G2 Vendor Directory

VMware Fusion vs. XenServer

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

MetricVMware Fusion

by Broadcom

XenServer

by Citrix

Overall rating4.44.2
Review count12649
Ease of use9.08.7
Ease of setup8.68.6
Quality of support8.88.4
Meets requirements9.38.6
NPS57.37704943.75
Small Business27.8%12.5%
Mid-Market25.4%31.3%
Enterprise46.8%56.3%
Total page views235203
Total LLM citations1,398186

VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion is a powerful desktop hypervisor developed by VMware, enabling Mac users to run multiple operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, and other versions of macOS, concurrently with their native macOS environment. This capability allows for seamless integration and operation of diverse applications across different platforms without the need for dual-booting or additional hardware.

Pros

  • Deployment
  • Ease of Use
  • Hardware Support

XenServer

Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures. Consolidation and containment of workloads on Citrix Hypervisor enables organizations of any vertical or size to transform their business IT compute infrastructures.

Pros