Best free and stable solution on the market for me.

I would recommend Proxmox to others, but I advise ensuring that you have someone knowledgeable in Linux on hand. While I had some experience with the distribution, Proxmox still presented some learning curves. With a supportive community and growing user base, you'll likely find plenty of resources to address any challenges. Overall, I'm confident that with the right support, you'll have a smooth experience with Proxmox. Overall, I would rate it ten out of ten.

I'm a user. I'm in charge of the server farm and doing the configurations for our company.

I might be down two sub-versions. I'm not on the latest version. 

We are end-users. 

We use the solution within our own network. It's not public. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

We have been using the latest version of the solution. 

We are an IT company and selling it to customers. 

I'd advise others to just do enough planning before they deploy so everything is ready so that the system runs smoothly.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

I’m a customer and an end-user.

We’re about to migrate over to the 7.2 version from our current version. We have two clusters with servers we are managing with Proxmox.

I’d advise potential new users to just check it out and try it. The best thing to do is to set up a small installation or maybe mount it on a virtual box and play with it to see what t can do. It’s quite easy to start with.

I’d rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

I am using the latest version of Proxmox VE. Proxmox VE is a very, very good solution with good features.

It would be good if you could make a cloud image of Proxmox VE for Amazon, Azure, or Google.

Overall, I rate Proxmox VE an eight out of ten.

My advice to people considering the product is that they have nothing to lose. Run it in a development lab, make sure they are comfortable with it, and make sure that the application that their company runs can support that hypervisor. It should. Then deploy Proxmox and start saving money.  

I have been encouraging former colleagues of mine that are VMware users to start using Proxmox. I suggest they throw it in their development lab and spin it up and start building systems just so they can see the absolute benefits of this product and really enjoy the fact that they can have it as a solution at no cost.  

Proxmox is constantly coming out with updates. If the company you are working for has the appetite to run updates frequently in a production environment you can enjoy frequent releases. They are always looking to add additional features to the product. That is kind of nice. They have a very agile approach to the development of the application itself.  

What people are concerned about is that it is open source. But hopefully, they will start to realize all you have got to do is use the product, they do not have to program anything. It has got the same features that VMware has, but it is not as restrictive as VMware because it is open-source and you can actually build on it if you want to.  

In VMware, the hypervisor, which is called VirtualCenter, needs to live on its own system. It can not coexist with everything else. Proxmox does not have that issue. Proxmox can have everything living on one system. You will want more than one piece of hardware in a given cluster so you can set it up separately if you want to, but the possibility is there to put it all on one box. I think it is a little bit better than VMware in that sense because you have that flexibility.  

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is best, I would rate Proxmox VE as a seven-out-of-ten. Ironically, I would rate VMware lower than Proxmox because of the price.  

I rate Proxmox VE a ten out of ten.

I recommended the solution since it is a community-based solution and cost-effective.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

I just started to configure the product. I will set up the second server next week, so I’ll see how scalable the solution is. I do not know it yet. I didn’t have time to use the full solution to see what could be improved. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

We require 15 people for the deployment and maintenance of the solution including two developers.

We have around 400 web visitors that are supported by the solution per day.

We have two environments. We run one with Proxmox VE and the other with VMware.

I recommend the solution to others.

This solution is accessible to anyone. It does take time to learn and experiment with it. I rate this product nine out of 10. 

I'd recommend it for a small business or a startup business. It's very helpful for those who are starting up and have fewer users. For DR scenarios or use cases, it would be worth it.

Overall, I'd rate it a seven out of ten.

I am using the latest version of the solution. I would recommend the solution for small businesses. I would not recommend it for medium and large enterprises. Overall, I rate the product a four out of ten.

Proxmox VE and VMware ESXi are great options for beginners. I have some experience with Linux, which is sufficient for setting up the Proxmox VE environment and VMware ESXi. These two solutions are ideal choices for a small office.

I rate Proxmox VE a nine out of ten.

Do it! The simplicity will surprise you!

I would rate the solution a ten out of ten.

I rate Proxmox VE an eight out of ten.

My advice to anyone considering Proxmox VE is that they should study it to understand it, because it is feature reach, so you have to read the manuals. They have to read the manual and unfortunately the manual training level is on the high side, so for people who are experimenting or who are just coming into the free version, it might be a little bit hard for them. Proxmox should try and market more on the training side so users can speed it up and have a good adoption. I hear that people understand the product very well, because right now I don't think it has a rival. It's trying to beat the Oracle VM or the other VMs in the market.

On a scale of one to ten, I would give Proxmox VE a seven.

The solution's maintenance part was very easy.

I recommend Proxmox VE to others considering the online community support and because it is available as an open-source product.

I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.

My advice to others would be to choose simple solutions for only virtual machines with no extra integration of other features. This is an open-source solution and if someone wants to do something on the backend many things could go wrong. It is best to start with something simple, such as virtual machines with containers only. After they have had some experience then they can expand their knowledge with other solutions.

I rate Proxmox VE an eight out of ten.

My only recommendation to anyone thinking of implementing this solution is to read up on it, but give it some serious consideration because it really is a great product. In other words, don't let the freeware label scare you off.

I would rate this solution a seven out of 10. 

I would tell potential clients about the ease of use. What's quite surprising is that Microsoft is going that way now, but these guys had that solution there back in the day.

Microsoft is doing Software RAID with Server 2019. These guys already had that solution back in that day. They're doing cloud spaces, but Linux had SAFE back in the day. 

I'll tell them it's a cheap option. It's a stable option. I know Microsoft has done a lot in trying to get stable, but it's an affordable option. It's a stable solution, and it just works off the fly like that. 

You watch the video, use a storage guy, have a power guy, and have a good networking guy. You could get the service up and running compared to having a Microsoft MVP somewhere in a corner or on-call somewhere.

The releases are killing us. It's like they keep releasing every year. I would wish for them to come with something very stable. They keep coming up with something new every six months because I think their release cycle is every six months. I'm trying to finish something, and they release something new altogether, and I have to migrate. I know the iterations are as minimal as possible, but it still has an impact.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give  Proxmox VE a seven.

Version 7 is almost completely in use now. Two servers are going to be upgraded to 7.

I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten.

We use the on-premises deployment model.

Apart from a few small issues, everything works well in comparison to VMware. I would select Proxmox any day. The solution itself is really good.

The solution should definitely keep supporting the community, and always have a community edition because people who are interested in it will want to learn it. Once users get into production mode, they will definitely end up buying the support version. They should make the implementation easier, however, because then the solution would get more people on board.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Proxmox VE is free and is a lot more professional than VMware. I rate it a ten out of ten. 

With Proxmox VE you get everything in one box, including the ZFS & Ceph storage & LXC container technology. 

Even the support subscription is really good.

It's a wonderful open-source solution. It's out-of-the-box and it is easy to learn compared to other vendors. It is easy to deploy and maintain and you hardly have any trouble or challenges from the software. 

It provides peace of mind for management.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Proxmox VE a nine.

I recommend the main features of this solution considering its price. The only disadvantage of Proxmox VE is that it is a young solution so it does have some bugs.

I would highly recommend this solution. I would rate Proxmox VE a nine out of ten.

I would advise that you weigh your use cases very well before deciding whether to use Proxmox or not. It meets the needs of my use case, and I don't have any reason to complain. If there is a switch or change in my use case, I might decide to not use Proxmox. I might consider some other solution.

If you want to run Proxmox without paying for support, like any open-source solution, you have to read the documentation and be familiar with all the dependencies and requirements for your environment. Once you have all of that covered, you are good.

I would rate it a nine out of 10.

This is a product that I recommend trying. There are others that are bigger and better, albeit priced accordingly. This should definitely be tried and put through its paces.

Overall, this is a good product, although there is always room for improvement.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We're end-users. We use it in our offices. 

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

I utilize the solution solely for personal use, for my home net. I have a home server in which VMware is installed. I had to reinstall this on a monthly basis, which was a nightmare. One day I came across the solution, installed it into the server and it's been working like a charm ever since. 

They recently also released a backup solution, which is now in its second release. I think they also recently released version two. This backup solution can work with Proxmox to backup the Proxmox VMs. In terms of Proxmox, it really is an amazing product. I can't think of anything critical to say about it, to be honest. One can scale it and it allows for high visibility virtual machines can be replicated. One can do many things with the solution which would  be a nightmare to do in data centers. Proxmox VE makes it much easier to do.

When it comes to the solution, there is much integration involved. It's like it's own ecosystem, as Proxmox was making virtualization platforms and mail gateways before. Now, Proxmox offers its own backup solution. In the past, I would have had to use Veeam to backup the Proxmox virtual machines. Also, the restore wasn't so seamless. But, Proxmox offers its own backup solution for doing agentless backups and restores. It allows for five restores and even instant VM recovery, same as Veeam. It's just amazing. 

We are talking about the native ability to encrypt the storage. Lets say, for example, that I want to install Proxmox on the server, but I want the server to be encrypted. This means that, should I dispose of the hard disk, nobody would be able to decrypt my data.

My advice to others is to dive in straight away. Don't hesitate.

I rate Proxmox VE as a ten out of ten. 

I rate the product an eight out of ten. 

Proxmox VE is a great solution for small enterprises for small businesses. I'll recommend it just for that use.

I would rate Proxmox VE an eight out of ten.

It's one of those things for me to move things on to the cloud. It's not so easy. I am always on the laptop and have to monitor that because if you want to make strides; you need to stay online. Though we intend to go with a third party to look for another solution, we hope they will fix that in the next release.

The work panel is very good for intake. It's very easy to use and you can scale from other areas which is not a very technical way, so you can use them, including the panel. They can manage their integrated solutions, and that's very good because it's the thing that you want to scale. If the customer wants to operate a downgrade and do something with Proxmox VE, that is what will take you there. You can integrate Proxmox VE with other solutions. Proxmox VE is one thing if you want to start with cloud deployment.

We're simply customers. We don't have a business relationship with the solution.

We're currently using the latest version of the solution.

We use both cloud and on-premises deployment models.

The solution isn't too bad, and not too hard to figure out. Users considering taking on the solution can just watch some videos and train up a little bit. It will make it easier when it comes to setting everything up and understanding how to handle the solution.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It would be great if there was someone available in stateside hours instead of just German hours. Other than that, it offers pretty much everything we need at a pretty great price.

I would rate this solution a four, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

I would rate Proxmox VE 7 out of 10.

I'm just an end-user of the solution. I don't have a business relationship with Proxmox. I use the product in my classroom as a learning aid.

I'd recommend the solution. It's been an invaluable learning resource for myself and my students. It works well and shows off the potential of virtual environments. I use it often for my classes and with my students as a teaching device.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate this product at an eight. I would only give VMware a higher rating. It's definitely at the top of my list in terms of technology in this area.

This product is fantastic.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

My advice to others wanting to implement this solution is if you're looking to virtualize, ask yourself why. In terms of bringing your costs and energy consumption down, never mind the whole global eco-footprint hype that everybody wants to get onto. The reality is, for any business, keeping a business afloat is about dollars and cents, and if you can accomplish your IT tasks at a lower cost and expense, have better utilization of hardware, you've probably already hacked a path to what way to move forward.

Instead of spending hundreds of thousands on multiple servers, to then have a less than 5% utilization on each machine, while they using up 500, 600 watts of power, is not efficient. With virtualization, you're running multiple VMs on one physical piece of hardware. You get much better utilization out of it, you're getting much more for the money you are paying, and without any significant drop in performance.

When one considers the internal networking on the VM, where you have different VMs and your containers are running on internal networks. You're not limited to gigabits or 10-gigabits throughputs. It runs on the PCI Express speeds on the board, it is a lot quicker.

I rate Proxmox VE an eight out of ten.

For implementing this solution, you must have technical support. 

I would rate Proxmox VE a 10 out of 10. It is an excellent and complete solution. I really like it.

This is a solution that I recommend.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

We use the standard community edition of the solution. We use the on-premises deployment model.

The planning of the volumes is very important because if you're converting from one format to another, you can have some challenges there. I would advise others to plan the setup very, very well so that you do not have to migrate systems into different formats. That's the only challenge that we had.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

It's well worth using. It's highly recommended and we have had no issues.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We use the hybrid cloud deployment model.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

If I have to rate this solution, I will give it an eight out of ten. In the next version I would like to see differential packages. This version does not include that, so we have to use a third party or an opensource. Whenever we want to write a large, 500 gigabyte script to do differential packages for Proxmox VM, it is difficult to take a full package every day. So if that feature could be added in the future, it would be great.