Compare vMotion and VMware Resource Scheduler - Aug 2019

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 14, 2019

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - vMotion or VMware Resource Scheduler?

VMware Resource Scheduler is more expensive to implement (TCO) than vMotion, and VMware Resource Scheduler is rated with the same score (50/100) as vMotion (50/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right IT Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

VMware Vs. VMware

VMware: VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software,founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary. VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, while VMware's enterprise software hypervis...

VMware: VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software,founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary. VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, while VMware's enterprise software hypervis...

Who is more expensive? vMotion or VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of IT Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for vMotion and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler.

vMotion price starts at $23 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 vMotion is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of IT Management software. VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 vMotion is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of IT Management software.

Bottom line: VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler is more expensive than vMotion.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared vMotion Vs. VMware Resource Scheduler based on some of the most important and required IT Management features.

vMotion: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

vMotion is extensive and flexible enough to suit needs of all business sizes and types. The software can provide visualization management services for all business sizes.

vMotion

ITQlick rating
(3.4/5)

starts at $23 per license

VMware® VMotion™ enables the live migration of running virtual machines from one physical server to another with zero downtime, continuous service availability, and complete transaction integrity. VMotion is a ...

Categories: Virtualization.

VMware Resource Scheduler

ITQlick rating
(3.5/5)

VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler is a visualization management and reporting solution for your business. The software was designed by VMware, Inc. headquartered in California, United States. Other than vis...

Categories: Data visualization, IT Management.

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vMotion: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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3.4/5
Score
50/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$23 per license
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4
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4.8/5
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6

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.