We performed a comparison between Hyper-V and Proxmox VE based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Hyper-V and Proxmox VE seem to have a more or less rating among users regarding ease of deployment, pricing, and service and support. In terms of features, users of Hyper-V weren’t satisfied with the recovery capabilities and the instability if the stack became bloated. On the other hand, users of Proxmox VE didn’t like the need to update manually but felt that the solution was young. Therefore, the bugs they experienced will hopefully have a solution with a future update.
"It is a stable product."
"The most valuable features are ease of use, and it gets the job done in a straightforward manner."
"The most valuable feature is being able to do checkpoints then roll back to the checkpoint because that's what we need to test the software. We're testing the installation and then we roll it back and retest it."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"I think the cluster environment is a good feature of Hyper-V because, if something happens, then it will automatically move to some other mode. This is a great feature of the solution."
"The flexibility and API are the most valuable features. It helps us be able to integrate with other systems and then push data easily."
"The most valuable feature of Hyper-V is the replica service."
"I find the ease of use the most valuable asset of the solution."
"We are happy with Proxmox VE. We use it as part of a cluster."
"The whole solution is good. It has good tools that help me in managing the servers. It is also stable."
"Its compatibility is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Proxmox VE is its storage."
"That the product is free and still has all the features you expect is a huge benefit."
"The solution's compatibility is very good with multiple operating systems. The moving systems are very good and migration is excellent. These are the most valuable features for us."
"It is easy to deploy."
"The solution is stable."
"Traditional architecture, such as converged infrastructure, should be done away with"
"There's room for improvement in Hyper-V. One area I've personally encountered issues with is live migration. Sometimes during live migrations, the process gets stuck in a certain state. This can happen with replication as well. It's not necessarily a major problem, but at times, the error messages aren't very informative. They don't clearly explain why the migration failed."
"In my opinion, read the documentation carefully. If you do not, you will have problems."
"The security part of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"We have our scientific network, and it's run off the university sever, and we need two servers to optimize our scientific work, such as the mathematics work. Then you have to work with Python and Java, and Microsoft isn't the best option for this kind of work"
"The technical support is good but it could improve by being faster."
"Hyper-V could improve the management tools."
"I think there is room for improvement in terms of the cloud solutions."
"The solution needs a better billing system."
"The solution needs to move to the cloud. It would be nice if they made it more robust there."
"I would like to see more monitoring in the next release of this solution."
"It is difficult to remove a virtual machine."
"Its user interface can be improved. In the version that I am using, not all functions can be performed by using the UI. There can be some improvement on that. I'm assuming that it has already been improved in the latest version."
"The solution is not good at upgrading and this is why I using version 6.2 and not version 7. There is no easy way to implement the upgrade. I don't have enough experience to do it safely."
"Since I face issues importing Windows OVA inside Proxmox VE, a clickable button should be added to select the OVA format and import it inside Proxmox VE."
"One issue with Proxmox is that some processes are not automatic. For some processes, you have to do it manually by command line."
Hyper-V is ranked 3rd in Server Virtualization Software with 134 reviews while Proxmox VE is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 58 reviews. Hyper-V is rated 8.0, while Proxmox VE is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Hyper-V writes "It's a low-cost solution that enabled us to shrink everything down into a single server ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proxmox VE writes "Easy to use and supports multi-monitors on multiple VMs in KVM". Hyper-V is most compared with VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, KVM, Oracle VM VirtualBox and Nutanix AHV Virtualization, whereas Proxmox VE is most compared with VMware vSphere, Oracle VM VirtualBox, KVM, Nutanix AHV Virtualization and Citrix Hypervisor. See our Hyper-V vs. Proxmox VE report.
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