We performed a comparison between Oracle VM VirtualBox and VMware ESXi based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's very simple to use."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use."
"The versatility, simplicity, and stability of the product are it's most valuable features."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"This is a highly scalable solution."
"The solution is very convenient and easy to use."
"This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"The flexibility and the closed platform, so it allows you to run in multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, Macintosh."
"The product is very reliable."
"My customers are satisfied with the solution’s performance."
"The installation is difficult and could be improved."
"The solution is not flexible."
"I think that this solution should be more user-friendly."
"They could improve the graphics functionality of the product."
"The solution needs to improve the methods used for starting and stopping the machine."
"When I select the Ubuntu operating system from within the virtual machine, it sometimes hangs."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"The communications setup lags. It does not connect properly so the batching and networking is a bit slow."
Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 61 reviews while VMware ESXi is ranked 11th in Server Virtualization Software with 2 reviews. Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2, while VMware ESXi is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware ESXi writes "Reliable, is not affected by network issues, and provides good support". Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and VMware Workstation, whereas VMware ESXi is most compared with . See our Oracle VM VirtualBox vs. VMware ESXi report.
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