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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) vs. SQL Server on Virtual Machines

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

MetricVMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

by Broadcom

SQL Server on Virtual Machines

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.34.6
Review count73118
Ease of use8.58.9
Ease of setup8.210.0
Quality of support8.68.9
Meets requirements9.18.7
NPS54.92753686.666667
Small Business23.8%33.3%
Mid-Market39.2%22.2%
Enterprise37.0%44.4%
Total page views1,81273
Total LLM citations6574

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.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Networking
  • Data Management
  • Security
  • Easy Integrations
  • Management Efficiency

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.

Pros