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 configuration and installation is pretty straightforward."
"This solution creates a snapshot of virtual machines so you can create test environments."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The versatility, simplicity, and stability of the product are it's most valuable features."
"This product is very user-friendly and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"It is easy to use and does not require complex knowledge."
"The product gives us the flexibility to try different machines."
"It's easy to use."
"For me, the most valuable feature would be the EVC, but EVC has been changed to be per-VM which makes it possible for us to migrate the VMs to cloud and not take into account what hardware they're running on. Also, a big improvement from the previous version is that I'm now able to schedule backup for the VCSA. That is, in my opinion, a huge improvement. The last thing that I think is really great is, I'm not able to boot the OS and not the entire server. That's going to save me a lot of time."
"We have removed the need for backups and going to the office at three in the morning to change a server. I do everything during my business hours. It gave me my life back."
"The most valuable features of VMware vSphere are backup and recovery."
"It has high clustering and availability features. These features are not found with other hypervisors."
"VMware vSphere has useful tools for management and support."
"It stands out as a comprehensive and advantageous solution, providing a full package that effectively caters to our needs for managing our private cloud."
"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."
"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."
"Having live migrations to move a running server to other hardware would be great."
"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."
"I find the solution to be incredibly unstable, constantly falling over and not working properly."
"The solution has to do a better job of promoting the product and its licensing capabilities."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox doesn't work properly with an antivirus tool."
"The solution needs to improve the methods used for starting and stopping the machine."
"It's not as robust as server platforms, nor does it need to be."
"VMware vSphere needs to increase the datastore volume."
"Stability-wise, there are some minor issues."
"The way that vSphere manages the alerts on the data machine is not easy to configure."
"Where I think there is room for improvement is in the HTML5 interface in vCenter. What it lacks, for me, is integrating to VMware's other products, especially NSX."
"We stopped using a lot of cloud services. However, I see that VMware has integrated with Amazon Cloud. We will now to have to move everything to the cloud."
"The web user interface can be a bit clunky from time to time, so there may be some room for improvement in that regard."
"I would like to see more software as a service solutions."
"The management could be simplified for base-level customers, but of course, it would be difficult to match all customer needs."
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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