Compare VMware Resource Scheduler and XenServer - Aug 2019

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 16, 2019

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

VMware Resource Scheduler is more expensive to implement (TCO) than XenServer, and XenServer is rated with the same score (50/100) as VMware Resource Scheduler (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. Citrix Systems, Inc.

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...

Citrix Systems, Inc.: Citrix transforms how businesses and IT work and people collaborate in the cloud era. With market-leading cloud, collaboration, networking and virtualization technologies, Citrix powers mobile workstyles and cloud services, making complex enterprise IT simpler and more accessible for 260,000 organizations. Citrix products touch 75 percent of Int...

Who is more expensive? VMware Resource Scheduler or XenServer?

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 VMware Resource Scheduler and XenServer.

VMware Resource Scheduler accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of IT Management software. XenServer price starts at $1,000 per license , When comparing XenServer to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average IT Management software cost.

Bottom line: VMware Resource Scheduler is more expensive than XenServer.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

The software can provide visualization management services for all business sizes. XenServer is perfect for companies of all shapes and sizes.

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.

XenServer

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $1,000 per license

Citrix XenServer is a complete, managed server virtualization platform built on the powerful Xen hypervisor. Xen technology is widely acknowledged as the fastest and most secure virtualization software in the i...

Categories: Server Monitoring, Virtual Infrastructure, Virtual Server.

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VMware Resource Scheduler: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

XenServer: 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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VMware R...
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
50/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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XenServer
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
50/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$1,000 per license
Functionality
6
Symantec...
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$12,975 per license
Functionality
5
Windows ...
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$239.99 per license
Functionality
4
Informat...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$2,000 per month
Functionality
6

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