G2 Vendor Directory

VMware ESXi vs. Red Hat Virtualization

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

MetricVMware ESXi

by Broadcom

Red Hat Virtualization

by Red Hat

Overall rating4.64.1
Review count2415
Ease of use9.18.3
Ease of setup9.38.1
Quality of support8.98.6
Meets requirements9.48.7
NPS77.27272740
Small Business33.3%26.7%
Mid-Market45.8%33.3%
Enterprise20.8%40.0%
Total page views26292
Total LLM citations38474

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

Red Hat Virtualization

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

Pros