Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 25, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SolarWinds Virtualization or GemFire?
GemFire is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SolarWinds Virtualization, and SolarWinds Virtualization is rated higher (85/100) than GemFire (50/100). 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:
SolarWinds Vs. VMware
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...
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? SolarWinds Virtualization or GemFire?
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 SolarWinds Virtualization and GemFire.
SolarWinds Virtualization price starts at $1,759 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Virtualization software. GemFire accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Virtualization software.
Bottom line: GemFire is more expensive than SolarWinds Virtualization.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared SolarWinds Virtualization Vs. GemFire based on some of the most important and required Virtualization features.
SolarWinds Virtualization: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
GemFire: Data Manipulation, Data Replication, Programming Languages.
Target customer size
SolarWinds Virtualization's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, GemFire being a distributed application is best for all types of business irrespective of their size or nature.