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."It is quite flexible and rugged. It is also easy to understand and user-friendly. It is not as complicated as some of the other solutions. It has its technicalities, but it is easy to understand. You can easily pick up in a short period of time and understand how to manage the infrastructure."
"I find it very easy to manage and at a cost that small customers would never refuse (free)."
"The support for this solution is phenomenal."
"I've found the following features to be the most valuable: user personalization layer, app layering, provisioning, and notification services for integration between different domains."
"Citrix Hypervisor is quick to deploy and easy to manage."
"Scripting can automate procedures."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"Installing Hypervisor is really simple. It's the simplest setup I've ever done before. We used a team to deploy it, and it doesn't take much time, like two or three hours tops."
"This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"It is easy to use and does not require complex knowledge."
"It's a pretty good product in terms of monitoring."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to copy bidirectionally between the desktop and the virtual machine."
"This product is very user-friendly and easy to use."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use."
"The flexibility as well as performance wise and as well as data volume, we have huge volume stored."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution is only in English. It would be ideal if it was in Portuguese."
"The self-service user portal needs to be more granular and be more customizable."
"Network management needs improvement because it is not very stable."
"I would like the possibility of updating the hypervisor by applying security patches."
"The main problem with Citrix Hypervisor is getting readily available backup solutions for it. It would be wonderful if Hypervisor were better integrated with third-party backup solutions."
"We'd like them to add more automation to the product."
"The manageability of the solution needs improvement. It's an extremely bad product to handle."
"Citrix is not investing in the virtual surroundings."
"The AI and the UI could be improved. The user interface is a little outdated and the AI is not very attractive."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox doesn't work properly with an antivirus tool."
"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."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"The memory and hardware usage could be a little bit lighter. Right now, it's quite heavy on the usage. The CPU usage should be lower."
"The solution needs to improve its flexibility. It's not as flexible as VMware."
"It's not as robust as server platforms, nor does it need to be."
"This should have better support for multiple network cards and some parts of the GUI should 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, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, 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.
See our list of best Server Virtualization Software vendors.
We monitor all Server Virtualization Software reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.