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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
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Anthos is 4.3%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 15.4%, down from 21.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Cloud Foundation15.4%
Google Anthos4.3%
Other80.3%
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 interface is really helpful and understanding of the tool comes easily."
"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."
"The mission aspect of the solution is the most valuable feature."
"Over time, VMware has improved a lot in terms of the interface and it's getting easier to use with a cleaner dashboard."
"We are able to use the product to create virtual machines, automate everything, and give customers their own self-service portal so they can edit their services to do whatever they want, which is a really awesome and flexible feature."
"The initial setup is straightforward and easy."
"The most valuable feature is the clustering load, we have high availability for this product, and the DSR feature is valuable because we have internal clustering and these features are good for us."
"The product enables flexibility in network structures."
"VMware Cloud Foundation can be used to make private clouds faster than the traditional way and can also be used for continuity."
"The ability to auto-scale is the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
"The customization has room for improvement."
"The maintenance cost has increased significantly, especially after Broadcom acquired VMware, with a shift from socket-based licensing to core-based licensing."
"They need to offer more support for Mac."
"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 update. People in the field may not feel confident about managing it."
"The documentation could be easier to read"
"The pricing could be a bit less expensive."
"The deployment is clumsy and complex. There are too many things that need to be done in order to deploy."
"I would like to be able to connect the APIs."
 

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."
"The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform."
"It is quite expensive."
"I give the price a three out of ten."
"This solutuion can be expensive for small and medium-sized companies."
"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."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made more flexible."
"VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive compared to one of its competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
33%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise27
 

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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...
What is your primary use case for VMware Cloud Foundation?
Regarding my experience with application migration between on-premises and public clouds using VMware Cloud Foundation, I have used it for storage deployment.
 

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