We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV Virtualization and Oracle VM VirtualBox based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This solution is very stable and it has been running for the last three months, with no issues."
"The support is excellent."
"Nutanix AHV works really well. It's much easier to administer and manage than VMware. Since we're not a large IT department within the finance sector, our team is relatively small. We don't have a huge team of IT professionals to manage all the other systems."
"If we want to move the virtual machine from one host to another, it's simple, straightforward, and stable."
"For our markets here in Morocco, we are mainly working with server virtualization, and the most valuable feature is the software-defined storage and hyper-converged infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is the user-friendly environment. The integration, implementation, and training for the solution are good."
"Nutanix AHV virtualization requires little disk size for a huge number of servers. We can do everything from a single dashboard, monitoring performance, and single-task boxes."
"Nutanix AHV is very scalable. It can go to unlimited nodes."
"Oracle VM Virtualbox is easy to use and does not require much training."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the ability to manage multiple operating systems through one application."
"The scalability of the solution is very good."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox has a platform where the support team responds to frequently asked questions by its users. Every time I have had issues with Oracle VM VirtualBox, I always get a solution from Oracle's online platform or GitHub."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its stability."
"Technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to copy bidirectionally between the desktop and the virtual machine."
"This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"There are times when consultants, construction, or building firms need to use Beam but it can be difficult."
"Although AHV has many advantages, some drawbacks need to be mentioned. Compared to established hypervisors like VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V, AHV has a limited ecosystem and smaller community support."
"The management console needs to improve to make it easier for administrators. For example, to be able to reorganize our VMs, folders, and subfolders, similarly as it is provided in VMware. We can sort, manage, and organize VMs, folders, or subfolders in VMware."
"I would like to see better decompression or degrouping of the VMs so that we can use a single number of SQLs with two servers. We don't need a huge number of DXSPs."
"If you want to install a specific operating system, you must first check to see if it is listed in the compatibility list; only then will you be able to install it, and that is one issue for now."
"It worked well in the beginning but after using it for some time, we found some limitations in terms of compatibility with other software."
"If you have the need for special hardware like FibreChannel-Cards or such and there is no networked-way around it (such as you could work with USB Dongles via an HW-Dongle-Server of network), you have to use a separate hypervisor."
"The licensing costs are a little bit expensive."
"I find the solution to be incredibly unstable, constantly falling over and not working properly."
"The solution needs to improve its flexibility. It's not as flexible as VMware."
"I think that this solution should be more user-friendly."
"The technical support needs to improve."
"They could improve the graphics functionality of the product."
"Basically, the GUI and command-line interface need improvement."
"Oracle needs to improve its hot virtual machine migration. It didn't work as intended. It should allow us to migrate between virtual machines, without stopping the database."
"Oracle VMs don't have a solid web interface of their own. This is an area where Oracle is lagging behind. Now, we use headless servers, install Oracle VMs, and manage them remotely. We could use phpVirtual Box, but it is a third-party solution. A lot of people contribute to it, and it's not authenticated by Oracle. As a result, I don't find it to be a good option. Therefore, I would like to see Oracle offer an extension pack or a licensed version that fixes this problem."
Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 48 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 62 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Nutanix AHV Virtualization writes "Lightweight, integrates well, and the technical support is responsive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM and Oracle VM, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and IBM PowerVM. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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