VMware Workstation Player Pros and Cons

- All features Required for a VM

- You can Link it with your VMware Enterprise environment

- Keep client machine resources consumption under control

- I use it everyday on my labs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Some Automations when deploying windows server could save time but it should be optional for those cases the person wants to check/do the whole process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The friendly app environment allows the creation of a VM in some seconds Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Colors of APP I think it would be great to be the same of ESXI Dashboard Colors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of setting up a new virtual machine. The settings are easily accessible and changeable when first setting it up. Once the VM is setup, I am able to quickly change settings as needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can lag in its performance for unknown reasons. I am unsure but VMware may use up more physical hardware than competitors when running virtual machines. Also find it allows VirtualBox networks to interfere with its settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can use your physical desktop same in VMware Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing anything else. It's working good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its light version of virtual platfrom that allow to run multiple operating system on your PC or laptop .Its very very convenient because no need to reboot to switch between them .It is easier to use VMware Player than installing them directly to your PC, as it would take much longer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hardware configuration for different version of operating system installation is bit of difficult on this platform, MAC OS installation not support directly on it. If you have just a few VM available it's ok but keep in mind that you can't really regroup them. Using a naming convention is an easy way around the problem though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The making of the program is really amazing.The user interface is quite appealing,compatibility with many devices is another key feature here.

We use Vmware mainly to test apps before we can install them to our machines.

Once vmware tools are installed,you can use full screen and exclusive mode to make use the OS at full screen.At times one may even think the guest machine is the host. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

vmware tools installation is usually a problem especially for unexperienced users.A tutorial should be included for as many os as possible.

Also,there are os that lack vmware tools like androidx86. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Workstation player is good if you want to run another operating system in your PC. It is very easy to deploy and set up virtual machines. Whether it is Linux or Windows, all are support by this software. This software allows me to test how apps are gonna run in different operating systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No option to run multiple operating systems at the same time simultaneously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is lightweight and uses less ram than the main workstation. It also comes with hardware configuration option so that the configuration of the virtual machine can be modified from the player itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It sometimes faces problem like failure to system integration when used in Linux. No option for network editor. One has to open separately main workstation to access network editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s robustness and ease was to work is great.

We can just pause and close and resume work next time within minutes. It did not take much time when resuming. It provides great control for plugging external devices from the main machine and detects fast. Software installation is also fast and clean. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once working in Workstation player, I have usually used it with various flavours of Ubuntu. It’s works like a charm. Sometime though, while you are working in the workstation, it will hang and won’t respond. The only option left is you have to kill the process from Task Manager, and with that you may loose your work too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This tool is one of my favorites, to perform all kinds of tests, in different operating systems, you can create all kinds of systems and execute them in moments, this tool, virtually all types of operating systems, both mobile and desktop, something that I really like this tool, it is not only the number of operating systems that can be used, but also the versions of them, sometimes I need to perform tests with different applications, on old operating systems, and with Workstation, I can do it in minutes, with no need to install the system, on a normal hard drive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the virtualization of current operating systems, especially the new versions of mac, does not work very well, they are slow, the devices are not fully compatible, and it takes a long time to configure them, so that they can be used, more or less appropriate, the consumption of resources is exaggerated, for this type of systems, and can not be used as it should be, the same happens in the versions of modern operating systems, from android 7 onwards, there are many conflicts with the hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.