We performed a comparison between Citrix Hypervisor and KVM 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."The support for this solution is phenomenal."
"This is a good product for virtualization and it is easy to use."
"Scripting can automate procedures."
"I find it very easy to manage and at a cost that small customers would never refuse (free)."
"Citrix is easy to use and is stable."
"This is a dependable solution for virtualization with a good community for product support."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is very fast. It also works very well for physically small servers."
"The price is the solution's most valuable feature."
"If you are a Linux desktop user, KVM is the solution to go with if you have to start virtual machines with Linux or other operating systems with almost zero extra configuration needed."
"If you prefer command-line, there are all kinds of command-line options."
"The most helpful aspect of KVM is the fact that the interface is so minimal. It includes just what you need to set up the VMs and manage them, and it's very simple to do so."
"The most valuable feature is hypervisor. I can host at the same time different operating systems in Linux Windows."
"The product's scalability is good...It's a very stable product."
"One of the best features of KVM is its user-friendly interface."
"What I like most about KVM is that it's very easy to use. Everything is built-in, even when writing command lines."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"There are several areas that need improvement including the stability of the networking stack and networking management."
"The solution is only in English. It would be ideal if it was in Portuguese."
"The manageability of the solution needs improvement. It's an extremely bad product to handle."
"It needs improvement with the security features."
"I think the technical support could be better."
"Assigning the order of virtual server startup is not very easy and this can be improved."
"Live migration is something that can be improved."
"Network management needs improvement because it is not very stable."
"The KVM tech support is really bad. They are not very responsive."
"In our setup, we do not have any dashboards or orchestration, and it is hard to manage. We have 25 gig network cards, but the software driver we have only supported 10 gigs."
"One thing that maybe could be improved is making it easier to scale. It needs to be more clear on how to scale the storage space for virtual machines."
"I would like to see more focus on microservices and integration with Kubernetes or OpenShift."
"Some things are pretty basic, and they could be more robust with more detail."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved and made more user-friendly."
"I have previously used VMware and KVM is easier to use. However, they both have their strengths depending on their use cases. They are mostly equal. One of VMware's advantages is it has better support."
"We still occasionally build Interlaced Wireless Protection within our environment. The ecosystem entails areas, where we support agents, and release backup and security solutions. Collaboration with independent software vendors (ITOLs or ITOLED) is necessary to offer these solutions to customers. However, the scope of the ecosystem in KVM is not as extensive as that of VMware's. In contrast, VMware boasts a robust partner network, allowing for comprehensive customer solutions. On the other hand, KVM’s ecosystem is comparatively limited in comparison. I would like to see FT features in KVM."
Citrix Hypervisor is ranked 8th in Server Virtualization Software with 45 reviews while KVM is ranked 4th in Server Virtualization Software with 39 reviews. Citrix Hypervisor is rated 8.2, while KVM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Citrix Hypervisor writes "Good features, fair pricing, and excellent reliability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of KVM writes "Delivers good performance because of kernel-based virtualization". Citrix Hypervisor is most compared with Proxmox VE, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Oracle VM VirtualBox and Nutanix AHV Virtualization, whereas KVM is most compared with Proxmox VE, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere and IBM PowerVM. See our Citrix Hypervisor vs. KVM report.
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