Virtual Machine Sprawl

Virtual Machine Sprawl Management Tools for VMware, Microsoft Hyper-v and Citrix Xen

Eliminate and Control VM Sprawl

Virtualization sprawl or Virtual Machine (VM) sprawl is defined as a large amount of virtual machines in your environment without the proper IT management or control. Virtual Sprawl Tools help systems administrators avoid VM sprawl by managing the over-provisioning of virtual machines. Most of these tools feature reporting on total VM’s and rates of growth over time from a global or datacenter level.

Virtual Machine Sprawl tools generally feature:

• Faster pre-provisioning, provisioning and decommissioning
• Faster response times and better service to users
• Audit trails, robust tracking and reporting for chargeback and better VM management
• Efficient use of purchased licenses by automated provisioning and decommissioning
• Automated control of virtual server sprawl
• Forecast reports for proactive capacity planning and VM deployment

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Virtual Machine Sprawl

newScale - Virtualization Lifecycle Management and Provisioning Though Service Catalogs more info
Target Business Size
Global 2,000 Companies 		Pricing Overview
Not Available 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX, ESXi

Abiquo is a Cloud management solution for virtual capacity planning, optimization & provisioning more info
Target Business Size
SMB - Enterprise through different versions 		Pricing Overview
Community Open Source Version: Supported for free by the Community. Paid Enterprise Version with additional features and Gold/Silver/Platinum support. 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX and ESXi Microsoft Hyper-V Citrix XenServer Virtual Box Xen KVM

Cloupia Unified Virtual Infrastructure Controller for Virtual Environment Management & Cap Planning more info
Target Business Size
Enterprises and Managed Service Providers 		Pricing Overview
Unavailable 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX 3.5 & ESXi, or vSphere 4, Microsoft Hyper-V

VMTurbo Virtualization Management, Monitoring, Optimization and Automation Appliances more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes 		Pricing Overview
Monitor Suite: Free unlimited use Reporter Suite $59 per socket Planner & Reporter Suite $149 per socket Optimizer (above 3 plus Optimizer) Suite $399 per socket 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX(i), vSphere

netreo V²: Virtualization Visualizer™: VMware Performance Management & Capacity Planning Made Easy more info
Target Business Size
Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
V2 is licensed by the number of virtual guests to be monitored. If you exceed the number of virtual guests you are licensed for, V2 will inform you of this and provide a grace period for you to upgrade to the appropriate license. 		Supported Hypervisors
ESX and ESXi versions 3.5, and 4 as well as ESXi Free, vSphere. Versions of ESX/ESXi prior to version 4 may have some limitations with regards to the statistics collected.

The ManageIQ Enterprise Virtualization Management Suite (EVM) more info
Target Business Size
Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Not Available 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX 3.x, ESX 4.x, VMware 3.xi, 4.xi, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Hyper-V, KVM on Red Hat

Netwrix Virtualization Solutions - Change Reporter for VMware Reporting, Sprawl Tracker & Auditing more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes 		Pricing Overview
All Products have both Free & Paid additions with advanced functionality and no limits on the number of VM’s. General Pricing Guidelines are: License Type: By the number of managed physical CPU (socket) Price: From $32 to $80 per managed socket for Standard Edition.(*) Volume License: Available 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX Server, 3.0 or later,VMware ESX(i) 3.5 or later

Vizioncore vFoglight & vControl for VMware & Hyper-v Performance Monitoring, Capacity Planning more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes but has a focus on SMB-Midmarket 		Pricing Overview
vEssentials Bundle is $899: Consisting of: vFoglight Pro: Monitor the performance of the virtual and physical infrastructures vConverter DR: P2V and V2V image conversion for faster adoption of virtual systems vRanger Pro: Image-based backup and recovery of all data in a virtual machine vReplicator: Image-based replication for high availability and disaster recovery vOptimizer Pro: Automated virtual storage reclamation & optimization vControl: Self-service provisioning and management for virtual machines 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX(i), vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-v

Uptime Software VMware vSphere ESX(i)Monitoring Tool Easy VMware Monitoring & Management more info
Target Business Size
Mid Size - Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Licensing: per-physical-server. Just count the number of physical servers and that’s it, no add-ons, tiers, or management packs. 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX v3.0, 3.1, 3.5, 4, vSphere, ESXi

ToutVirtual Virtual IQ & Provision Pro Virtualization Assessment, Performance & Capacity Management more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes through different versions 		Pricing Overview
VirtualIQ Pro starter product allows IT to manage up to 5 CPUs (sockets) and 25 VMs for FREE. Paid Version is VirtualIQ Pro no pricing is available 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Xen

Embotics V-Commader VMware, Hyper-V & Citrix Xen Management Tools more info
Target Business Size
Enterprise, Budget Minded Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Prices starting at $299 per host CPU socket 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware Virtual Center 2.0/2.5 and ESX 3.0/3.5, ESXi, and vSphere 4.0, Hyper-v, Citrix Xen

The vKernel VMware & Hyper-v Capacity Management Suite (CMS) more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes 		Pricing Overview
Each individual application is priced at $299/socket for a perpetual license, or $139/socket for a one year term license. 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX, vSphere, Hyper