vCenter

Name: vCenter
Author: VMWare

by VMWare, a Broadcom company

vSphere management server with reduced-downtime upgrades to version 9 and Lifecycle Manager images for mixed vendor clusters.

How MSPs use it: run it yourself or resell it

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VMware vCenter is an advanced server management software that provides a centralized platform for controlling vSphere environments for visibility across hybrid clouds.

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Vendor facts

Part of Broadcom[source]

Selling this to clients

MSPs both run this and sell it: you hold the console, the client pays for the seats or the service built on it.

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Updated Oct 25, 2026