Results of 'systemd-detect-virt' detect 'vmware' correctly in both VirtualBox and VMplayer:
$ systemd-detect-virt vmware
- Bug#970752: Subject: open-vm-tools: ConditionVirtualization... sixerjman
- Bug#970752: Subject: open-vm-tools: ConditionVirtualiz... Bernd Zeimetz
- Bug#970752: Subject: open-vm-tools: ConditionVirtualiz... Andrei POPESCU
- Bug#970752: systemd-detect-virt sixerjman
- Bug#970752: system-detect-virt with Debian under Virtu... sixerjman
