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Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] vs Proxmox VE comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
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Proxmox VE
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
62
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Featured Reviews

Ramon Ruiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Director IT at Servnet
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.
Toby Champion - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Consultant at Toby Champion Associates
Ensures a robust, user-friendly virtualization platform with seamless VM management, efficient resource allocation and a strong community for support
Improvements are needed for the API. Currently, there are several features inaccessible through the API, necessitating the use of either the WebUI or the command line interface. While the command line interface suffices, it's apparent that efforts are underway to enhance this aspect. In future releases, one potential feature enhancement could be improved remote screen access, allowing users to connect to the screen of another machine more seamlessly. Additionally, integrating with Terraform or providing better support for Terraform workflows might be beneficial, as there seems to be some lacking in that area. There's a minor inconvenience where you have to switch the license file from the open-source community license to an enterprise license.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
"There are many features included with Proxmox."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"Previously, we were using VMware vSphere; we went with Proxmox because of the price and the features."
"Outstanding, worth every single cent spent on it!"
"Scalability is excellent and it seems to run with quite a low overhead."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Proxmox VE has many containers. You need to download the image and do basic configuration, after which it is operational within a few minutes. The solution provides many containers that are light in use and don't use a lot of memory. You don't have to spend a lot of resources."
"The most valuable feature of Proxmox VE is the linked clone."
 

Cons

"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
"MS Windows performance is poor and the VDI capabilities are still immature."
"Proxmox VE can improve the management of virtual discs. For example, if my virtual disc is 200 GB and I want to decrease it is not easy. I have to do a lot of things to decrease the size of existing virtual machines. If the Proxmox VE team can make it easy for customers to instantly increase or decrease the virtual machine hard disc, it will be very helpful for me. However, the containers I can do it easily."
"Since I face issues importing Windows OVA inside Proxmox VE, a clickable button should be added to select the OVA format and import it inside Proxmox VE."
"It would be nice to have total CPU and RAM allocations show for all VMs/CTs to avoid overloading an individual hypervisor."
"The tool needs to add a lot of containers."
"The first test was a little complex, in the time of the 1.4 version, but since the 2.0 version it is extremely simple, takes less then an hour to deploy a node and connect it to an existing cluster."
"The Windows drivers could be easier (unlike manually installing Ballon, QEMU and optionally SPICE, VIRTio, etc.)"
"Proxmox VE editions should be made available to other Linux distributions because they are only attached to Debian."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
"The product is free."
"The product is open-source and I rate its pricing an eight out of ten. You need to pay for support and it is costly."
"It's very cheap."
"Proxmox is free software, but if you prefer the support and a more rested repository then you can pay for it."
"We are using the free community version of Proxmox VE."
"The cost is excellent."
"It is an open-source platform."
"Because I'm using Proxmox VE for personal use and it's an AGPL license project, I can use it at home for free."
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