Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox

Hyper-V is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 8 reviews vs Oracle VM VirtualBox which is ranked 3rd in Server Virtualization Software with 5 reviews. The top reviewer of Hyper-V writes " Simplicity and intuitiveness of the platform are attractive, it grows on you with time". The top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "Linux-wise, I go with the VirtualBox because of the simplicity. ". Hyper-V is most compared with Oracle VM VirtualBox, VMware Workstation and KVM. Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Hyper-V, KVM and vSphere. See our Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.

Hyper-V

Oracle VM VirtualBox

20385

Hyper-V

Based on 8 reviews.

28856

Oracle VM VirtualBox

Based on 5 reviews.

Most Helpful Review

reviewer930288

User at a healthcare company

Its performance, stability, and redundancy are all very dependable

* It was our first step into virtualization around five years ago. * It allows for quick deployment of servers and workloads.

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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Quotes From Members Comparing Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox

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Pros
It works very well. Its performance, stability, and redundancy are all very dependable.It allows for quick deployment of servers and workloads.Hyper-V provided freedom to spin up development and test environments. As projects were created, an environment could be created and applied.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. 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
I would love to see other options for connecting VMs to large data storage.We have our cluster connected to a Dell EMC VNX (SAN). The Hyper-V nodes are on Cisco UCS blades, and everything is interconnected via fiber. I attempted to use a virtual Fibre Channel connection to present a SAN volume to a VM but was not able to make that work.It needs additional administration and monitoring capabilities.Status and availability became an issue and need.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. 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	2nd out of 14 In Server Virtualization Software Views 70,878 Comparisons 47,158 Reviews 7 Followers 922 Avg. Rating 7.4	3rd out of 14 In Server Virtualization Software Views 52,672 Comparisons 31,316 Reviews 5 Followers 436 Avg. Rating 8.2
Top Comparisons
Top Comparisons	Oracle VM VirtualBox vs. Hyper-V Compared 49% of the time. VMware Workstation vs. Hyper-V Compared 15% of the time. KVM vs. Hyper-V Compared 14% of the time. See more Hyper-V competitors »	Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox Compared 71% of the time. KVM vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox Compared 7% of the time. vSphere vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox Compared 7% of the time. See more Oracle VM VirtualBox competitors »

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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
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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 Outsourcing Company 18% Aerospace/Defense Firm 9% Manufacturing Company 9% Integrator 9% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Financial Services Firm 14% Transportation Company 9% Government 7% Manufacturing Company 7%	REVIEWERS Aerospace/Defense Firm 15% Financial Services Firm 15% Software R&D Company 15% Legal Firm 8% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Media Company 15% Comms Service Provider 13% Transportation Company 10% University 6%
Company Size
Company Size	REVIEWERS Small Business 47% Midsize Enterprise 24% Large Enterprise 29% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 18% 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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