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 compatibility of the solution is its most valuable feature. It's compatible on almost every cloud these days."
"We find there are good central maintenance and central management panels."
"Citrix Hypervisor is simple to use."
"Citrix is easy to use and is stable."
"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 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 extremely user friendly."
"This is a good product for virtualization and it is easy to use."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"The solution is very stable."
"The flexibility as well as performance wise and as well as data volume, we have huge volume stored."
"It is a stable product."
"The solution is very convenient and easy to use."
"This is a good and easy solution for running virtual environments."
"This product is very user-friendly and easy to use."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution needs better backup facilities that are available for virtual machines to create servers on."
"Network management needs improvement because it is not very stable."
"The USB support for the virtual server needs improvement."
"The solution is too expensive and people are kind of moving away from Citrix. It's starting to become a problem. It is a primary reason that while we are rebuilding we're going to seek out open-source solutions."
"The self-service user portal needs to be more granular and be more customizable."
"The product could be faster and licensing options could be improved."
"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."
"Citrix is not investing in the virtual surroundings."
"The solution should work to simplify the system. However, it should be flexible enough to allow for special cases."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox doesn't work properly with an antivirus tool."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"The solution needs to improve its flexibility. It's not as flexible as VMware."
"I find the solution to be incredibly unstable, constantly falling over and not working properly."
"The AI and the UI could be improved. The user interface is a little outdated and the AI is not very attractive."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"Oracle’s support team should improve its response time."
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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