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 most valuable features are being able to host many virtual machines and being able to patch machines."
"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."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"Scripting can automate procedures."
"The solution is easy to deploy. It's very easy to understand problems and read logs."
"The compatibility of the solution is its most valuable feature. It's compatible on almost every cloud these days."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is easy to use and does not require complex knowledge."
"The pause feature is valuable. I can pause, which is something that not all hypervisors allow. The snapshot feature is also valuable."
"This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux."
"This is a highly scalable solution."
"I like that it is free and runs on Linux/Ubuntu - I wouldn't use any other solution. I am able to perform small developing tests."
"The solution is very stable."
"I like that Oracle VM is safe and stable. It is also very easy to administer. For example, opening a VM or adding a host adapter is extremely easy."
"The versatility, simplicity, and stability of the product are it's most valuable features."
"Live migration is something that can be improved."
"Citrix is not investing in the virtual surroundings."
"There are several areas that need improvement including the stability of the networking stack and networking management."
"Assigning the order of virtual server startup is not very easy and this can be improved."
"The USB support for the virtual server needs improvement."
"Citrix Hypervisor is expensive if you get it as a stand-alone product, so this is one area for improvement. Its price could be cheaper. We also found other areas for improvement in Citrix Hypervisor, for example, we can't use SCIM provisioning, and there are limitations to the size of the HDD. Another area for improvement is the pass-through storage, in particular the removable storage, because that also has limitations where you can't connect to the drive if it is more than one TB."
"We'd like them to add more automation to the product."
"I would like the possibility of updating the hypervisor by applying security patches."
"The product lacks scalability since it is for desktops and not for servers."
"There are a few bugs that need to be updated."
"The installation is difficult and could be improved."
"The technical support needs to improve."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"It should have the functionality where if I move the mouse away from one screen, the context changes automatically."
"The AI and the UI could be improved. The user interface is a little outdated and the AI is not very attractive."
"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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