We performed a comparison between Proxmox VE and RHEV 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 has a good performance and you can cluster it."
"We now have the ability to quickly build and deploy VM desktops for application testing with the snapshot ability to rollback, as required."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is performance."
"The most valuable feature of Proxmox VE is the linked clone."
"I have a program on my old machine with 380 events, but I need to create new events. This is much easier to do with VFXTHs, and I have the skills to do it. I also have two VPNs running on the old machine, which I can use to get started."
"It is easier to balance loads across hypervisors if a given container or virtual machine uses more resources than its peers."
"The backup service, which was released recently, and that we are already using, is wonderful."
"KVM hypervisor is a valuable part of the solution."
"Technically, the main reason why I'm using Red Hat is because of its stability."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward and well-documented. The process is very similar to its competitors. The success of your setup depends on how well you plan."
"There aren't any bugs on the solution."
"The solution makes migration easy."
"The most valuable feature of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is its pricing."
"We find the ease of use of this solution to be invaluable. It is user-friendly and integrates well with other software."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support portal."
"What they provide is way beyond the essential requirements of customers."
"Some of the more advanced features and options required for setup still need to use the console and hand edit config files."
"Currently, there are several features inaccessible through the API, necessitating the use of either the WebUI or the command line interface."
"Lacking in enterprise features."
"The documentation in Proxmox VE could improve."
"Proxmox VE needs improvement in cloud computing."
"The availability of the solution could be a bit better."
"If this solution could import directly from OVS format then it would make migration much easier."
"It is difficult to remove a virtual machine."
"The support is tricky in a few places. We're facing some challenges within Malaysia where we don't really have the system integrators available who can provide extended support. When we need personnel on-site, we can't get them."
"While everything needs improvement in some way, I have no specifics."
"There is not any proper documentation on the site to reference."
"The documentation is not as good as it should be."
"Customers are not aware of this solution, they can improve by providing more awareness and solution availability."
"The availability of technical expertise with the solution may be limited in some areas."
"With RHEV, the cyberattacks should be fewer. I want RHEV to be better protected."
"When we do a direct comparison, then obviously VMware does better in terms of having Fault Tolerance and doing active disaster recovery and these kind of things. This is something that can be improved within Red Hat."
Proxmox VE is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 58 reviews while RHEV is ranked 10th in Server Virtualization Software with 32 reviews. Proxmox VE is rated 8.6, while RHEV is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Proxmox VE writes "Easy to use and supports multi-monitors on multiple VMs in KVM". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RHEV writes "Offers frameworks with well-documented API and easy to use". Proxmox VE is most compared with VMware vSphere, Oracle VM VirtualBox, KVM, Nutanix AHV Virtualization and OpenVZ, whereas RHEV is most compared with VMware vSphere, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and Nutanix AHV Virtualization. See our Proxmox VE vs. RHEV report.
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