - Reporting/Analytics - Role-Based Permissions - Server Monitoring - Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management - Single Sign On - Third-Party Integrations - User Management - Virtual Machine Monitoring ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Virtualization Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4190/virtualization/software) ## Related Categories - [Virtualization Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4190/virtualization/software) - [Server Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4570/server-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Been a good product for years. > > **Cons**: Kind of disappointed they are phasing our Windows vcenter and moving towards appliance only support. ----- ### "Make virtualizing a real experience with VMware" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *27 February 2022* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: For more than 10 years we were using VMware in our server infrastructure. It is easy to deploy and can deploy on-premise as well as cloud platforms giving extensibility and scalability across hybrid clouds. In our environment Production, DR, DMZ, test segments are managed from a single location thanks to vcenter architecture. Delegation of activities across the server administrators are painless due to VM infrastructure > > **Cons**: Some functions were not available on the new html5 web client compared to the previous flash-based application version. Further, Vcenter has limits on the NICs. 1 GB NIC Allows only 4 VMotion operations at a time. It is better if they can improve the update manager in a more detailed manner. > > Vmware Vcenter server is the key VM infrastructure management utility with a simple web interface. Monitoring of server performance and managing server requirements like storage, RAM, and the network has become a very easy task due to Vcenter Server. ----- ### "VMware" — 3.0/5 > **Jay** | *29 October 2018* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: It will work Virtually to get you into you work desktop > > **Cons**: It will crash or freeze on you when there is a lot of traffic on the network. > > For the most part your going to need to make sure your bandwith is big eoungh or it will crash all the time ----- ### "vCenter Server 5.x/6.x" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *13 December 2022* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great sw integreted with vSphere for central management of virtual env (vms, hosts, virtual storage) > > **Cons**: The appliance version have low configuration options, logs useless > > convenient for centralized management, using a single console for the entire virtual environment, low resource consumption, easy to use. ----- ### "Vcenter Server" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *15 February 2024* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Vmotion and the ability for VMs to move from one host to another are things I like. VSAN managed storage by claiming the disks and raiding them. HA - High Availability. The arrangement of hosts and clusters. > > **Cons**: In all honesty, I can't think of anything that I don't like least about Vcenter. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/359618/vcenter-server?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/359618/vcenter-server) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data