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VMware ESXi review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:Free

Verdict

ESXi is the easiest hypervisor to install and use. It's based on VMware's ESX Server code, making it among the most stable and mature virtualisation options available. It also uses very little RAM and disk space, leaving more server resources free for your virtual machines... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Requires very little patching
  • Quick and easy to install
  • Little discernable difference between ESXi and the older ESX Server

Cons

  • Hardware compatibility is more restricted than some alternatives

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