We performed a comparison between Hyper V and Oracle VM Virtual Box based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results:
Our users like Hyper-V best. Many of our users are deeply committed to the Microsoft ecosystem, so it is an excellent seamless fit. Additionally, users find the failover feature very important and, as Hyper-V is not a heavy solution, it does not overuse resources. Hyper-V makes it easy to move any virtual machine across push servers without complication. Finally, Hyper-V is very easy to manage and offers great performance.
"The most valuable feature of Hyper-V is the replica service."
"The virtualized applications and real time audition of the VMA is quite a good feature."
"The most valuable features are ease of use, and it gets the job done in a straightforward manner."
"The organization has realized the benefits on smaller data center space, power, cooling, etc. apart from the benefit that the virtualization layer brings in."
"I like that Hyper-V is like a virtual environment. I like to use VMware because of the resource requirements. In Sri Lanka, most of the customers use the Hyper-V GUI. When installing the interface with the Windows version, we also install the Hyper-V feature on the server. This is because they require more features and memory. There are so many features that they have embedded in Hyper-V that are useful."
"The flexibility and API are the most valuable features. It helps us be able to integrate with other systems and then push data easily."
"It's a stable product."
"The most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly and easy to use."
"The solution has high performance and is easy to use."
"This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"I like that it is free and runs on Linux/Ubuntu - I wouldn't use any other solution. I am able to perform small developing tests."
"This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"The cloning is a very useful tool."
"The scalability of the solution is very good."
"The operating system is very, very heavy."
"The solution should improve its native integration with other public cloud solutions."
"The only issues we have had recently are with Windows updates that are built into the Windows server with Hyper-V."
"They could work on lowering the cost of the solution."
"It needs to improve compatibility with third party software."
"We've had many issues with Hyper-V's stability, including resource crunches and memory leakage."
"The live migration feature needs improvement."
"Traditional architecture, such as converged infrastructure, should be done away with"
"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."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"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 user interface needs to be improved."
"The solution has to do a better job of promoting the product and its licensing capabilities."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox doesn't work properly with an antivirus tool."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
Hyper-V is ranked 3rd in Server Virtualization Software with 134 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 61 reviews. Hyper-V is rated 8.0, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Hyper-V writes "It's a low-cost solution that enabled us to shrink everything down into a single server ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". Hyper-V is most compared with VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, Proxmox VE, KVM and Nutanix AHV Virtualization, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Oracle VM, VMware Workstation and VMware vSphere. See our Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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