Proxmox VE Reviews and Pricing

IT Administrator at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

Jan 30, 2013

Performs well with Windows but lacks Mac support due to Mac's EULA

With respect to some of the cons, Proxmox VE performs well enough with Windows if you use KVM's virtio devices in lieu of emulated hardware. However, the freely available virtio drivers are not WHQL-certified, which produces annoying error messages when you attempt to load them.

With respect to the lack of Mac OS X support, a large part of this is due to Apple's terms of use for OS X. I can't really blame Proxmox or the KVM folks for not pursuing Mac OS X support since doing so would violate Mac OS X's EULA and could potentially get them or their customers sued.

Lastly, I can't say that I've ever had any stability issues with the Proxmox VE web interface, but using the graphical console can be a struggle. I don't think I've gotten it to work in anything except Mozilla Firefox.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user1068Tech Support Staff at a tech company with 51-200 employees

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Sep 22, 2013

The limitation to running on Mac platforms is quite a disadvantage to the many large companies using this kind of OS for their machines. Luckily there are many other alternative virtualization productss in the market that provide similar or better features.

it_user3498

Architect at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Jan 7, 2013

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Simple install open source, but poor support for USB and OSx

Valuable Features:

· Bear metal simple install · Runs on many different form factors- requires minimal hardware but take advantage of super-computer. From a tiny media servers to huge enterprise machines. · No CPU or memory restrictions · Many media options – local, iscsi, NFS, etc. · Run full virtualization and container based virtualization simultaneously (OpenVZ and KVM) · Intuitive web managed interface · Many enterprise advanced features · Free commercial use allowed · Open source with very active community · Large repository of open source easy to download pre-made container images that go from hyperlinks to VMs in minutes.

Room for Improvement:

· MS windows performance · Immature VDI · Poor USB handling · Poor support for OSx · commercial support options · GUI interface stability (v2.0)

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user1068Tech Support Staff at a tech company with 51-200 employees

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Oct 13, 2013

About one of the cons of Proxmox VE: What's with the performance of MS windows that is not good?

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Rajnish_Sharma

Power BI Developer at a engineering company with 51-200 employees

Sep 4, 2023

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An opne-source solution with many containers

Pros and Cons

"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 tool needs to add a lot of containers."

What is our primary use case?

We use VM for high availability.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

The tool needs to add a lot of containers.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the product's scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

Proxmox VE's installation is very simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Proxmox VE is free of cost.

What other advice do I have?

Proxmox VE is free and is a lot more professional than VMware. I rate it a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

SalimAhmed

System Administrator at MMCY Tech

Aug 30, 2023

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An easy-to-use solution that needs improvement in cloud computing

Pros and Cons

"We can access the product from iPhone 7. It is stable and easy."

"Proxmox VE needs improvement in cloud computing."

What is most valuable?

We can access the product from iPhone 7. It is stable and easy.

What needs improvement?

Proxmox VE needs improvement in cloud computing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for 12 months personally. For professional work, I have been using it for seven months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the Proxmox VE's stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool's scalability an eight out of ten. There is only one user for Proxmox VE.

How are customer service and support?

I have yet to use technical support. I use Google to find answers.

How was the initial setup?

I rate the product's setup an eight out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the product an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Parikshit Kumar Bais

Senior Support Specialist - Technical at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Mar 21, 2023

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The solution's stability and performance should be improved

Pros and Cons

"We had issues with this solution when it comes to resources. We have officially created four to five PMs and it just continues to make more resources even though they are delivered in the main post mode."

"My impression is that currently, this solution is not stable even after multiple versions of improvements."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for the Proxmox VE solution is iCloud.

What needs improvement?

We had issues with this solution when it comes to resources. We have officially created four to five PMs and it just continues to make more resources even though they are delivered in the main post mode.

Another thing I'd like to see improved is the stability and performance of this solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for about six or seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

My impression is that currently, this solution is not stable even after multiple versions of improvements.

How are customer service and support?

We have an ongoing process with their tech support and our team is working with them and with vendors too.

How was the initial setup?

My impression is that the initial setup process is straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a four, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Saiful Islam

Assistant Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Feb 24, 2023

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Open-source, user-friendly, and offers good high availability

Pros and Cons

"It's very user-friendly."

"The solution needs to move to the cloud. It would be nice if they made it more robust there."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for managing infrastructure like VMs.

How has it helped my organization?

It's really helped my day-to-day activities. I started my career ten years ago, and it's made my work very simple.

What is most valuable?

It's very user-friendly.

The solution is relatively easy to use.

Migrations and backups are easy.

It offers good high availability.

This is an open-source product that is free to use.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to move to the cloud. It would be nice if they made it more robust there.

We'd like to see more resource and user management.

If they had virtualization technology, it would be even more useful. That said, it's pretty good right now, as an open-source solution. As long as they provide what they have right now properly, we are happy.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for six or seven years. I've used the solution for a while at this point.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is open-source.

What other advice do I have?

We're end-users. We use it in our offices.

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.