We performed a comparison between Proxmox VE and VMware Workstation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"It has a good performance and you can cluster it."
"Proxmox is free, very stable, and doesn't require more resources for memory RAM. It's fine for a small data center."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"I like that it's secure, and I find its Software RAID very useful. It's way better than the Hardware RAID I was used to. I'm really impressed by their Software RAID feature."
"There are many features included with Proxmox."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is that its storage container, LVM, and everything else work out of the box."
"The most valuable features of Proxmox VE are the ease of containerization. Overall the solution is generic, feature-rich, and has compatibility."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The technical support is good."
"It is much more mature compared to Nutanix or SimpliVity when it's cross-platform based."
"The most valuable features of VMware Workstation are the DirectX support, you can run Microsoft Hyper-V in virtual environments which is good for me to test different installations. Additionally, you can set up different VLANs, and overall it is a complete solution."
"VMware Workstation is great for migrating and patching operating systems."
"Technical support is very good."
"I haven't faced any inconveniences working with this solution. It is very easy to use."
"The performance is good."
"It will not harm any of the computer settings to run a specific program. For example, if a program needs a specific security policy, we don't have to use the shared configuration. We have an individual copy of Windows installed on the virtual machine, so anybody can access that. It helps us a lot."
"One issue with Proxmox is that some processes are not automatic. For some processes, you have to do it manually by command line."
"We have only command lines for a management application to remove sites. The solution needs a proper GUI."
"Its user interface can be improved. In the version that I am using, not all functions can be performed by using the UI. There can be some improvement on that. I'm assuming that it has already been improved in the latest version."
"It could have more security updates such as when a new threat is coming into market."
"The only issue I have with Proxmox VE is updating it. You have to manually update it or you have to have a way to update it automatically."
"Backup and recovery could be better. It's a bit problematic. If you're not well-versed with Linux, it tends to be a bit of a challenge when setting up and recovering. It's not really GUI-based, and if you're not a good Linux user, it becomes a bit difficult. In the next release, I would like to have something like Hyper-V's Data Protection Manager, where you could do an offsite backup and keep a copy. I haven't seen that incorporated yet, but I'm sure they will do that."
"We are using servers individually, and we are looking for a reliable application that allows us to hop between servers with high availability."
"The availability of the solution could be a bit better."
"The interface is a little wonky and needs to be improved."
"The big issue that we've always had with VMware, was the disparity between what was presented for a Windows-based client and a Linux-based client. The Windows client was always two or three releases ahead of the Linux client. We always wanted VMware to change and improve the feature sets between the client connector on Linux and on Windows."
"They could add more integration between them, and compatibility with the standard virtualization format."
"The price should be reduced."
"The price of VMware Workstation could improve."
"I would want to see features included that make deployment easier."
"Lacks the ability to clone onto another system rather than starting from scratch."
"The GUI interface could be improved."
Proxmox VE is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 19 reviews while VMware Workstation is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 13 reviews. Proxmox VE is rated 8.6, while VMware Workstation is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Proxmox VE writes "Feature rich, good compatibility, and impressive fuctionality". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Workstation writes "Easy to use, powerful virtualization capabilities, and good performance". Proxmox VE is most compared with Hyper-V, KVM, Oracle VM VirtualBox, VMware vSphere and Oracle VM, whereas VMware Workstation is most compared with Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM, Oracle VM VirtualBox and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
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