We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and Oracle VM VirtualBox based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can increase resources with it automatically."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in terms of managing the hardware resources such as RAM, CPU, and the network."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"It is a complete solution."
"It's scalable. Whenever we buy another product other than hardware, it's easily integrated into the virtualization software that we download."
"IBM PowerVM's most valuable feature is stability."
"The most valuable features in this solution are you do not get degradation in the performance like you could get in other solutions. There is a physical adapter that is better than a virtual one and you can assign adapters to a VM."
"IBM PowerVM has the highest clock speed."
"The product gives us the flexibility to try different machines."
"I like that Oracle VM is safe and stable. It is also very easy to administer. For example, opening a VM or adding a host adapter is extremely easy."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use."
"This product is very user-friendly and easy to use."
"I like that it has a snapshot feature."
"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."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution were the support and performance of the product and the flexibility it gives you to work."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"The hardware licensing model could be improved because the licensing model is a bit different from the standard hardware procured."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"The solution should be advanced to fit with the container constantly."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"I would like for IBM to be more focuses on the cloud."
"IBM PowerVM does not integrate with Microsoft."
"This solution is lacking the ability to have servers act as a cluster, such as in VMware. IBM has come out with a feature similar to VMware's vCenter but it is not as mature. They need to add LPM shared-nothing feature, such as in vMotion."
"PowerVM's platform build and performance could be improved."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"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."
"They could improve the graphics functionality of the product."
"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."
"We're working with them to be able to allow the local USB ports to be ported over to the remote desktop, running VirtualBox."
"When I select the Ubuntu operating system from within the virtual machine, it sometimes hangs."
"Oracle’s support team should improve its response time."
"I find the solution to be incredibly unstable, constantly falling over and not working properly."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 61 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Proxmox VE, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and RHEV. See our IBM PowerVM vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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