We performed a comparison between Hyper V and Oracle VM Virtual Box based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results:
Our users like Hyper-V best. Many of our users are deeply committed to the Microsoft ecosystem, so it is an excellent seamless fit. Additionally, users find the failover feature very important and, as Hyper-V is not a heavy solution, it does not overuse resources. Hyper-V makes it easy to move any virtual machine across push servers without complication. Finally, Hyper-V is very easy to manage and offers great performance.
"The ease of use of Hyper-V is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"The solution has good scalability."
"The virtual SAN feature is helpful."
"The initial setup is simple. There's not much to do. We input one command or just one or two clicks on the UI. Initial setup in the Windows environment for any software is not that difficult."
"The most valuable feature of Hyper-V is that it's very intuitive."
"The restore function of the virtual server is valuable to me."
"I like that Hyper-V comes for free with Windows Server. You don't need to buy the license, and you only have to pay for the management aspect in System Center."
"Oracle VM Virtualbox is easy to use and does not require much training."
"The solution has high performance and is easy to use."
"The product gives us the flexibility to try different machines."
"I like that it is free and runs on Linux/Ubuntu - I wouldn't use any other solution. I am able to perform small developing tests."
"I like that Oracle VM is safe and stable. It is also very easy to administer. For example, opening a VM or adding a host adapter is extremely easy."
"The installation is easy."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that there is no cost because it is open source."
"The versatility, simplicity, and stability of the product are it's most valuable features."
"We would like to have a cloning function added to this product."
"We'd like a template feature to help deploy VMs quickly."
"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."
"Failure capabilities are insufficient for disaster recovery."
"The solution is lacking in numerous features and lacks flexibility."
"I have found it difficult to manage more than one virtual machine."
"Some of the interfaces need improvements, like the virtual switch or virtual VLAN interfaces."
"VLAN is not very easy to configure."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"Basically, the GUI and command-line interface need improvement."
"I find the solution to be incredibly unstable, constantly falling over and not working properly."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"The installation is difficult and could be improved."
"There are a few bugs that need to be updated."
"The solution is not flexible."
"Oracle’s support team should improve its response time."
Hyper-V is ranked 3rd in Server Virtualization Software with 38 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 13 reviews. Hyper-V is rated 7.6, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Hyper-V writes "It's a low-cost solution that enabled us to shrink everything down into a single server ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "Easy to set up with good data protection and a free version of the product". Hyper-V is most compared with VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, Proxmox VE, KVM and Citrix Hypervisor, whereas Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Oracle VM, VMware Workstation and VMware vSphere. See our Hyper-V vs. Oracle VM VirtualBox report.
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