Compare Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox
Hyper-V is ranked 4th in Server Virtualization Software with 26 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 14 reviews. Hyper-V is rated 8.2, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Hyper-V writes "An easy setup with good scalability and stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "Fast, very easy to use, and is rock-solid stable". Hyper-V is most compared with KVM, Proxmox VE, VMware Workstation, Citrix Hypervisor and VMware vSphere, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with KVM, Proxmox VE, VMware Workstation, Citrix Hypervisor and VMware vSphere. See our Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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The solution has an easy setup. The most valuable feature is being able to do checkpoints then roll back to the checkpoint because that's what we need to test the software. We're testing the installation and then we roll it back and retest it. I think all of these improvements are going in a good direction. For me, its direction is good and I'm very satisfied with this product. Hyper-V improved the infrastructure drastically, not only from a performance perspective but from a control/administration view as well. I think the cluster environment is a good feature of Hyper-V because, if something happens, then it will automatically move to some other mode. This is a great feature of the solution. The setup was straightforward and easy for our company. The deployment was fast. It is easy to use, and it is stable. It is a good solution. It utilizes the hardware so there are multiple applications running on one hypervisor. | The solution is very convenient and easy to use. This is a good and easy solution for running virtual environments. This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable. The initial setup was straightforward. The most valuable feature is the ability to copy bidirectionally between the desktop and the virtual machine. This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux. The solution is very stable. I think VirtualBox has good stability because I use it in an environment with several resolutions. |
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There needs to be more functionality overall in the Hyper-V manager. It would be nice if they had video acceleration, they got rid of that and VMware has video acceleration. I am using this solution with E-Notes. I heard that there will be future improvements in integration of the E-notes systems. This would be very helpful. There are some storage problems which do occur in high load systems, especially SQL workloads. Sometimes it is a mess, and it is getting hanged. It should be something that could be easily fixed. It made us have to deal with fixing the bugs. In my opinion, read the documentation carefully. If you do not, you will have problems. I think there is room for improvement in terms of the cloud solutions. There are bugs, and this should be resolved by Microsoft. | The solution needs to improve the methods used for starting and stopping the machine. This should have better support for multiple network cards and some parts of the GUI should be improved. It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network. The solution needs to improve its flexibility. It's not as flexible as VMware. It should have the functionality where if I move the mouse away from one screen, the context changes automatically. The user interface needs to be improved. 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. The technical support needs to improve. |
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We previously used VMware, but we switched because Hyper-V is cheaper and delivers the same stability for less money. The pricing is not much. We have a very big environment, and pricing is no problem. The pricing and licensing is pretty good. I think it is expensive. I think if they want it to be more competitive, they should lower the price. The pricing and licensing is fine. The Hyper-V pricing and licensing are very good. The pricing is not an issue for us because we have a licensing agreement with Microsoft. So we are given an 80% discount. I do not have experience with pricing or licensing of the product. | Everything is free within limitations. Once you go over a certain level of usage you have to license the product. The product is free to use. Pricing does not apply for us, we do not have to pay for the service. It is a very cost-effective solution. |
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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:
| 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 |
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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. |
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Financial Services Firm17% Energy/Utilities Company8% Healthcare Company8% Manufacturing Company8% Computer Software Company27% Comms Service Provider17% Media Company8% Government7% | Financial Services Firm20% Aerospace/Defense Firm10% Manufacturing Company10% Computer Software Company10% Computer Software Company36% Comms Service Provider17% Media Company8% K 12 Educational Company Or School8% |
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