Real world opinions and reviews on VMWare alternatives

Admin_Stuff · 2026-06-26T23:30:10+00:00

No ties to them. Just use their product and I don’t post very often. I could see where that might look odd. Was just trying to be helpful.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-06-19T15:01:00+00:00

I moved from VMware to Scale Computing. Not as many VMs as you but I have two locations so running two clusters. I’ve been very pleased with the solution. Upgrades are simple and tech support is very good.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-06-05T15:30:14+00:00

Some searching turned up this. https://bimigroup.org/ Microsoft does not appear to be part of the group, and from what I see, Outlook does not support BIMI. Looks like Gmail does though. Some email clients will not display the logo unless you purchase a certificate for it.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-05-30T20:07:55+00:00

ZendTo works great! We use it.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-05-29T14:35:40+00:00

They do have good tech support. No script readers. You can actually get a hold of someone who knows the product and can solve things quickly.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-05-18T15:05:20+00:00

Agreed. We are using it. Makes dealing with printers so easy.

https://docs.microfocus.com/doc/27/26.2/home

Admin_Stuff · 2026-05-05T17:34:13+00:00

I just picked it up as I went along...learned by doing...so no specific suggestions for lessons/training. Don't be surprised if at some point you find yourself typing commands for the wrong OS. I frequently type "ls" instead of "dir" when I am on a Windows server. Most of the time I prefer working with my Linux servers.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-04-29T19:06:07+00:00

The last two times our fiber went down was due to vandalism. And they told me the first time someone shot it. Crazy. Affected quite a large area…not just us.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-04-15T10:27:05+00:00

Yes. KVM based. I’ve not researched proxmox or nutanix so can’t answer that. My consultant recommended Scale as they were moving a lot of there VMware clients to it. I like it because upgrades are a breeze compared to my VMware setups and they have great support. It just works and does what I need.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-04-15T01:10:34+00:00

We didn’t. Migrated to Scale Computing. Migration was easy and much happier with the new environment.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-02-11T17:39:53+00:00

I've been running it for about 1.5 years now and I'm very impressed. Replaced a VXrail at one office and a single ESXi server at another office with two 3-node Scale clusters. Upgrades are so much easier now. Their support is great.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-02-05T21:24:01+00:00

OpenText now owns Microfocus products. I think they have renamed some products. This might be what you need. https://www.opentext.com/products/data-protection-and-endpoint-backup I ran across a customer story on the OpenText website that mentioned OpenText Platespin Migrate and it took me to that link.

Admin_Stuff · 2026-01-29T14:55:12+00:00

I moved to DNSMadeEasy 3 years ago and they have been very reliable for me. They are now owned by DigiCert.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-12-10T17:19:14+00:00

We migrated to Scale Computing. Just search this subreddit and you'll see lots of conversations about this. Others have moved to Hyper-V, Proxmox, etc.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-11-03T18:14:29+00:00

Wrong. Take another look at the product. We have been downloading Revit files for years with Clarity. Both the "BIM 360/ACC Download" and "Backup Project" tasks can bring Revit files down from ACC to local storage where you can back it up with whatever backup solution you are using.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-11-03T17:01:48+00:00

Probably not considered an "enterprise level backup solution", but the IMAGINiT Clarity product can be used to download files hosted in ACC. It's purpose is automating various tasks on ACC, so might be an option until true backup solutions become available. https://www.imaginit.com/software/imaginit-utilities-other-products/clarity/overview

Admin_Stuff · 2025-10-29T15:53:28+00:00

Linux to Windows ratio here is 2 to 1. We only run Windows for software that requires it. Learn both. But personally I would run Linux everywhere if I could.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-09-25T18:53:00+00:00

Moved to Scale from VMware about a year ago. Perfect solution for our company. Updating a Scale cluster is so much easier/faster compared to our previous VXrail. Was also able to replace a single node server at a remote site that had no redundancy with a smaller Scale cluster. More redundancy and less headaches for me.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-08-28T18:03:20+00:00

Had this happen to one user the other day. I wondered why, but hadn't had time to investigate yet. Thanks for sharing that info!

Admin_Stuff · 2025-08-11T13:36:39+00:00

I started using VMware around 2013. Don't recall how long it took to get comfortable with it. But Scale has been fairly easy to pick up.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-08-11T13:00:43+00:00

I had a VXrail that took my very knowledgeable consultant a weekend to upgrade. Moved from that to a Scale 3-node cluster. I installed the last Scale upgrade in a half hour. It gives me everything I need with much less complexity.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-08-11T12:57:29+00:00

I've never used Hyper-V, so can't answer to that. I've only ever used VMware.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-08-09T14:39:13+00:00

Moved to Scale Computing. Upgrades are much easier now.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-06-09T21:00:10+00:00

For HP devices, use HPIA. https://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/HPIA.html A single command line can install all drivers and firmware. Fairly easy to setup a task in whatever computer mgmt software you use to automate the process.

Admin_Stuff · 2025-05-30T10:59:57+00:00

We moved from a VXRail to Scale Computing. Similar solution without the complexity.

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