We performed a comparison between Citrix Hypervisor, Hyper-V, and Oracle VM VirtualBox based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Proxmox, VMware, Microsoft and others in Server Virtualization Software."I find it very easy to manage and at a cost that small customers would never refuse (free)."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is very fast. It also works very well for physically small servers."
"The price is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The solution is extremely user friendly."
"This is a good product for virtualization and it is easy to use."
"This is a dependable solution for virtualization with a good community for product support."
"Citrix Hypervisor is simple to use."
"Scripting can automate procedures."
"It allowed us to add on servers and fix things in an expedient manner."
"The most valuable feature is that it's an end-to-end solution."
"The most valuable feature of Hyper-V is the replica service."
"I find that most of the competition is more or less the same. However, Hyper-V is, when you compare it to the older platforms like VMware, a little bit more advanced at this stage."
"The initial setup of Hyper-V is far easier than VMware."
"The simplicity and intuitiveness of the platform. It was a very simple adaptation, if you have any experience in virtualization."
"It is very easy to install. It can be done in a day."
"The interface is quite good."
"The configuration and installation is pretty straightforward."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"It is a stable product."
"I like that it has a snapshot feature."
"The product gives us the flexibility to try different machines."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux."
"The solution is very stable."
"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 solution should be more flexible and allow for greater customization."
"The main problem with Citrix Hypervisor is getting readily available backup solutions for it. It would be wonderful if Hypervisor were better integrated with third-party backup solutions."
"Network management needs improvement because it is not very stable."
"The interface has to be updated."
"Assigning the order of virtual server startup is not very easy and this can be improved."
"It needs improvement with the security features."
"The graphics user interface is pretty bad."
"It's not completely stable because your stack becomes bloated."
"Security, computing balance, and taking snapshots could be improved. Features like DRS and memory ballooning could be added."
"It should be deployed with OS so there is no need to install OS separately, only select the OS and get it ready."
"We'd like a template feature to help deploy VMs quickly."
"The only issues we have had recently are with Windows updates that are built into the Windows server with Hyper-V."
"Hyper-V could improve by making it easier to manage."
"I also use VMware which I find to be more scalable and stable overall."
"We have our scientific network, and it's run off the university sever, and we need two servers to optimize our scientific work, such as the mathematics work. Then you have to work with Python and Java, and Microsoft isn't the best option for this kind of work"
"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."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"The memory and hardware usage could be a little bit lighter. Right now, it's quite heavy on the usage. The CPU usage should be lower."
"The communications setup lags. It does not connect properly so the batching and networking is a bit slow."
"This should have better support for multiple network cards and some parts of the GUI should be improved."
"It would be good if we could use Hyper-V Windows subsystems with Linux and VirtualBox on the same instance. Currently, to be able to use VirtualBox, we have to restart the machine into an instance of Windows where Hyper-V is disabled, which is understandably very inconvenient."
"The solution has to do a better job of promoting the product and its licensing capabilities."
"The solution needs to improve the methods used for starting and stopping the machine."
