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.
"It allows for quick deployment of servers and workloads."
"The initial setup is not difficult at all. It is very easy."
"The most valuable feature is that it's an end-to-end solution."
"Live migration, SMB3."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"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."
"We chose this solution because of the pricing and the simplicity of the product."
"It's a very manageable product."
"The solution is very convenient and easy to use."
"VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment"
"This solution creates a snapshot of virtual machines so you can create test environments."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution were the support and performance of the product and the flexibility it gives you to work."
"It's very simple to use."
"It's a pretty good product in terms of monitoring."
"I think VirtualBox has good stability because I use it in an environment with several resolutions."
"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."
"Microsoft increased the price for this solution when adding the Storage Spaces Direct feature."
"Hyper-V requires improvement with manageability."
"There is a problem with high-availability if the load is too high."
"The management of Hyper-V could improve, there is a lot to improve in that area."
"The corrupted volume is a problem."
"I would love to see other options for connecting VMs to large data storage."
"It would be nice if they provided a free management console that we could use to manage all of the hosts for no additional fee."
"I encounter issues such as mouse cursor problems, dependencies, lagging, freezing, and unresponsiveness using Hyper-V."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"It would be good if we could use Hyper-V Windows subsystems with Linux and VirtualBox on the same instance. Currently, to be able to use VirtualBox, we have to restart the machine into an instance of Windows where Hyper-V is disabled, which is understandably very inconvenient."
"Oracle VMs don't have a solid web interface of their own. This is an area where Oracle is lagging behind. Now, we use headless servers, install Oracle VMs, and manage them remotely. We could use phpVirtual Box, but it is a third-party solution. A lot of people contribute to it, and it's not authenticated by Oracle. As a result, I don't find it to be a good option. Therefore, I would like to see Oracle offer an extension pack or a licensed version that fixes this problem."
"When I select the Ubuntu operating system from within the virtual machine, it sometimes hangs."
"The solution is not flexible."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is not flexible, It's not like VMware."
"The technical support needs to improve."
"Oracle’s support team should improve its response time."
Hyper-V is ranked 3rd in Server Virtualization Software with 134 reviews while Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 61 reviews. Hyper-V is rated 8.0, while Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2. 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 "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". Hyper-V is most compared with VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, Proxmox VE, KVM and Nutanix AHV Virtualization, 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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