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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
12th
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
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Anthos is 2.5%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 20.4%, down from 23.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

AlbertoPascoe - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Mangesh  Parjane - PeerSpot reviewer
Experience has improved centralized management through single console operations
There is room for improvement in how section updates are handled. The challenge lies in the difficulty of pinpointing issues when something goes wrong at a single stage. Also, each user needs deep knowledge of every aspect of virtualization, and the VMware personnel might not fully grasp aspects outside their expertise, requiring the involvement of other professionals.

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."
"A valuable feature of VMware Cloud Foundation is its ability to manage everything from a single console, including network, virtualization, and storage management."
"The most valuable area is the ECS environment which includes many features."
"The solution's most valuable features are automated provisioning, network, and storage."
"The solution is very stable."
"You can use VMware Cloud Foundation with hyper-converge."
"The stability is good."
"The main features are the separation between the management plane and the workload. You can use NSX to provision between the different areas of the network, like west-east or north-south."
"Overall, I rate VMware Cloud Foundation a nine out of ten."
 

Cons

"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
"We would like the ability to write to both sites at the same time, in a synchronous fashion."
"Life cycle management is an area for improvement."
"They should provide integration with Azure VMware Solution."
"The solution's log management could be improved because the logs don't provide enough information."
"Integrations are slightly difficult, as getting resources to deal with it is not that easy."
"The platform needs improvement in terms of troubleshooting."
"The use of cloud and other integrations need to be improved and made easier."
"The pricing could be a bit less expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I give the price a three out of ten."
"The tool's price is slightly on the higher side, but I guess you think there is no one-to-one comparison with other tools. The licensing part has become easier, while earlier, it was quite complex."
"If our customer has the option to buy a server for $4,000 or $5,000, but VMware asks for two-person licensing $7,000 to $8,000, which is more than the hardware price. So sometimes, the customer cannot pay for it because it's too expensive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
"This solutuion can be expensive for small and medium-sized companies."
"The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform."
"There is an annual license required to use the solution."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

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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?
I'm not involved in sales, so I have no specific information about pricing. However, I've heard it's not a cheap product, but the cost includes very good support.
What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Foundation?
VMware Cloud Foundation is complex, and there are always updates regarding security features, accessibility, and the user interface. Making changes isn't simple because there are a lot of tables to...
 

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