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Hyper-V vs Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 7, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Hyper-V
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
144
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Server Virtualization Software (3rd)
Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
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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 is stable."
"The simplicity and intuitiveness of the platform. It was a very simple adaptation, if you have any experience in virtualization."
"It is actually very low on resources. It doesn't use many resources. It is also very easy to tailor. You can change things like the amount of memory and storage on the fly. It is very stable and reliable. I like its replication feature, which is very good. It is also very easy to move the virtual machines across push servers without any difficulty. Its performance is also very good. Now with this pandemic, a lot of workers are working from home. A lot of workers have been using laptops as their desktop computers, and they would remote into a virtual PC. There is no difficulty, and they can't tell the difference between this and the real one. It is much easier to manage."
"The technical support for Hyper-V is excellent, and I rate it as nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly and easy to use."
"It is a great advantage for any company that is using a Microsoft Windows server."
"I find Hyper V useful in managing virtual machines in environments with smaller workloads."
"There are two very good things about this product including licensing and stability."
"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
 

Cons

"I would like Microsoft to put more effort into the Admin Center interface and make it much easier. It is customizable, but you have to be a PowerShell expert to customize these things. That is a limitation."
"Traditional architecture, such as converged infrastructure, should be done away with"
"The corrupted volume is a problem."
"We would like to have a cloning function added to this product."
"The weakness of Hyper-V is in its interaction with iSCSI protocols."
"It would be nice if they had video acceleration, they got rid of that and VMware has video acceleration."
"The solution could improve by having virtual restore."
"Enhanced visibility and reporting capabilities are desired for better insights and analysis."
"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We rent our licenses for this solution, which means that we also have access to premium-level support. The rental cost is payable annually and includes a number of products that work with this solution. It also allows us to run unlimited virtual machines without needing a license for each one."
"It's cheap, but not the best."
"Microsoft Hyper-V is not expensive and is easy to set up."
"I think it is expensive. I think if they want it to be more competitive, they should lower the price."
"Hyper-V is cost-effective and is a one-time purchase. Microsoft has multiple licensing options available, such as a subscription model and an outside purchase model that customers can choose as per their requirements."
"Hyper-V's price is essentially zero because it's a feature of the operating system that I can enable and disable at will."
"Thanks to our enterprise agreement with Microsoft, Hyper-V is free for us."
"There is nothing extra required for Hyper-V apart from the licenses that one purchases to use Microsoft Windows."
"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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Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business69
Midsize Enterprise37
Large Enterprise45
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Questions from the Community

How does KVM compare with Hyper-V?
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How does Proxmox VE compare with Hyper-V?
One of the best things about Proxmox VE is that it is open-source and very inexpensive. You get all of the same features as with the more well-known products. Proxmox VE is very easy to deploy - it...
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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