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."What I like the most is the support of the GPU Graphics and the VM Live migration."
"The solution is extremely user friendly."
"The solution integrates well with other solutions, which makes it really strong as a primary solution to deploy."
"Ability to move your virtual machines from one host to another."
"I find it very easy to manage and at a cost that small customers would never refuse (free)."
"This solution allows the end users to clone, start, stop, or remotely control their VMs."
"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."
"We find there are good central maintenance and central management panels."
"Oracle VM Virtualbox is easy to use and does not require much training."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its stability."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"This solution creates a snapshot of virtual machines so you can create test environments."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The scalability of the solution is very good."
"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 solution is very convenient and easy to use."
"Assigning the order of virtual server startup is not very easy and this can be improved."
"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."
"We'd like them to add more automation to the product."
"There are several areas that need improvement including the stability of the networking stack and networking management."
"It can be useful to have a web management program because we have to install our client-server. We have to properly manage the host, if we had administration tools through a web interface it would be a benefit."
"It needs improvement with the security features."
"It needs to have a more robust backup solution."
"There are a few bugs that need to be updated."
"The technical support needs to improve."
"The solution is not flexible."
"It's not as robust as server platforms, nor does it need to be."
"When I select the Ubuntu operating system from within the virtual machine, it sometimes hangs."
"Oracle VMs don't have a solid web interface of their own. This is an area where Oracle is lagging behind. Now, we use headless servers, install Oracle VMs, and manage them remotely. We could use phpVirtual Box, but it is a third-party solution. A lot of people contribute to it, and it's not authenticated by Oracle. As a result, I don't find it to be a good option. Therefore, I would like to see Oracle offer an extension pack or a licensed version that fixes this problem."
"We're working with them to be able to allow the local USB ports to be ported over to the remote desktop, running VirtualBox."
"The solution has to do a better job of promoting the product and its licensing capabilities."
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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