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."Citrix Hypervisor integrates easily and I can manage the infrastructure better. If I need to take a machine down to expand the hard drive, I do not have to physically be here. I do not need to order new equipment or new hard drives. I can shut it down, increase the drive space and bring it back up."
"Citrix Hypervisor is simple to use."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The solution is extremely user friendly."
"Citrix Hypervisor does a great job overall, such as the virtualization of the host. It's very easy to manage the virtual machine, to create, and configure high availability."
"The solution is easy to deploy. It's very easy to understand problems and read logs."
"The continued uptime of our virtual machines is good."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use."
"This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"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 scalability of the solution is very good."
"The versatility, simplicity, and stability of the product are it's most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"This product is very user-friendly and easy to use."
"The product could be faster and licensing options could be improved."
"Network management needs improvement because it is not very stable."
"The graphics user interface is pretty bad."
"I would like the possibility of updating the hypervisor by applying security patches."
"There are several areas that need improvement including the stability of the networking stack and networking management."
"It needs to have a more robust backup solution."
"We'd like them to add more automation to the product."
"Citrix is not investing in the virtual surroundings."
"The installation is difficult and could be improved."
"This should have better support for multiple network cards and some parts of the GUI should be improved."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The AI and the UI could be improved. The user interface is a little outdated and the AI is not very attractive."
"The product lacks scalability since it is for desktops and not for servers."
"The solution needs to improve its flexibility. It's not as flexible as VMware."
"One valuable feature would be for it to work right the first time but it doesn't necessarily do that."
"When I select the Ubuntu operating system from within the virtual machine, it sometimes hangs."
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.
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