We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM 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."It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"The valuable feature of the solution is the technical aspects, focusing on elements like processor infinity."
"The tool's performance is top-notch."
"It's scalable. Whenever we buy another product other than hardware, it's easily integrated into the virtualization software that we download."
"Technical support is great."
"You can increase resources with it automatically."
"IBM PowerVM's most valuable feature is stability."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is easy to configure."
"The configuration and installation is pretty straightforward."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the ability to manage multiple operating systems through one application."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"The cloning is a very useful tool."
"Technical support is 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."
"This product is very user-friendly and easy to use."
"This solution creates a snapshot of virtual machines so you can create test environments."
"Automatic LPM is an area that is currently not available in IBM PowerVM, and it is a feature I want to see in the product's future releases."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"If it could actually virtualize the entire platform it might be better. If you're having more than one virtualization technology, maybe there's a way to actually have less - one technology to run the data center and maybe one special virtualization for power. If it integrated with other platforms more effectively it might be better."
"SRM for site recovery is a feature that should be included."
"PowerVM's platform build and performance could be improved."
"The product's pricing could be less expensive compared to other competitors."
"The solution is quite pricey."
"As understand it, IBM sells all its hardware to Lenovo, and only PCs servers are managed by IBM. It's uncertain how much longer IBM will continue in this way, especially with the current trend of transitioning from on-premises to cloud and hybrid models. The market is evolving. Given this market shift, it's essential to identify areas for improvement. IBM has introduced the PowerVM Series, including Linux, which is a positive step. However, customers are already moving towards x86 servers due to cost considerations. The cost of PowerVM compared to x86 servers appears to be a significant factor."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox doesn't work properly with an antivirus tool."
"When I select the Ubuntu operating system from within the virtual machine, it sometimes hangs."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"The solution should work to simplify the system. However, it should be flexible enough to allow for special cases."
"The solution lacks some open source remote administration tools. The reload of individual virtual machine definitions through the vboxweb service (via its API) without restarting it and the access to shared storage (to use teleport functions) need to be improved."
"Having live migrations to move a running server to other hardware would be great."
"The communications setup lags. It does not connect properly so the batching and networking is a bit slow."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 27 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 62 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Oracle VM, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and RHEV. See our IBM PowerVM vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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