Comparison

ManageEngine Ping Tool vs vSphere Mobile Client

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ManageEngine Ping Tool

Monitor network devices and websites from your mobile device. Track server availability, performance, and network diagnostics like ping, traceroute, and DNS lookup. Generate PDF reports for detailed analysis.

Highlights
  • Network device availability monitoring (Ping)
  • Website availability and performance tracking
  • Traceroute for websites and servers
  • DNS Lookup and Whois details
  • Port Scan for open TCP ports
  • SSL certificate details viewing
  • Host list memory and reporting
Features
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ManageEngine Ping Tool for iPhone offers network monitoring capability from your mobile. You can get the complete view of what is happening across your LAN and Websites. This mobile version of ManageEngine Ping Tool monitors availability of the servers, desktop machines, network devices such as routers, switches and monitors performance of websites across the internet. Highlights * Monitors the availability of the servers, routers, switches in a LAN environment using Ping * Gives minimum/ maximum/ average trip time and TTL of packet from a device. * Check the availability of websites. * Traceroute websites and servers. * DNS Lookup shows DNS records of website. * View response time of website in a elegant graphical view. * View SSL certificate details * Port Scan gives open TCP ports in a server * Get Whois details of domains * Remembers Host list information, so that you can avoid frequent entering of host details. * Shows the availability of saved servers in Host list. * Create PDF reports

About

vSphere Mobile Client

Manage and monitor your vSphere infrastructure from your smartphone or tablet. View virtual machines, hosts, and clusters, and receive push notifications for long-running task completions. Access detailed performance charts and execute quick actions on your virtual environment.

Highlights
  • Monitor virtual machines, hosts, and clusters
  • View VM and host resource consumption
  • Access VM console and detailed information
  • Monitor long-running tasks with push notifications
  • View real-time and historical performance charts
  • Execute quick actions on virtual machines
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vSphere Mobile Client enables administrators to monitor and manage vSphere infrastructure directly from a mobile device (smartphone or tablet). You can find more details about it at https://flings.vmware.com/vsphere-mobile-client. Using the client, administrators can log in to a vCenter Server and manage and monitor virtual machines, hosts and clusters. Long running tasks can also be monitored, receiving push notification upon completion. vSphere Mobile Client brings the following capabilities to vSphere administrators on the go: Virtual machine list with overview on resource consumption and VM details. From the VM list the user can enter the VM console or see more detailed information on the VM such as events, performance charts and also execute quick actions. ESXi host list with overview on resource consumption and some host details like host state and uptime. From there the user can see the host details page with events and performance charts included. Cluster list with an overview of the cluster resource consumption and configuration overview (e.g. DRS, HA and number of migrations). Task monitoring - subscribe to any running task and receive a notification on your mobile device upon task completion, even when your device is in-active or you have another application running on the foreground. Performance charts allow to monitor the resource usage in real time or a day, week, month or year back. Counters include CPU, Memory, Storage and Network. NOTE: The VMware vSphere Mobile Client application has been tested on vCenter server version 6.0 (and above). Access to vSphere infrastructure may require a secure access method such as VPN on a mobile device. Contact your IT department for further assistance if needed. This is a tech preview release and as such it only has a limited subset of the intended functionality. As we release updates with new features regularly, we are looking for feedback on what features you would like to see in the application.

Screenshots

ManageEngine Ping Tool4 screens
vSphere Mobile Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ManageEngine Ping Tool at 89% against vSphere Mobile Client's 36%. ManageEngine Ping Tool also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (718 vs 44). vSphere Mobile Client's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ManageEngine Ping Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ManageEngine Ping Tool has 718 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of ManageEngine Ping Tool's written reviews are positive against 36% of vSphere Mobile Client's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ManageEngine Ping Tool ships an update every 4 months, vSphere Mobile Client monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ManageEngine Ping Tool versus vSphere Mobile Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManageEngine Ping ToolvSphere Mobile Client
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (718 ratings) — better3.2 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews — better36.2% of reviews
Number of ratings718 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB74 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZoho CorporationVMware, Inc.

Customer experience

ManageEngine Ping Tool

All ratings718 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.0%

vSphere Mobile Client

All ratings44 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral20.5%
Negative34.1%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral14.9%
Negative48.9%

User reviews

ManageEngine Ping Tool

From 718 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Exceptionally accurate
  • 👍 Best network tool app out there!!
  • 👍 Amazing!!!
  • 👍 Exactly what a network guy expects!
  • 👍 The ABSOLUTE BEST APP

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and no update!
  • 🔒 No support for IPv6
  • 🐛 Response time tool stops when app goes to background
  • 🐛 No reverse DNS lookup from a Ping Tool?
  • 🐛 Ping doesn't work

vSphere Mobile Client

From 44 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Modern and usable design
  • 👍 Good for monitoring and basic VM operations
  • 👍 Convenient for checking status on the go
  • 👍 Lightweight and functional for emergencies
  • 👍 Improved over time with added features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when selecting VMware cloud
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Does not work on newer iPhones/iOS
  • 🐛 Cannot connect to VCSA or ESXi
  • 🐛 Basic features like Ctrl-Alt-Del are missing

Bugs and requests

ManageEngine Ping Tool

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Bugs and no update!
  • Response time tool stops when app goes to background
  • No reverse DNS lookup from a Ping Tool?
  • Ping doesn't work
  • many hosts unknown. cursor almost invisible. did not save many hosts.

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add names to ip addresses under favorites
  • Add a way to keep repeatedly hitting a trace route automatically over and over again

vSphere Mobile Client

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cloud option not working, app crashes
  • App crashes when selecting VMware cloud
  • Does not work on iPhone 14/15 on iOS 17
  • Will not connect to VCSA or ESXi
  • App sits there spinning
Show 12 more
  • Deleting hosts doesn't work
  • App crashes at login with vCenter 7
  • App doesn't handle internal certificates
  • App loads, shows icon, then white screen on iOS 16
  • Cannot connect to VM console
  • Cannot power on/off VMs
  • Error loading VMs: 'Undefined is not an object'
  • White screen or hangs on login
  • SSL error forever
  • Host IP address changes revert to original, requires reinstall
  • Multiple vCenters with different passwords not handled correctly
  • iPad Pro landscape keyboard not showing

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add multi-language support
  • Add dark mode
  • Add FaceID support
  • Add host shutdown and wake-on-LAN options
  • Add bookmark/dropdown for previous vCenter sessions
Show 6 more
  • Improve console functionality (full screen, landscape)
  • Improve mobile screen as touchpad/zoom
  • Add ability to suspend VMs
  • Add terminal functionality
  • Add ability to launch device keyboard with special keys
  • Rename app to 'vSphere' per HIG

In-app purchases

None

ManageEngine Ping Tool

No in-app purchases

None

vSphere Mobile Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ManageEngine Ping Tool free?
ManageEngine Ping Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is vSphere Mobile Client free?
vSphere Mobile Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ManageEngine Ping Tool or vSphere Mobile Client?
ManageEngine Ping Tool is rated higher. ManageEngine Ping Tool averages 4.8 out of 5 from 718 ratings, while vSphere Mobile Client averages 3.2 from 44 ratings.
Do ManageEngine Ping Tool or vSphere Mobile Client have ads?
Neither ManageEngine Ping Tool nor vSphere Mobile Client shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ManageEngine Ping Tool or vSphere Mobile Client?
ManageEngine Ping Tool ships an update every 4 months, and vSphere Mobile Client monthly. Most recently, ManageEngine Ping Tool was updated on October 10, 2026 and vSphere Mobile Client on October 4, 2026.

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