Shlomi Lavi /
May 26, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Data Center Essentials or SolarWinds Virtualization?
Data Center Essentials is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SolarWinds Virtualization, and SolarWinds Virtualization is rated higher (85/100) than Data Center Essentials (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.
Looking for the right Virtualization 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:
RACKWISE Vs. SolarWinds
RACKWISE: RACKWISE, Inc. is a leader in software development and marketing within the growing markets for IT infrastructure, data center monitoring, management and optimization, data center cost efficiency and green data centers and its branded Rackwise® Products and Services are used throughout the world.
Its flagship data center infrastructure managemen...
SolarWinds: Since our founding in 1999, SolarWinds’ (NYSE: SWI) mission has been to provide purpose-built products that are designed to make IT professionals’ jobs easier. We offer value-driven products and tools that solve a broad range of IT management challenges – whether those challenges are related to networks, servers, applications, storage or virtualiza...
Who is more expensive? Data Center Essentials or SolarWinds Virtualization Manager?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Virtualization 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 Data Center Essentials and SolarWinds Virtualization Manager.
Data Center Essentials price starts at $501 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Data Center Essentials (DCE) is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Virtualization software. SolarWinds Virtualization Manager price starts at $1,759 per license , When comparing SolarWinds Virtualization Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Virtualization software cost.
Bottom line: Data Center Essentials is more expensive than SolarWinds Virtualization Manager.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Data Center Essentials Vs. SolarWinds Virtualization based on some of the most important and required Virtualization features.
Data Center Essentials: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
Data Center Essentials's typical customers include: Medium business, Large business, Private use, and SolarWinds Virtualization Manager's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.