Proxmox VE Reviews

I use this solution as a virtualization and Linux container platform for a small-medium Enterprise. It's highly stable, flexible, expansible, and compatible. The characteristics of the software combined with the hardware performance allow for the deployment of services in many different and variable scenarios, especially on-site for companies that need this kind of deployment.

Proxmox allows us to achieve affordable performance while keeping high levels of data protection and flexibility. It also enables the deployment of services for small enterprises that need on-site deployment, and at the same time, it helps keep the budget under control. It maintains very low energy, noise, and steric footprint for the office environment.

For me, there are several features that I find valuable, including:

• Use of open-source software.
• Compatibility with simple Linux container solutions on the same hosts.
• The integration of a simple and flexible backup solution.
• The dashboard/control panel.

Worthy of special mention is the community, which is excellent at solving or explaining difficulties for the users of the solution.

This solution needs a more flexible and efficient backup solution in the dashboard.

The capacity for integrating deployment through WAN is needed. Something like a Federation tool for Central monitoring and management.

UPS supervision integration would be a nice feature because right now this has been integrated by ourselves using another tool that is not on the platform.

Besides using the free unlicensed version, the updates are very stable. I have only had one reported incident in eight years. Systems are deployed in office scenarios.

This solution scales relatively easily.

I have never used the technical support. Instead, I have relied on the community.

Prior to this solution, I used VMware VSphere 5 and 6, but it requires mostly professional (certified) IT equipment. The performance impact of the hypervisor and control panel is very heavy and it requires an independent backup solution. It also does not support Linux containers.

The initial setup was relatively simple. We had a couple of servers and an iSCSI SAN, VLAN, and LACP Bonding with no HA.

We performed the implementation in-house.

The time it took for us to see the ROI was very short.

Proxmox is free software, but if you prefer the support and a more rested repository then you can pay for it.

I evaluated several products including Docker, HyperV, VirtualBox, and KVM.

At the moment, it's used for the virtualization of everything within my test environment.

I'm not using the newest version of Proxmox.

It brings all those benefits that virtualization brings. It reduces cost. I don't have to invest so much in buying many servers. I can go buy one new server with enough resources, and I can virtualize using that server. I can also layer features, such as routing, firewall, HTTP, and VLANs, on top of that.

In addition to the virtualization, the firewall and the routing functions that it provides are valuable.

Its user interface can be improved. In the version that I am using, not all functions can be performed by using the UI. There can be some improvement on that. I'm assuming that it has already been improved in the latest version.

I have been using this solution for the past three years or so.

It has been absolutely wonderful in terms of reliability and performance.

I see the options for scalability, but for my own use case, I don't have the need to have several instances. It is just for my test environment, but the options that they provide sound interesting. There are some high availability configurations for multiple Proxmox instances.

My environment has about 30 users. It is being used every day. It is an operational tool because the environment has to be up.

The way the licensing is structured is that you have to pay for the support. My use case is just for my test environment. I have not deployed it on production, so I've not had any need for technical support.

I've worked in environments where other solutions, such as VMware, have been used, but personally, I have not used any other solution. This is the first solution I am using as far as virtualization is concerned.

For me, it was straightforward. There are different user levels for things like this, but it was straightforward for me. It takes about a day or two.

I implemented it myself. For its deployment and maintenance, you need a minimum of one and a maximum of two people. The second person is for backup reasons when the primary resource is not available.

I have absolutely seen an ROI. I am not able to measure the actual value in terms of returns, but because I've invested nothing, apart from the cost of the server or the hypervisor upon which the Proxmox is installed, the value that we've got from it has been huge.

The way the licensing of Proxmox is structured, you can use it for free. It is an open-source solution, and you can use it for free, but if you do need support, then you have to pay for the support. So, you can use it in a way that you don't have to pay anything, which is a plus point for me. For people or users who have huge and more intense use cases, the advice or the recommendation is to always pay for support. In case something goes wrong, you can fall back on the team that will attend to your request. For me, at the moment, the cost is zero.

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.

There are a number of services that we need, such as a dedicated phone system and an Active Directory server, that we run in a virtualized environment. Doing so means that we don't need to use dedicated hardware for them.

This is a low-use, but a high-need solution for us. It is helpful because it means that we don't need dedicated hardware for all of our services. It has allowed us to grow the way we have, over the past couple of years.

The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment.

For the most part, it is quite user-friendly.

The interface can be a little bit rough in places. There are some things that need to be done using the command-line interface, and these should be moved into the web-based interface. There are also aspects related to storage that are difficult to do with the interface.

We have been using Proxmox for between two and three years.

We have had absolutely no problems with stability.

Scalability is excellent and it seems to run with quite a low overhead.

I have been experimenting with adding nodes to the cluster so that we can create more of a high-availability system. The process is just a matter of installing the software and then copying and pasting the license key. It couldn't be easier.

I have not had problems that necessitated contacting technical support.

I did not use a similar solution prior to implementing Proxmox.

The initial setup is easy.

I am the person who is responsible for configuring and maintaining Proxmox.

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 use the solution for managing infrastructure like VMs.

It's really helped my day-to-day activities. I started my career ten years ago, and it's made my work very simple. 

It's very user-friendly. 

The solution is relatively easy to use.

Migrations and backups are easy.

It offers good high availability.

This is an open-source product that is free to use. 

The solution needs to move to the cloud. It would be nice if they made it more robust there.

We'd like to see more resource and user management.

If they had virtualization technology, it would be even more useful. That said, it's pretty good right now, as an open-source solution. As long as they provide what they have right now properly, we are happy.

I've been using the solution for six or seven years. I've used the solution for a while at this point. 

The solution is open-source. 

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 have Proxmox VE, which is based on Debian Linux, installed at home. It's part of my virtualization now. It allows one to create  virtual machines in containers. We basically created a web interface. My test environment and pfSense are installed on the solution for building the data center. I am using version seven, which is the latest version that was recently released. I've been working with Proxmox since version two. 

The solution can be used to virtualize environments, as well as for containers, similar to that of VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix and OpenStack. Proxmox takes a different approach. It provides one single user interface to configure the virtual machines, the containers, the management and everything else. It's based on Debian Linux, using KVM. The web interface replaces the need to deal with the command line. It allows a person to create virtual machines and is very user-friendly. It's an amazing product. 

A feature which should be added is the ability to encrypt the main installation. The address cannot be encrypted when installing the solution as an operating system. However, because it's a Debian based project, one can always install Debian Linux, encrypt it and then install Proxmox on top of that.

While my experience with the solution is still very new, there are many features that need to be added for the backup part, not the one involving virtualization. While we are talking about a complete solution, it would be amazing if this issue concerning the backup part were to be addressed. 

I have been using Proxmox VE for five years.

The solution is really stable. 

The solution is extremely scalable. 

I never tried the Proxmox tech support. As it is an open source project, they have a good community online. So, I did not find any trouble googling the issues I faced and finding solutions for them.

The installation takes 30 minutes. It's not that hard, as it is on a GUI. There's an interface to it involving one's country, the email address, password and IP address that one wishes to use. That's it. It will handle everything else.

Because I'm using Proxmox VE for personal use and it's an AGPL license project, I can use it at home for free. Enterprise support can be provided, although I have never tried this and always took advantage of the community subscription. Once I installed the solution, I replaced the enterprise repository to the community one. I don't get all the goodness of Proxmox VE, but that is okay.

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. 

We can access the product from iPhone 7. It is stable and easy. 

Proxmox VE needs improvement in cloud computing. 

I have been using the solution for 12 months personally. For professional work, I have been using it for seven months. 

I rate the Proxmox VE's stability an eight out of ten. 

I rate the tool's scalability an eight out of ten. There is only one user for Proxmox VE. 

I have yet to use technical support. I use Google to find answers. 

I rate the product's setup an eight out of ten. 

I rate the product an eight out of ten. 

We use this solution for our file servers. Most of the applications are file servers and some are employed as web servers for internal applications that we use.

Most of what we use is for file servers and for some internal web server applications for local use. 

It is easy to deploy.

We are using servers individually, and we are looking for a reliable application that allows us to hop between servers with high availability. It is one of our primary goals to have a hyper-converged solution. With the high availability, we can make some hop-switch deployment teams between our servers.

It could be more user-friendly with the configuration.

We have been using Proxmox VE for almost one year.

We are using Version 6.3.

We have no issues with the stability of Proxmox Ve.

Proxmox VE is a scalable solution, but we are not necessarily interested in expanding our usage. We want to make some changes to something that is more reliable.

We have no support from Proxmox VE. Our support is from the internet. It would be helpful to have some support included.

The initial setup is easy and straightforward. We set it up locally.

Our team does the configurations.

It takes a couple of days to deploy.

We are looking for another Hypervisor similar to VMware.

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.

We sell Proxmox VE solutions to our customers. The workload to help our customers may be the biggest use case to be on the cloud. We use a bunch of statuses, and different ways to deliver databases, and SQL Servers. So, that's the natural way we use the platform on the cloud.

It has a good performance and you can cluster it.

It's more about the clusters. The clusters are pretty much good and have a high performance and impact.

For now, we're planning to migrate to another solution because there seems to be a lot of backups that we have set up. We have reviewed Proxmox VE but we want to focus more on our customers. In fact, we have already finished our first deployment and we will receive more features that will go to the cloud.

I have been using Proxmox VE for the past five years.

You don't have to be very observant. We have maybe three times the hard one, but it seems as if this is an open-source solution that is supported by the community, and it's okay.

If you feel you have the skills to do it, you can go hands-on by yourself to do these deliveries, and it's going to be very useful for the solution. You need to have the training and the right skills.

For now, we are pretty much working on that, but I think someday, we will make it solve another class from our class which is very good because we have an installation. If you start from the beginning, it's the third one, maybe you have the profile, so you will deploy it in maybe four days.

So it's what you have to like to go there, but it can work because if you have some problems, you have that resource to go and I found things they will need. They will keep you updated and will help you a lot. So if you ask me, their service is good. The community forum is very technical, and they're quick to respond when they are messaged.

The setup is very easy, but the problem is when you have to customize the solution they're talking about more episodes. You have to be more hands-on to have a very good draft, it will be more helpful to have a very good delivery.

For the price, performance is going to be the first takeaway we can offer to our customers.

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.