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."This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the ability to manage multiple operating systems through one application."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"This product is very user-friendly and easy to use."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution were the support and performance of the product and the flexibility it gives you to work."
"It is a stable product."
"Ease of support is one of the main features that we have with it. We're able to take Snapshots before doing updates to make it easy to roll back if something does happen to go wrong."
"The benefit of the solution is that you can create template-based servers within minutes. If you were to use a physical server, it would probably take several hours, if not a whole day, to get everything set up the way you need."
"VMware vSphere is user-friendly and simple."
"VMware vSphere is a stable platform. We never had any issues with VMware vSphere. Once you deploy it with a stable version of the server or the hardware, there's no issue at all."
"The virtualization, the remote management user interface, and the web console are most valuable."
"VMware vSphere is easy to scale. We haven't had any problems scaling what we're scaling now."
"VMware vSphere has helped us create our infrastructures and provide services for our customers."
"I don't see any challenges in using this product."
"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."
"The solution should have more enterprise features, like migration, high availability storage, disaster recovery, and the ability to deploy to enterprise-scale usage. They should not just offer desktop usage."
"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."
"The communications setup lags. It does not connect properly so the batching and networking is a bit slow."
"I think that this solution should be more user-friendly."
"One valuable feature would be for it to work right the first time but it doesn't necessarily do that."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"Basically, the GUI and command-line interface need improvement."
"VMware vSphere does not permit hard partitioning."
"The cost could always be lower."
"Reducing the cost of vSphere would be an improvement."
"There are some challenges around ESXi hosts — converting them into VMs."
"vSphere could perhaps be improved by more integration or better security."
"The licensing costs for the solution are quite high."
"Its price can be better. It is very expensive."
"The container management could be improved. It's far from perfect right now."
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, VMware Workstation, Oracle VM and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI). See our Oracle VM VirtualBox vs. VMware vSphere report.
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