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. After it expires, payment is required. The cloud market for storage has significant competition.
Regarding pricing, VMware Cloud Foundation includes normal licensing costs. Since VMware's move to Broadcom, the pricing has increased significantly. Compared to Nutanix, which many people consider a better option due to its single platform approach, VMware Cloud Foundation operates on different platforms. VMware involves separate teams for Broadcom, HP hardware, Cisco networking switches, and pure storage. Nutanix, however, provides all components including storage, network, and the Acropolis operating system in a single platform.
VMware Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Apr 25, 2025
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.
VMware Cloud Foundation is quite expensive when compared to its competitors, but it does save time, which in turn saves money. I see over thirty percent savings.
Deputy Manager, Customer Services at Jaffer Business Systems
Real User
Top 20
Feb 13, 2025
The price is quite higher than some other vendors, however, it is a reliable solution. VMware is a pioneer in the virtualization field, and that is why we rely on VMware.
After the acquisition, prices have been going up, however, we find the product quite good. The licensing model changed after the Broadcom acquisition. Lower prices are good for end users, however, we are okay with the current pricing.
National Manager - Hybrid IT Solutions at NTT Security
Real User
Top 5
Sep 3, 2024
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.
Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Apr 6, 2023
If you purchase VMware Cloud Foundation as a bundle license, the pricing and all the VMs will be included. It's a better option compared to buying individual licenses. You can save up to forty percent of the cost. It's like getting a Visa and a Sixty license as a bundle instead of buying them separately. However, if you purchase the products separately, it will be costly. I would rate the pricing within VMware a five out of ten.
Executive Business Development Manager, Cloud and Managed Services at Presidio Networked Solutions
MSP
Top 10
Apr 28, 2022
It's not a cheap product. It was pretty expensive. For example, both of my implementations were about $15 million, however, I was displacing solutions that were over $30 million. I was displacing converged infrastructure, like Vblocks from VCE that were costing the customers over $30 million. I was able to really cut that cost in half with the hyper-converged platform. IN that sense, we really saved the client money.
Sr. Manager-Data Center and Virtualization at Omgea Exim Ltd
MSP
Jan 30, 2020
All licensing costs are perpetual. You have to pay for support on a yearly basis. For our country, we are an under-developed country so the price should be lower. VMware charges too much in our country. 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, that is more than the hardware price. So sometimes, the customer cannot pay for it because it's too expensive.
VMware Cloud Foundation makes it easy to deploy and run a hybrid cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation provides integrated cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and security) and cloud management services to run enterprise applications in both private and public environments.
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. After it expires, payment is required. The cloud market for storage has significant competition.
Regarding pricing, VMware Cloud Foundation includes normal licensing costs. Since VMware's move to Broadcom, the pricing has increased significantly. Compared to Nutanix, which many people consider a better option due to its single platform approach, VMware Cloud Foundation operates on different platforms. VMware involves separate teams for Broadcom, HP hardware, Cisco networking switches, and pure storage. Nutanix, however, provides all components including storage, network, and the Acropolis operating system in a single platform.
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.
VMware Cloud Foundation is quite expensive when compared to its competitors, but it does save time, which in turn saves money. I see over thirty percent savings.
The cost has become very high, especially after Broadcom's acquisition, altering the licensing model to a more expensive core-based system.
The price is quite higher than some other vendors, however, it is a reliable solution. VMware is a pioneer in the virtualization field, and that is why we rely on VMware.
After the acquisition, prices have been going up, however, we find the product quite good. The licensing model changed after the Broadcom acquisition. Lower prices are good for end users, however, we are okay with the current pricing.
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.
It is quite expensive.
The solution’s pricing could be improved and made more flexible.
I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten.
The pricing is moderate. I would rate it six out of ten.
I give the price a three out of ten.
If you purchase VMware Cloud Foundation as a bundle license, the pricing and all the VMs will be included. It's a better option compared to buying individual licenses. You can save up to forty percent of the cost. It's like getting a Visa and a Sixty license as a bundle instead of buying them separately. However, if you purchase the products separately, it will be costly. I would rate the pricing within VMware a five out of ten.
The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive. I rate the price of VMware Cloud Foundation a two out of five.
It's not a cheap product. It was pretty expensive. For example, both of my implementations were about $15 million, however, I was displacing solutions that were over $30 million. I was displacing converged infrastructure, like Vblocks from VCE that were costing the customers over $30 million. I was able to really cut that cost in half with the hyper-converged platform. IN that sense, we really saved the client money.
We would like the licensing to be cheaper. Right now, users pay yearly subscriptions.
VMware Cloud Foundation is overpriced, but I think we get what we pay for.
There is an annual license required to use the solution.
All licensing costs are perpetual. You have to pay for support on a yearly basis. For our country, we are an under-developed country so the price should be lower. VMware charges too much in our country. 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, that is more than the hardware price. So sometimes, the customer cannot pay for it because it's too expensive.
The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform.
The pricing is expensive, but you pay for what you get. The price ultimately could be more competitive in my opinion.