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."The initial setup of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is straightforward."
"Nutanix's customer support is good, one of its biggest selling points."
"The entirety of the infrastructure resides in the same product, which makes it easy to troubleshoot and investigate problems."
"This solution is very stable and it has been running for the last three months, with no issues."
"The feature that has had the most impact is data locality. That is a feature that makes Nutanix different from other hypervisors. It helps us to get application performance that is probably double what we got with the legacy, three-tier architecture."
"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."
"Using AHV, we have a built-in VR solution. It operates using a reduplication-based unique package transfer process."
"The most valuable feature is manageability."
"This is a good and easy solution for running virtual environments."
"This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux."
"Oracle VM Virtualbox is easy to use and does not require much training."
"This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"The solution is very convenient and easy to use."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"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 cloning is a very useful tool."
"The technical support for this solution needs to be improved in terms of response time."
"Nutanix misses alerts sometimes."
"Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions."
"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."
"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."
"There is no web interface for AHV."
"When we need to share, publish, or encrypt something, we still need to perform it using the command line."
"There are times when consultants, construction, or building firms need to use Beam but it can be difficult."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"Basically, the GUI and command-line interface need improvement."
"The communications setup lags. It does not connect properly so the batching and networking is a bit slow."
"The AI and the UI could be improved. The user interface is a little outdated and the AI is not very attractive."
"I find the solution to be incredibly unstable, constantly falling over and not working properly."
"The solution is a bit less stable than I would like."
"It's not as robust as server platforms, nor does it need to be."
"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 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 48 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th 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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