Compare vStorage VMFS and VMware Resource Scheduler - Sep 2019

Shlomi Lavi

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

VMware Resource Scheduler is more expensive to implement (TCO) than vStorage VMFS, and VMware Resource Scheduler is rated with the same score (50/100) as vStorage VMFS (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? vStorage VMFS 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 vStorage VMFS and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler.

vStorage VMFS accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 vStorage VMFS is rated 4, which is 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 vStorage VMFS is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of IT Management software.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

The software is suitable for all business sizes as long as visualization and performance management services are needed. The software can provide visualization management services for all business sizes.