We performed a comparison between Oracle VM VirtualBox and VMware vSphere 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."I like that Oracle VM is safe and stable. It is also very easy to administer. For example, opening a VM or adding a host adapter is extremely easy."
"Technical support is good."
"This solution creates a snapshot of virtual machines so you can create test environments."
"It is a stable product."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"I think VirtualBox has good stability because I use it in an environment with several resolutions."
"The cloning is a very useful tool."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the overall virtualization technology and the new features that allow you to move servers from one system to another."
"In terms of overall features, vSphere's stability stands out on top. Not only is it highly stable, but we're also able to have a quick backup server on standby."
"vSphere brings the features required for an enterprise class system with a lot of supporting components: An intuitive user experience that simplifies and helps operational management."
"Since it is riding inside of a multi-hardware environment, downtime is virtually nothing."
"The most valuable features are that it's stable, easy to use, and it's flexible."
"The web console is the most valuable feature for me. Because no matter what happens with the server, I can still get to it with the web console."
"The solution saves cost."
"It's easy to use and very user-friendly."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"They could improve the graphics functionality of the product."
"Having live migrations to move a running server to other hardware would be great."
"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."
"This solution needs improvement with the business continuity planning, disaster and recovery management and using centralized data storage."
"This should have better support for multiple network cards and some parts of the GUI should be improved."
"There are a few bugs that need to be updated."
"I would like to see improvements in simplifying automation, cloud native deployment, administration, and fault resolution."
"The initial setup could be better. It manages all the setups, but it's not very straightforward, and it takes time."
"The way that vSphere manages the alerts on the data machine is not easy to configure."
"Two improvements that I would like to see are higher resolution console modes for guests and easier switching between consoles."
"An area for improvement is that when comparing VMware to Nutanix, Nutanix has higher availability, like clustering for virtual machines. That is a good idea and VMware could profit from something like that for higher availability installations."
"The VMware vSphere app is faster, compared to its web-based client. The web-based client is very slow, freezes, and is challenging to use."
"The biggest pain point is probably the firmware management of the underlying hardware. It could be a lot better."
"The solution's technical team is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 61 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 446 reviews. Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2, while VMware vSphere is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vSphere writes "Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems". Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and Citrix Hypervisor, whereas VMware vSphere is most compared with Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, Oracle VM, VMware Workstation and IBM PowerVM. See our Oracle VM VirtualBox vs. VMware vSphere report.
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