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 solution's most valuable feature is its stability."
"The snapshot feature is very powerful; it protects us from disaster."
"The solution is very stable."
"The flexibility as well as performance wise and as well as data volume, we have huge volume stored."
"The product gives us the flexibility to try different machines."
"It is easy to use and does not require complex knowledge."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Tech support is very knowledgeable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance."
"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."
"We scale it both vertically and hortizonally. We have many data centers on it."
"The solution is user-friendly. It is easy to convert, create, and manage systems."
"The features in VMware vSphere data recovery are excellent. Sometimes I've deleted an entire server before and was able to recover the deleted VM. I just used some command line tools and I was able to restore the deleted VM."
"Production people can quickly reboot the server with ESXi Quick Boot."
"It helps us with TCO."
"This solution needs improvement with the business continuity planning, disaster and recovery management and using centralized data storage."
"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."
"Basically, the GUI and command-line interface need improvement."
"I think that this solution should be more user-friendly."
"The technical support needs to improve."
"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."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"The product lacks scalability since it is for desktops and not for servers."
"I would like to see VDP and other features included to back up the VMs in a native manner."
"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."
"The support for VMware vSphere can be fast or it can be slow. Recently it has been slow, they need to decrease the wait time and quality of their support."
"The cost could always be lower."
"The management could be simplified for base-level customers, but of course, it would be difficult to match all customer needs."
"Inability to get to a single hypervisor environment to support a container environment."
"The solution needs to improve its stability."
"The technical support is not too bad, but not the best."
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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