Shlomi Lavi /
May 26, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - VMware vCenter Orchestrator or Data Center Essentials?
Data Center Essentials is more expensive to implement (TCO) than VMware vCenter Orchestrator, and VMware vCenter Orchestrator is rated higher (86/100) 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:
VMware Vs. RACKWISE
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...
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...
Who is more expensive? VMware vCenter Orchestrator or Data Center Essentials (DCE)?
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 vCenter Orchestrator and Data Center Essentials (DCE).
VMware vCenter Orchestrator price starts at $31 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 VMware vCenter Orchestrator is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Virtualization software. Data Center Essentials (DCE) price starts at $501 per license , When comparing Data Center Essentials (DCE) to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Virtualization software cost.
Bottom line: VMware vCenter Orchestrator cost is around the same cost of Data Center Essentials (DCE).
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared VMware vCenter Orchestrator Vs. Data Center Essentials based on some of the most important and required Virtualization features.
VMware vCenter Orchestrator: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Data Center Essentials (DCE): Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
The software is most suitable for small and medium business. and Data Center Essentials (DCE)'s target customer size include: Medium business, Large business, Private use.