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Red Hat Virtualization vs. VMware ESXi

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricRed Hat Virtualization

by Red Hat

VMware ESXi

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.14.6
Review count1524
Ease of use8.39.1
Ease of setup8.19.3
Quality of support8.68.9
Meets requirements8.79.4
NPS4077.272727
Small Business26.7%33.3%
Mid-Market33.3%45.8%
Enterprise40.0%20.8%
Total page views92262
Total LLM citations74384

Red Hat Virtualization

Red Hat Virtualization (formerly Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization) provides server and desktop virtualization tools

Pros

    VMware ESXi

    VMware ESXi is a robust, enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware, designed to deploy and manage virtual machines directly on physical servers without the need for an underlying operating system. As a bare-metal hypervisor, ESXi provides a secure and efficient virtualization platform, enabling organizations to consolidate their IT infrastructure, optimize resource utilization, and reduce operational costs.

    Pros

    • Virtualization Management
    • Ease of Use
    • Features
    • Snapshots
    • Stability
    • Management Ease