It is a low-cost virtualization system designed specifically for small-scale retail and branch operations, with tools for managing workloads and virtual machines.

Small businesses, branch offices, and enterprises with minimal IT resources would benefit the most from vSphere 8 Essentials, which provides a simple and cost-effective virtualization solution.

VMware vSphere 8 Essentials focuses on price and simplicity, providing key functionality for small settings without sophisticated capabilities such as Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) or High Availability (HA).

It is intended for small deployments, although enterprises can upgrade to higher vSphere editions as their business and IT infrastructure expand.