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We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV Virtualization and Oracle VM 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. Oracle VM Report (Updated: May 2024).
771,212 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Nutanix AHV is very scalable. It can go to unlimited nodes.""Nutanix is good for new implementations on the VM side. It's very good for disaster recovery and final storage.""The feature that has had the most impact is data locality. That is a feature that makes Nutanix different from other hypervisors. It helps us to get application performance that is probably double what we got with the legacy, three-tier architecture.""It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works.""The entirety of the infrastructure resides in the same product, which makes it easy to troubleshoot and investigate problems.""Simplicity is the most valuable feature.""In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide.""If we want to move the virtual machine from one host to another, it's simple, straightforward, and stable."

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"The Foundation is the most valuable feature of Oracle VM.""It is highly esteemed for its ability to efficiently optimize and enhance the operational speed and responsiveness of virtualized environments.""It's quite stable.""It is a scalable solution.""Good visualization hypervisor.""The network capabilities are good.""VMware is user-friendly, with clear integration and detailed migration.""The solution is easy to use. You can spin one up when you need to and then shut it down."

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Cons
"In terms of improvement, I think that they could have more partnerships with providers.""The solution can be pricey.""They need to work on the deployment of virtual machines. They need to streamline the process of templates and deploying virtual machines.""To face no complications in our company, we had to switch off virtual machines one after the other before heading to Nutanix platform and going to edge services to switch off and turn off everything, making it a challenging process for me.""VMware does tend to have more features than AHV. It's more of the leader in this space.""A lot of tasks cannot be performed using the GUI, the graphical interface.""I would like to see more automation of Day One operations, such as DRS, and HA.""The price of Nutanix AHV Virtualization could improve."

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"I've found that using Oracle VM is like stepping back in time. It's not kept up with technology. The only reason anyone uses it is that they're afraid of Oracle's licensing. Oracle has a tremendously bad licensing approach.""The tool's price and stability could be better.""The usage could be easier, and more user-friendly.""The configuration can be more flexible. It is a necessity.""The performance could be better because I need to purchase a lot of CPUs to perform in the workbench.""The solution needs more features and flexibility in terms of communicating with other platforms. If it had that, it would be the perfect product.""With our current OVM Manager version, migrating a VM from one repository to another repository was really complicated, especially editing and manually matching the configuration.""The pricing could be cheaper. It is very pricey."

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  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is that there is no licensing fee."
  • "AHV is free, it's an open-source solution."
  • "Some of the features required additional licenses."
  • "We don't have to pay extra for Acropolis because it is built into Nutanix."
  • "The price of the solution is fair and if you want support there are additional fees."
  • "The price of the solution can always be lower. However, the price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "Nutanix AHV is free."
  • "The price of Nutanix AHV is reasonable."
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  • "Oracle's VM VirtualBox is a powerful, free, and open-source virtualization tool."
  • "The cost of scalability. You pay for what you use. It's free to download, free to install, and the support side has been very helpful."
  • "The price of this product is high."
  • "If you buy an Oracle server, this solution is free. You have to only pay for support."
  • "The cost of this solution is cheap. It is one of the reasons we chose Oracle VM. It is truly "pocket- friendly.""
  • "Pricing and licensing is one of the main decision making reasons for going to Oracle VM because it was cost effective."
  • "Oracle VM is free if you are running it on Oracle infrastructure hardware, otherwise, it is subscription-based."
  • "Licensing costs are less for Oracle Linux and for clients moving to the Oracle Cloud, as it is included in the price of the subscription."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:To understand which is better - Nutanix AHV or VMware vSphere - you need to do a product comparison. Both products support hypervisors. However, Nutanix supports some of the most popular ones and more… more »
    Top Answer:Integration is the most valuable feature of the product.
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing is relatively fair. It could be improved, though.
    Top Answer:I would prefer if KVM was easier to scale and not so limited. Overall the product has been helpful. It is easy to use, and was quite straight-forward to set up. Since I have been using KVM, I have not… more »
    Top Answer:Oracle VM seems to me to be kind of outdated. Nevertheless, it is fairly straightforward to use and maintain. The solution can just be set and you can forget about it, and the scalability is… more »
    Top Answer:If you want to access the VM from anywhere over the Internet, you put it in a public subnet. So, VMs are linked to that. The subnets are linked to it. So, it's perfectly secured if it's a private… more »
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    Overview
    Nutanix AHV is a secure, enterprise-grade solution for intuitive virtualization and container management. It streamlines operations and simplifies management for all your workloads and environments.

    Oracle VM for x86

    Oracle VM for x86 is a Xen based server virtualization platform for public and private cloud and traditional on premise deployment. Oracle VM offers full lifecycle and application deployment from disk to cloud.

    Designed and optimized for security, efficiency and performance Oracle VM supports major hardware vendors x86 and storage platforms and can run workloads on Linux, Windows and Oracle Solaris. Uniquely for our virtualization platform it offers live patching via Ksplice enhancing security and minimizing service disruption. Oracle VM supports hard partitioning which can significantly reduce software applications licensing costs.

    Oracle VM for SPARC

    Oracle VM for SPARC is a firmware based virtualization platform for Oracle and Fujitsu SPARC based servers running Solaris. Oracle VM supports hard partitioning which can significantly reduce software applications licensing costs.

    Sample Customers
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
    Ambulance Victoria, Australian Finance Group (AFG), Avnet Technology Solutions, CERN, cloudKleyer, Danish Tax Authority (SKAT), Data Intensity, Dubai World, Engineers Australia, Enkitec, Groupe FLO, Guerra S.A. Implemento, s Rodovišrios, Interactive One, IT Convergence, Jesta Digital, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, KT, Kyoto Prefecture, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / National Ignition Facility, Multinet Pakistan, National Australia Bank (NAB), Navis LLC, Overhead Door, Overstock.com, Paragon Data, Parks Victoria, Pella, Sunway Shared Services, St. Louis Metro, Terminales Ro de la Plata S.A., University of Massachusetts, Versace,
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company29%
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Educational Organization8%
    Retailer8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization27%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Consumer Goods Company7%
    Retailer7%
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    Educational Organization45%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Government5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise41%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise44%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise52%
    Large Enterprise34%
    Buyer's Guide
    Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. Oracle VM
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. Oracle VM and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    771,212 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 46 reviews while Oracle VM is ranked 7th in Server Virtualization Software with 78 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while Oracle VM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Nutanix AHV Virtualization writes "Lightweight, integrates well, and the technical support is responsive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM writes "A cheap option available for Linux environments which is useful for many workloads". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM and XCP-ng virtualization platform, whereas Oracle VM is most compared with VMware vSphere, KVM, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Proxmox VE and Citrix Hypervisor. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. Oracle VM report.

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