 Microsoft
Virtualization
software
 Running multiple
servers on single
hardware
 Support for
different flavors of
operating systems
Windows 2012 R2 Standard Edition Windows 2012 Datacenter Edition
2 Free license for Windows vms
Unlimited no of license for Windows
vms
Cover up to two physical processors
Cover up to two physical processors
List price 882 USD
List price 4809 USD
Hyper-V Cluster
Hyper-V Cluster
Hyper-V Replication
 Before Virtualization
1296kWH-Per Month
 After Virtualization
432kWH-Per Month
 Before Virtualization
5292USD
 After Virtualization
3528USD
 Before Virtualization
 After Virtualization
 Before Virtualization
Manually install OS
 After Virtualization
Clone the VM/VM Template
 Before Virtualization
 After Virtualization
Maintain Identical Hardware on DR
Maintain low cost hardware on DR
Third-party software's(DoubleTake,
Steeleye)
Inbuilt DR facility(Replication)
Hyper-v
VMware
Free VM License
VMWare license+Microsoft License
Hyper-v Replication and Automation with System
Center
Vshepere replication and Automation with SRM
Active Directory virtualization only recommend on
Hyper-v
Not Recommended
Inbuilt Backup feature
VDP
Easy to troubleshot
Complex to troubleshoot
Easy to customize
Complex to customize