VMware vCenter vs. SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Comparison


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About Gain centralized visibility, simplified and efficient management at scale, and extensibility across the hybrid cloud—all from a single console. VMware vCenter Server is advanced server management software that provides a centralized platform for controlling your VMware vSphere environments, allowing you to automate and deliver a virtual infrastructure across the hybrid cloud with confidence. Quickly deploy vCenter as a pre-packaged, optimized, and easy-to-maintain virtual appliance. Integration of vSphere Update Manager into vCenter Server Appliance makes patching and upgrading fast and easy. RESTful APIs allow for the easily repeatable deployment of vCenter Server Appliance from a template, speeding up deployment times as well as reducing human error. Seamlessly extend your on-premises environment to vSphere-based public clouds, such as VMware Cloud on AWS, no matter which version of vCenter you are running.	About Efficiently solve the most complex and toughest IT management issues with help from SolarWinds. Scalable and powerful, Virtualization Manager by SolarWinds delivers Hyper-V and vSphere performance recommendations and monitoring in one unified platform. The solution offers a plethora of features that include capacity planning, VM sprawl control, VM right-sizing, PerfStack Dashboard, chargeback automation, predictive recommendations, cloud infrastructure monitoring, and more.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience SMBs and Enterprise Businesses and Organizations	Audience Supports the IT deparments in any size organization.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Not Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Not Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Broadcom Founded: 1991 United States www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vcenter	Company Information SolarWinds Founded: 2000 United States www.solarwinds.com
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Categories Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Supported Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Supported	Categories Cloud Monitoring Supported Virtualization Supported
Show More Features Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Features Analytics / Reporting Supported Configuration Management Supported Data Migration Not Supported Data Security Supported Load Balancing Supported Log Access Supported Network Monitoring Supported Performance Monitoring Supported SLA Monitoring Supported	Show More Features Virtualization Features Archiving & Retention Not Supported Capacity Monitoring Supported Data Mobility Not Supported Desktop Virtualization Supported Disaster Recovery Not Supported Namespace Management Not Supported Performance Management Not Supported Version Control Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported
Integrations Asigra Tigris Backup Supported Axibase Enterprise Reporter (AER) Supported BackBox Supported EmpowerID Supported Freshservice Supported HyAlto Supported Juniper Apstra Supported LogMan.io Supported NetApp Virtual Storage Console Supported Netdata Supported OpenText Core MDR Supported Orion Not Supported Parallels RAS Supported SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Not Supported StorMagic SvSAN Supported TeskaLabs SIEM Supported VMware Workstation Pro Supported Virima Supported Virtuozzo Supported netTerrain DCIM Supported Show More Integrations View All 31 Integrations	Integrations Asigra Tigris Backup Not Supported Axibase Enterprise Reporter (AER) Not Supported BackBox Not Supported EmpowerID Not Supported Freshservice Not Supported HyAlto Not Supported Juniper Apstra Not Supported LogMan.io Not Supported NetApp Virtual Storage Console Not Supported Netdata Not Supported OpenText Core MDR Not Supported Orion Supported Parallels RAS Not Supported SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Supported StorMagic SvSAN Not Supported TeskaLabs SIEM Not Supported VMware Workstation Pro Not Supported Virima Not Supported Virtuozzo Not Supported netTerrain DCIM Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 3 Integrations
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