Compare VMware Recovery and InstallShield Virtualization Pack - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - VMware Recovery or InstallShield Virtualization Pack?

InstallShield Virtualization Pack is more expensive to implement (TCO) than VMware Recovery, and InstallShield Virtualization Pack is rated higher (90/100) than VMware Recovery (55/100). InstallShield Virtualization Pack offers users more features (3) than VMware Recovery (0).

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:

VMware Vs. Flexera Software

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...

Flexera Software : Flexera Software is the leading provider of strategic solutions for Application Usage Management. Flexera Software helps application producers and their customers strategically manage application usage to achieve continuous compliance, optimized usage and maximized value. The producer and consumer communities have moved beyond just tactical tools f...

Who is more expensive? VMware Recovery or InstallShield Virtualization Pack?

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 VMware Recovery and InstallShield Virtualization Pack.

VMware Recovery accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 VMware Recovery Software is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Virtualization software. InstallShield Virtualization Pack price starts at $7348.77 per license , When comparing InstallShield Virtualization Pack to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Virtualization software cost.

Bottom line: InstallShield Virtualization Pack is more expensive than VMware Recovery.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared VMware Recovery Vs. InstallShield Virtualization Pack based on some of the most important and required Virtualization features.

VMware Recovery: We are still working to collect the list of features for VMware Recovery.

InstallShield Virtualization Pack: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

VMware Recovery's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and InstallShield Virtualization Pack's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.