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."This is a good product for virtualization and it is easy to use."
"The support for this solution is phenomenal."
"The solution integrates well with other solutions, which makes it really strong as a primary solution to deploy."
"The onboarding process is pretty straightforward."
"The price is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The compatibility of the solution is its most valuable feature. It's compatible on almost every cloud these days."
"The ability to move a virtual machine while it is running is a big advantage."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I think VirtualBox has good stability because I use it in an environment with several resolutions."
"The cloning is a very useful tool."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its stability."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"This is a good and easy solution for running virtual environments."
"Technical support is good."
"It's very simple to use."
"The snapshot feature is very powerful; it protects us from disaster."
"I would like the possibility of updating the hypervisor by applying security patches."
"Citrix is not investing in the virtual surroundings."
"Citrix could provide more tools to help the client manage the solution because we need to build our own tools in some cases. Everything is available through PowerShell, but then you need to build your own scripts to do the more advanced work."
"The solution needs better backup facilities that are available for virtual machines to create servers on."
"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."
"I am not very sure about how flexible Citrix Hypervisor is with different types of infrastructures. I only know it is flexible with Nutanix, but I am not sure if it is also flexible with others. They can make its integration with other platforms or OEMs easy. They should also make it easy for users to manage their infrastructure. Citrix should make compatibility information related to a hypervisor easily available in a datasheet. Citrix isn't really recognized in this part of the world, and they need to expand their solution and make it more available. There are a lot of customers and companies that are looking for a solution like Citrix, and it should be available in this part of the world. They need to educate people more. Technically, it is good and flexible and has good ability, but it is not as much known as VMware or Microsoft. Their support should also be improved. Currently, if you don't have an updated version, they will not give you the attention."
"The USB support for the virtual server needs improvement."
"The built-in networking features are a little limited."
"The solution has to do a better job of promoting the product and its licensing capabilities."
"This should have better support for multiple network cards and some parts of the GUI should be improved."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"The communications setup lags. It does not connect properly so the batching and networking is a bit slow."
"The solution needs to improve its flexibility. It's not as flexible as VMware."
"The solution is a bit less stable than I would like."
"It should have the functionality where if I move the mouse away from one screen, the context changes automatically."
"The solution needs to improve the methods used for starting and stopping the machine."
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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