Compare VMware vCloud Suite and Data Center Essentials - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 15, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - VMware vCloud Suite or Data Center Essentials?

VMware vCloud Suite is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Data Center Essentials, and VMware vCloud Suite is rated higher (83/100) 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 vCloud Suite 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 vCloud Suite and Data Center Essentials (DCE).

VMware vCloud Suite price starts at $4,995 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 VMware vCloud Suite 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 vCloud Suite cost is around the same cost of Data Center Essentials (DCE).

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared VMware vCloud Suite Vs. Data Center Essentials based on some of the most important and required Virtualization features.

VMware vCloud Suite: 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 can be used on both individual and commercial levels, although it is most commonly deployed for the latter purposes. and Data Center Essentials (DCE)'s target customer size include: Medium business, Large business, Private use.



VMware vCloud Suite

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $4,995 per license

VMWare vCloud is a cloud services automation solution for personal and commercial use. The software was designed by VMware, Inc., headquartered in California, United States. Main services provided by the softwa...

Categories: Data Center Management.

Data Center Essentials

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $501 per license

Data Center Essentials (DCE) is a fast growing cloud-based Virtualization software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. Data Center Essentials (DCE) received a rating of 4.9 from ITQlick t...

Categories: Fixed Asset Management, Virtualization, 3D Modeling.

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VMware vCloud Suite: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Data Center Essentials (DCE): 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.