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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
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Anthos is 4.6%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 12.4%, down from 19.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Cloud Foundation12.4%
Google Anthos4.6%
Other83.0%
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.
MI
Cyber Security Analyst at Amdari
Has enabled reliable management of private and public environments with strong automation and integrated security
VMware Cloud Foundation can be used in either private or public environments, and its organization allows you to combine everything in the storage together with combined computer storage, network, visualization, management, and integrated stack, which makes it easier to run everything together. This is especially notable in the storage section. The automation capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation demonstrate excellent performance because of the private cloud automation, where you can develop things and manage the software into the data section, which is the SDDC. It allows the organization to modernize their infrastructure and accelerate application delivery together with the support for both virtual machine and container. Regarding the impact of integrated security on data protection strategy, the product and management data varies in different ways, including collecting performance and configuration data, which enables monitoring of your product and platform to modernize the application. This includes handling data at rest and in motion to ensure data protection when disasters occur. This is achieved through gathering data at different intervals, ideally every five minutes, enabling recovery between VM and platform when something affects your data.

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 fact that it automates a lot of manual processes in a net new environment build is most valuable."
"The product enables flexibility in network structures."
"The solution is very stable, the scalability is good, technical support is helpful, and the initial setup is easy and doesn't take much manpower."
"Overall, I rate VMware Cloud Foundation a nine out of ten."
"Over time, VMware has improved a lot in terms of the interface and it's getting easier to use with a cleaner dashboard."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of migrating from on-premises infrastructure when transitioning away from older systems."
"I'm able to deploy many platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Azure on VMware."
"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."
 

Cons

"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
"Perhaps the pricing can be more competitive."
"Working on features that could include the capability to migrate workflows from non-VMware environments would be highly beneficial."
"There may be room for improvement in the resource allocation feature. VMware Broadcom needs to include auto resource allocation at the VM levels."
"VMware Cloud Foundation can improve the process of upgrading. For example, if you want to upgrade or migrate any component it is very complex."
"I would like to be able to connect the APIs."
"If one component fails to operate in a timely manner, the entire infrastructure can go down because everything is interconnected. This is the biggest issue."
"The customization has room for improvement."
"The pricing could be a bit less expensive."
 

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"The pricing can be more competitive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
"VMware Cloud Foundation is overpriced, but I think we get what we pay for."
"The pricing is moderate. I would rate it six out of ten."
"The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive."
"There is an annual license required to use the solution."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

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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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