SQL Server on Virtual Machines vs. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | SQL Server on Virtual Machines | VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Review count | 18 | 731 |
| Ease of use | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Ease of setup | 10.0 | 8.2 |
| Quality of support | 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Meets requirements | 8.7 | 9.1 |
| NPS | 86.666667 | 54.927536 |
| Small Business | 33.3% | 23.8% |
| Mid-Market | 22.2% | 39.2% |
| Enterprise | 44.4% | 37.0% |
| Total page views | 73 | 1,812 |
| Total LLM citations | 4 | 657 |
SQL Server on Virtual Machines
Spin up a virtual machine, back up your SQL Server instance, and restore it into Azure. It’s that easy to reduce your capital investments and optimize operational expenses by migrating your on-premises SQL Server to the cloud. Spin up a virtual machine, back up your SQL Server instance, and restore it into Azure. It's that easy to reduce your capital investments and optimize operational expenses by migrating your on-premises SQL Server to the cloud.
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
VMware Cloud Foundation VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is the industry’s first private cloud platform to deliver public cloud scale and agility with on-premises security, resilience and performance, while lowering total cost of ownership. VCF accelerates customers’ digital innovation with faster infrastructure modernization, a unified cloud experience, along with stronger cyber resilience and platform security. VMware Cloud Foundation delivers a consistent private cloud experience across ANY Environment - whether it’s a customer managed data center, edge location or any cloud endpoint.
- Ease of Use
- Networking
- Data Management
- Security
- Easy Integrations
- Management Efficiency