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VMware vSphere vs. Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

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

MetricVMware vSphere

by Broadcom

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count78530
Ease of use9.19.0
Ease of setup8.89.5
Quality of support8.79.1
Meets requirements9.39.4
NPS69.6103977.777778
Small Business15.1%30.0%
Mid-Market41.1%30.0%
Enterprise43.8%40.0%
Total page views1,24287
Total LLM citations4,10153

VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere with VCF 9.1 is the enterprise workload engine that modernizes compute infrastructure with a future-ready, scalable infrastructure and simplified management that enables organizations to extract maximum value from their current server investments and hardware footprint, rather than requiring a total refresh. vSphere provides a powerful foundation for modern, AI and traditional workloads, while enabling intrinsic security out-of-the-box.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Virtualization Management
  • Features
  • Management
  • Reliability
  • Stability

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.

Pros

  • Services
  • Cloud Storage
  • Simple
  • Ease of Use
  • User Interface
  • Application Development