We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV Virtualization 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 product stands out for its user-friendly interface, intuitive design, and responsive UI. It offers AVH features comparable to Nutanix but at a more cost-effective price point."
"The initial setup of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is straightforward."
"Nutanix's customer support is good, one of its biggest selling points."
"In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide."
"With AHV, you can run micro-segmentation, which is, on the network security level, to have network virtualization across clouds."
"The most valuable part of Nutanix is its centralized management of everything."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you don't need to pay for it, it's free, as opposed to paying for a VMware license."
"The storage features and volume system are great."
"I like that it has a snapshot feature."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its stability."
"This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"It is a stable product."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution were the support and performance of the product and the flexibility it gives you to work."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox has a platform where the support team responds to frequently asked questions by its users. Every time I have had issues with Oracle VM VirtualBox, I always get a solution from Oracle's online platform or GitHub."
"There is room for improvement in the USB mapping."
"They need to work on the deployment of virtual machines. They need to streamline the process of templates and deploying virtual machines."
"The management console needs to improve to make it easier for administrators. For example, to be able to reorganize our VMs, folders, and subfolders, similarly as it is provided in VMware. We can sort, manage, and organize VMs, folders, or subfolders in VMware."
"An improvement would be for Nutanix AHV to support VMDK, AOS, Hyper-V, and VMware."
"Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions."
"When we need to share, publish, or encrypt something, we still need to perform it using the command line."
"The initial installation is complex. It took approximately four days."
"In terms of improvement, I think that they could have more partnerships with providers."
"The solution needs to improve the methods used for starting and stopping the machine."
"It's not as robust as server platforms, nor does it need to be."
"The solution should have more enterprise features, like migration, high availability storage, disaster recovery, and the ability to deploy to enterprise-scale usage. They should not just offer desktop usage."
"We're working with them to be able to allow the local USB ports to be ported over to the remote desktop, running VirtualBox."
"I think that this solution should be more user-friendly."
"The solution is a bit less stable than I would like."
"They could improve the graphics functionality of the product."
"The installation is difficult and could be improved."
Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 48 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 62 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2. 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 VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM and Oracle VM, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and IBM PowerVM. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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