Hyper-V vs Oracle VM VirtualBox

Hyper-V is ranked 4th in Server Virtualization Software with 9 reviews vs Oracle VM VirtualBox which is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 13 reviews. The top reviewer of Hyper-V writes "What is Hyper-V over SMB?". The top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "We like the fact that Virtualbox is easy to set up, it's ready to go, and we can install Oracle PeopleSoft images on a Linux OS". Hyper-V is most compared with Oracle VM VirtualBox, VMware Workstation and KVM. Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Hyper-V, vSphere and Proxmox VE. See our Hyper-V vs Oracle VM VirtualBox report.

Hyper-V

Oracle VM VirtualBox

20385

Hyper-V

Based on 9 reviews.

28856

Oracle VM VirtualBox

Based on 13 reviews.

Most Helpful Review

Shabarinath Thekkemeppully Ramadasan

Systems Architect at a tech vendor

Realized benefits in the smaller data center space, power, and cooling, in addition to the benefit from the...

Hyper-V has become a real matured virtualization platform with Windows Server 2012 R2. The organization that I work for was having a virtualization... Read more »

Edgar Jerez

CEO and CTO

Flexibility allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh

Having the flexibility to have VirtualBox run on a local machine, or over on the cloud.

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Pros
The organization has realized the benefits on smaller data center space, power, cooling, etc. apart from the benefit that the virtualization layer brings in.It runs our most critical workloads and supports all our branch offices.The Failover Clustering feature allows us to be able to make our most critical workload highly available.The simplicity and intuitiveness of the platform. It was a very simple adaptation, if you have any experience in virtualization.The simplicity and intuitiveness of the platform. It was a very simple adaptation, if you have any experience in virtualization.The simplicity and intuitiveness of the platform. It was a very simple adaptation, if you have any experience in virtualization.Live migration, SMB3. Read more »	The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh.The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh.VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environmentThe configuration and installation is pretty straightforward.The flexibility as well as performance wise and as well as data volume, we have huge volume stored. Read more »
Cons
SCVMM needs to be more user-friendly. Without SCVMM, automating is not easy to use and we look forward to the upcoming versions of SCVMM becoming simpler and more admin friendly.They can hot add NICs to the VMs. However, there is still not the ability to hot add virtual processors to running VMs.There is a hard limitation of 20 gigs per file with Dropbox, so you've got to overcome that by chunking the zip files into something smaller and manageable.There is a hard limitation of 20 gigs per file with Dropbox, so you've got to overcome that by chunking the zip files into something smaller and manageable.There is a hard limitation of 20 gigs per file with Dropbox, so you've got to overcome that by chunking the zip files into something smaller and manageable.Storage via SMB3. Read more »	We're working with them to be able to allow the local USB ports to be ported over to the remote desktop, running VirtualBox.We're working with them to be able to allow the local USB ports to be ported over to the remote desktop, running VirtualBox.It's not as robust as server platforms, nor does it need to be.One valuable feature would be for it to work right the first time but it doesn't necessarily do that. Read more »

Pricing and Cost Advice
Once we bought the datacenter version of the server, we did away with worrying about the cost of licensing our VMs separatelyIt comes with all the features and goodies inside the box, so you do not have to purchase anything else.We did not have to pay extra money for the Failover Clustering feature.It's cheap, but not the best. Read more »	Information Not Available

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Ranking
RANKING	4th out of 14 In Server Virtualization Software Views 62,397 Comparisons 52,662 Reviews 8 Followers 1,256 Avg. Rating 7.7	2nd out of 14 In Server Virtualization Software Views 48,085 Comparisons 37,730 Reviews 18 Followers 854 Avg. Rating 8.3
Top Comparisons
Top Comparisons	Oracle VM VirtualBox vs. Hyper-V Compared 54% of the time. VMware Workstation vs. Hyper-V Compared 13% of the time. KVM vs. Hyper-V Compared 13% of the time. See more Hyper-V competitors »	Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox Compared 76% of the time. vSphere vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox Compared 7% of the time. Proxmox VE vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox Compared 6% of the time. See more Oracle VM VirtualBox competitors »

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Website/Video	Microsoft	Oracle
Overview
Overview	Hyper-V is a native hypervisor for x86-64 systems, enabling platform virtualization. It is a Microsoft product that comes in two forms. One form is Hyper-V as a standalone product, known as Hyper-V Server (Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is the latest version). The other form is as a role to be installed in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or the x64 version of Window 8 Pro. No matter what form it takes, Hyper-V gives you the services and tools required to create a virtualized server environment. Hyper-V creates a cost-effective, stable and productive server virtualization environment by running multiple operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, and more, in parallel on one server. Some of the business benefits of installing Hyper-V include: Create a private cloud environment or expand an existing one. Optimize hardware utilization and minimize resource consumption by consolidating servers in the form of virtual machines on one physical host. Improvement of business continuity. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure creation or expansion. Greater efficiency for test and development activities.	Oracle VM Virtualbox is a cross-platform virtualizer for x86 servers and desktops, and is also for embedded usage. With this product, you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine, all at the same time, making it a powerful tool to test, develop, demonstrate and deploy solutions. Oracle VM Virtualbox is a professional solution that is also freely available as Open Source Software. It is for both enterprise and home use. This x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization software is high performing and rich in features. Oracle VM Virtualbox currently runs on Windows, Linux, Solaris and Macintosh. It also supports many guest operating systems, such as Windows, DOX/Windows 3. Linux, OS/2, OpenBSD, Solaris and OpenSolaris. For more information on Oracle VM VirtualBox, visit Oracle.com
Sample Customers
Sample Customers	Large customer base from all industries, all over the world. Two major Hyper-V customers are Telefonica and EmpireCLS.	Airbus, Colorado State University, SCS Africa, Wolf Medical Systems.
Top Industries
Top Industries	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm 18% Outsourcing Company 18% Insurance Company 9% Transportation Company 9% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Financial Services Firm 13% Transportation Company 9% Government 7% Manufacturing Company 7%	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm 14% Software R&D Company 14% Aerospace/Defense Firm 14% K 12 Educational Company Or School 14% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Media Company 15% Comms Service Provider 13% Transportation Company 10% University 6%
Company Size
Company Size	REVIEWERS Small Business 48% Midsize Enterprise 23% Large Enterprise 29% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 17% Midsize Enterprise 33% Large Enterprise 49%	REVIEWERS Small Business 30% Midsize Enterprise 41% Large Enterprise 30% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 29% Midsize Enterprise 20% Large Enterprise 51%

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