We performed a comparison between Citrix Hypervisor and Oracle VM VirtualBox 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 price is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The feature I find most valuable, is its performance"
"We can easily migrate VMs from one host to another."
"The ability to move a virtual machine while it is running is a big advantage."
"I find it very easy to manage and at a cost that small customers would never refuse (free)."
"The onboarding process is pretty straightforward."
"Ability to move your virtual machines from one host to another."
"This solution allows the end users to clone, start, stop, or remotely control their VMs."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"This is a highly scalable solution."
"It is easy to use and does not require complex knowledge."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"The scalability of the solution is very good."
"The versatility, simplicity, and stability of the product are it's most valuable features."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox has a platform where the support team responds to frequently asked questions by its users. Every time I have had issues with Oracle VM VirtualBox, I always get a solution from Oracle's online platform or GitHub."
"The solution has high performance and is easy to use."
"Overall, I can't think of a feature that is lacking. We've been pretty satisfied overall."
"It needs to have a more robust backup solution."
"Citrix could provide more tools to help the client manage the solution because we need to build our own tools in some cases. Everything is available through PowerShell, but then you need to build your own scripts to do the more advanced work."
"You need a licensed account to look up technical support."
"The self-service user portal needs to be more granular and be more customizable."
"The interface has to be updated."
"Network management needs improvement because it is not very stable."
"The graphics user interface is pretty bad."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"The solution should work to simplify the system. However, it should be flexible enough to allow for special cases."
"The solution is a bit less stable than I would like."
"One valuable feature would be for it to work right the first time but it doesn't necessarily do that."
"Basically, the GUI and command-line interface need improvement."
"This solution needs improvement with the business continuity planning, disaster and recovery management and using centralized data storage."
"I think that this solution should be more user-friendly."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
Citrix Hypervisor is ranked 8th in Server Virtualization Software with 45 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 61 reviews. Citrix Hypervisor is rated 8.2, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix Hypervisor writes "Good features, fair pricing, and excellent reliability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". Citrix Hypervisor is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM and Nutanix AHV Virtualization, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and Nutanix AHV Virtualization. See our Citrix Hypervisor vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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