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Hyper-V vs Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 5, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Hyper-V
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
143
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Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Ananth Narayana Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective and good for small workloads while addressing update-driven challenges is needed
I use Azure Monitor and other monitoring solutions to support clients in Accenture's managed services. We support multiple environments, primarily on cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, and also on-premises environments with operating systems like Windows, Linux, and Solaris, among others…
Ramon Ruiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Significant backup for containers, but the customer service is terrible
Anyone considering this solution should not compare it to the old versions. They should be a partner with Virtuozzo and run all the certifications. Also, they need a good lab to understand the technology and how they can apply that technology conveniently. This is very commercial software. It does not have support, so you will need to be hands-on. I would rate Odin Virtuozzo a six out of 10 overall.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution has good scalability."
"The ease of use of Hyper-V is the most valuable feature."
"We appreciate how easy this solution is to implement on standalone severs."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to integrate the Hyper-Visor center from one console."
"The flexibility and API are the most valuable features. It helps us be able to integrate with other systems and then push data easily."
"Live migration, SMB3."
"I value the simplicity of configuration because it has worked as expected for my client."
"The Failover Clustering feature allows us to be able to make our most critical workload highly available."
"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
 

Cons

"ometimes a server or machine shuts down and doesn't automatically restart."
"The security part of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The backup site could be better. We used to face a lot of issues, and we are looking to solve that now. We are in the process of moving all the infrastructure to the cloud. It could also use more integration on the management part. We also need more integration on the monitoring sites."
"Virtualizing Linux isn't as easy as virtualizing Windows."
"Hyper-V could improve by making it easier to manage."
"Today, most backup tools and others prefer VMware. Hyper-V should ensure the features of VMware are covered within its platform."
"It might make it easier to move VMs across Hotmail hosts. This application process make it a little bit easier."
"If I want to create a cluster of around five to 10 physical servers Hyper-V does not get integrated with any kind of virtual sense, such as vSense."
"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do not have experience with pricing or licensing of the product."
"It's cheap, but not the best."
"The pricing and licensing is pretty good."
"If you have the standard edition of Windows server then with each copy of the operating system, you have two virtual machines for free."
"The pricing is not much. We have a very big environment, and pricing is no problem."
"The licensing is pretty straightforward."
"I wish the licensing was simpler, and allowed for a greater number of VM's with the Microsoft standard licensing, but overall I think it's fair. The pricing is definitely fair."
"The licensing is good for a data center environment."
"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
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Comparison Review

it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2015
Hyper-V 2012 R2 vs. VMware vSphere 5.5
I was won with Hyper-V 2012R2 recently and the table below based on customer RFP (edited). This articles all about technical, there is not related with TCO/ROI, licensing cost, “political”, etc. Another to noted is the Windows Server 2012 licenses is based on 2 socket CPU, meanwhile…
 

Top Industries

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Educational Organization
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Hyper-V?
The initial setup is not difficult at all. It is very easy.
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Sample Customers

Large customer base from all industries, all over the world. Two major Hyper-V customers are Telefonica and EmpireCLS.
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