Oracle VM VirtualBox Reviews

It allows me to run VMs on my laptop. I am able to develop and test my infrastructure automation scripts locally before running in production. Also, I do Java programming, so I can set up VM for my projects and scrap it once projects are finished -- with backup, of course.

We used to be making changes on servers, especially for infrastructure changes. It is difficult to maintain and roll back. Sometimes there are multiple possible solutions and we want to try all of them to find out the best one. Virtualbox gives us the peace of mind to try whatever crazy things that we want to. Just take a snapshot, try it, and restore. Easy and fast.

Networking options need improvement. Once I had an idea to move my development work into Ubuntu, however it is not possible to run VM within VM. The solution is to play around with the networking so that all VMs run within the same network and use one of them as a master node. But sometimes I need to test the scripts to run in a different network. I couldn't find an easy solution for that situation.

I've used it for two years at work, and if you consider exploratory work, close to three years.

We had no issues with the deployment.

Sometimes a VM doesn't start normally and I have to reinstall the product. It could be a combination of Windows' and Virtualbox's issues.

We haven't scaled it as I'm only using it on my laptop.

Customer Service:

I've never had to use customer service.

Technical Support:

I've not had to contact technical support, but the community support is good.

We previously used VMware. Virtualbox is easier to install when I already have a host OS. I don't need another client to connect to it.

The initial setup is straightforward. Just download the installer and install.

We implemented it in-house. For infrastructure-as-code, try to combine Virtualbox with other tools such as Chef and Vagrant.

I am not using the paid version so I can't comment.

Just go ahead and try it out. Again, combine it with Chef, Vagrant and Git, which will make your life much easier in the long run.

Being able to run and then roll back operating system change tests for multiple systems on one piece of hardware is the most valuable feature for us.

With this solution, we need to have less hardware and we're able to to perform faster testing.

I've had networking issues when I travel with my laptop. Switching VMs from NAT to bridge is a nuisance.

I've used it for five years.

We have had no issues with the deployment.

We had no issues with the stability.

We've not scaled it at all. I just run three different versions of Linux and three on Windows at different times.

Customer Service:

I've not had to use customer service at all.

Technical Support:

I've not had to contact technical support.

The setup is always straightforward.

I implemented it myself.

It saved me five whole computers.

I've not had to look at any other solutions as it does exactly what I need without fuss.

Go for it, and make sure to add plenty of RAM to the host.

The ease-of-use and versatility are among the good qualities of this solution. I also value its native ability to use other VM machines files like QEMU and VMware.

We can test and evaluate software and systems in a controlled environment before the roll-out to production.

It would be great to have a hypervisor version of VirtualBox running on servers.

I’ve been using VirtualBox since it was launched many years ago by Innotech.

We found no problems deploying it.

VirtualBox is a very stable product and we found no problems.

It has been able to scale to our needs without any issues.

We have never ever had the need to use technical support.

We tried VMWare VMPlayer in the beginning, but VirtualBox outperformed it and so it became our choice.

It’s a very simple and straightforward process.

It was an in-house implementation.

We use the personal licensing option as we use it on a few machines.

In my opinion, this product is the best available option for testing virtual appliances and operating systems. I use it also as a means of running multiple virtual machines without changing my business desktop environment. We recommend VirtualBox as an excellent product for evaluating new systems or softwares.

Snapshot

Building a sandbox to evaluate the new feature and scrape after tested

Overhead of Memory and CPU resource

More than 6 years (since VirtualBox 1.6)

Not particularly

New release may experience stability issues with a new guest OS such as Windows 8

Due to memory overhead, I would not suggest creating more than 6 VM instances per one physical platform

Customer Service: Moderate (3/5)Technical Support: Moderate (3/5)

VMWarePlayer - no support of Snapshot VirutalPC - unstable and no support for Linux

Pretty easy

In-house team

Minimal - because the setup was straightforward and operation is easy

VMWarePlayer VirtualPC

Community support is the best source for implementation assistance

OracleVM is an excellent alternative to Virtual PC and other client-side virtualization tools.It's mostly open source, and supplies the ability to run virtualized OS's from a lightweight and incredibly user friendly environment.It provides comparable features to other solutions that target the same market, and goes above and beyond in some aspects.Like I said in one of my other reviews, one of the biggest "sellers" for this software, is that it's free. You really cant beat free from a price perspective.

Even with the "add-ons" tools that come with OracleVM, some features that are available in other solutions, are simply not there.One mentioned in another review, is the dragging and dropping of files between host and VM. Another major issue, is that you technically cannot use this software to host a remotely accessible virtual machine without using alternative access software such as VNC or RDP, depending on your virtualized OS.Back when I started using OracleVM, Sun Microsystems was a separate company and it was called Virtualbox. I stopped using it for one reason and one reason only, because Oracle closed off portions of the code, creating an OSE (open source edition) and a CSE (closed source edition) of the software.

This pushed me away, as it used to be wholly open source.

Oracle VM Virtual Box is an open source virtualisation software which is recommended wherever budget is a issue. The software is worth using. You can virtually run different OS on a physical platform. You can run Linux on a windows system virtually or otherwise. There is an easy set up procedure for interface virtual machines with the software. You can create different VLANs and interface groups of VMs or nodes. There is also an option for switching data from the physical machine to the virtual machine and vice versa, by using share folders. You can also optimize your physical desktop and virtual desktop as well.

In Oracle VM a simple drag and drop of files and folders between the host machine and the virtual machine is not available. Compared to other commercial virtualisation software, VMware has the facility by inclusion of its Additions feature. The matter gets worse between two different OS like Windows on the host and Linux on the Virtual machine. Some difficulties can be faced while installing virtual networking drivers on a virtual machine. It is time consuming and uploading of drives to the guest system is complicated.

Pricing is a major advantage in the case of Oracle VM. The software freely available, and can therefore be used easily and tried first before acquiring the commercial software. OS that is to be installed in the guest system, can be easily installed by uploading .ISO image. This is easier and faster.

1. It is a free software 2. Performance is at a very good level 3. If there is a problem it can be fixed easily because it has a good community website.

If the user faces a problem he has to read a large amount of docs to fix them.

Oracle VM Virtual box is a very good tool for me. The main reason is that it is a free product. Also, if I face a problem, I can fix it because the community website provides very good support. You do not need to have a high level of skills to work with it. As a student and a programmer, I have to use it with different operating systems. I have to check my codes in several operating systems. For that, Oracle VM is a very useful tool. On my laptop, I am running Ubuntu on OracleVM.

1. OracleVm Virtual box is free. 2. It is relatively fast, with an enjoyable performance. 3. It also allows you to connect to a virtual machine through the Remote Desktop Protocol.

I found it difficult to print from the host printer.Oracle VM Virtualbox is my first choice when it comes to desktop visualization. It doesn’t require any additional skill to deploy. With a simple wizard, I was able to install Windows 8 better edition on my laptop running windows 7. I also have Ubuntu running on the OracleVM.

OracleVM has been helpful to me, as I now test my scripts on different operating systems in a single machine before deploying them. This makes my work much easier, without incurring additional costs. Supporting my remote clients with diverse OS is much easier. All I need to do is open a similar operating system to theirs, in my system, as I guide them through some task. Before now, I had to look for a PC running a similar OS, before guiding them through some tasks.