VMware ESXi vs. Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | VMware ESXi | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Review count | 24 | 30 |
| Ease of use | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| Ease of setup | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| Quality of support | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Meets requirements | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| NPS | 77.272727 | 77.777778 |
| Small Business | 33.3% | 30.0% |
| Mid-Market | 45.8% | 30.0% |
| Enterprise | 20.8% | 40.0% |
| Total page views | 262 | 87 |
| Total LLM citations | 384 | 53 |
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.
- Virtualization Management
- Ease of Use
- Features
- Snapshots
- Stability
- Management Ease
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) enable the creation and management of a group of load-balanced virtual machines (VMs) that can automatically scale in response to demand or a defined schedule. This service is designed to support large-scale applications, such as batch processing, big data, and container workloads, by allowing users to efficiently deploy and manage thousands of VMs with uniform configurations.
- Services
- Cloud Storage
- Simple
- Ease of Use
- User Interface
- Application Development