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."The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"I think VirtualBox has good stability because I use it in an environment with several resolutions."
"It is easy to use and does not require complex knowledge."
"The snapshot feature is very powerful; it protects us from disaster."
"The solution has high performance and is easy to use."
"This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux."
"The flexibility as well as performance wise and as well as data volume, we have huge volume stored."
"It is easy to manage the solution. It is scalable and very stable."
"The pricing of the product is reasonable."
"It is a very dependable solution. Its performance is very good, and it is also easy to manage and implement."
"The solution has many valuable features. Virtualization is flexible and it has simple clustering. However, the most important feature is the ability to move between VMs. The vMotion features are very good."
"The connectivity is fantastic, and many functions can run together in one server. If you need to scale, we can continue to add components or modules. It's a beautiful virtual solution that has many advantages over physical hardware, where you have to use devices and wiring to connect all your projects."
"The performance of VMware vSphere is good."
"One of the things I like with the web client, versus the thick client, is that we're able to access all the vCenters that we manage. With the thick client, you have to log in to one vCenter at a time."
"The tool makes virtualization easy. It was free, and we could profit from its GUI. It helps to manage VMs easily."
"We're working with them to be able to allow the local USB ports to be ported over to the remote desktop, running VirtualBox."
"It should have the functionality where if I move the mouse away from one screen, the context changes automatically."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"It would be good if we could use Hyper-V Windows subsystems with Linux and VirtualBox on the same instance. Currently, to be able to use VirtualBox, we have to restart the machine into an instance of Windows where Hyper-V is disabled, which is understandably very inconvenient."
"Basically, the GUI and command-line interface need improvement."
"The solution is a bit less stable than I would like."
"Having live migrations to move a running server to other hardware would be great."
"The solution has to do a better job of promoting the product and its licensing capabilities."
"I would like to see DRS for the GPU machines."
"There are occasionally bugs or errors."
"The initial setup could be better. It manages all the setups, but it's not very straightforward, and it takes time."
"Not having to buy something from a third-party to scan the actual hardware components, like the hard drives and the port containers and fan speeds; not having to bolt something on and go through another vendor, would be helpful."
"The installation is complex and you need to have a good understanding in regards to what you are doing when you are setting it up."
"VMware vSphere could be improved with cheaper costs."
"It is expensive."
"Stability and manageability need improvement."
Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 61 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 443 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 "Allows for easy management of snapshots for virtual machines and good web console ". Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, KVM, 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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