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Hyper-V vs Oracle VM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Hyper-V customer service is generally good, with varying experiences; Microsoft documentation is useful, but extra support can be costly.
Sentiment score
8.0
Oracle VM customer service excels with knowledgeable support, global issue resolution, and effective escalation, improving over time.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.7
Hyper-V needs improvements in management, performance, scalability, integration, and documentation to address user concerns about complexity and support.
Sentiment score
4.8
Oracle VM users criticize its interface, performance, integration issues, limited language support, and desire improved documentation, automation, and security.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Hyper-V offers scalable solutions for diverse workloads, though some prefer VMware for larger environments due to licensing constraints.
Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle VM is highly scalable with some flexibility but may present licensing and hardware limitations for certain organizations.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
6.1
Microsoft's Hyper-V is cost-effective, especially with existing agreements, despite additional costs for management tools and full-scale deployments.
Sentiment score
7.0
Oracle VM offers cost-effective virtualization with flexible licensing, favorable pricing, and manageable support costs compared to VMware.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Hyper-V is considered stable and reliable, with occasional performance issues, especially compared to VMware, requiring regular maintenance.
Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle VM is stable in later versions, with resolved initial issues; users rate stability between 7 and 10.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.9
Hyper-V offers cost-effective virtualization with strong features, seamless cloud integration, and ease of use for scalable performance.
Sentiment score
8.0
Oracle VM offers enterprise virtualization with cost savings, scalability, OS compatibility, and efficient resource management, reducing downtime.
 

Categories and Ranking

Hyper-V
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
138
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle VM
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Server Virtualization Software category, the mindshare of Hyper-V is 14.9%, down from 17.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle VM is 7.2%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Server Virtualization Software
 

Featured Reviews

Tommy Myo Min Aung - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly stable, simple installation, and helpful support
In our environment, we have a special custom configuration for the Hyper-V switches we use. We have a full-scope VM in our environment and especially for certain Cisco configurations, such as the spam folder in the Hyper-V. It is really difficult to configure from scratch. In this scenario, the…
Rasika Sudasinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
A cheap option available for Linux environments which is useful for many workloads
Oracle VM is an obsolete product in that no new features are coming for it. The new version is called Oracle KVM. The only improvement needed for Oracle VM is the look and feel of the interface. When comparing the user console with vCenter, the interface used to control VMware environments, Oracle VM's user interface is not that rich in terms of user experience. If Oracle could improve that, it would be good. Besides that, we don't know if the solution comes with a roadmap because it comes free of charge with Oracle x86. We can't expect something similar to vCenter in KVM, but at least if you can improve what users can experience, then it would be good.
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Comparison Review

it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2015
Hyper-V 2012 R2 vs. VMware vSphere 5.5
I was won with Hyper-V 2012R2 recently and the table below based on customer RFP (edited). This articles all about technical, there is not related with TCO/ROI, licensing cost, “political”, etc. Another to noted is the Windows Server 2012 licenses is based on 2 socket CPU, meanwhile…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
35%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
46%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does KVM compare with Hyper-V?
KVM is better. But let's just look at the software instead of judging. Hyper-V was a free solution from Microsoft to virtualize Server or Client OS as it is a feature on Windows Server since 2008 a...
How does Proxmox VE compare with Hyper-V?
One of the best things about Proxmox VE is that it is open-source and very inexpensive. You get all of the same features as with the more well-known products. Proxmox VE is very easy to deploy - it...
What do you like most about Hyper-V?
The initial setup is not difficult at all. It is very easy.
Which is better - Oracle VM or KVM?
I would prefer if KVM was easier to scale and not so limited. Overall the product has been helpful. It is easy to use, and was quite straight-forward to set up. Since I have been using KVM, I have ...
Which is better - Oracle VM or VMware VSphere?
Oracle VM seems to me to be kind of outdated. Nevertheless, it is fairly straightforward to use and maintain. The solution can just be set and you can forget about it, and the scalability is consid...
What do you like most about Oracle VM?
If you want to access the VM from anywhere over the Internet, you put it in a public subnet. So, VMs are linked to that. The subnets are linked to it. So, it's perfectly secured if it's a private n...
 

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Sample Customers

Large customer base from all industries, all over the world. Two major Hyper-V customers are Telefonica and EmpireCLS.
Ambulance Victoria, Australian Finance Group (AFG), Avnet Technology Solutions, CERN, cloudKleyer, Danish Tax Authority (SKAT), Data Intensity, Dubai World, Engineers Australia, Enkitec, Groupe FLO, Guerra S.A. Implemento, s Rodovišrios, Interactive One, IT Convergence, Jesta Digital, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, KT, Kyoto Prefecture, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / National Ignition Facility, Multinet Pakistan, National Australia Bank (NAB), Navis LLC, Overhead Door, Overstock.com, Paragon Data, Parks Victoria, Pella, Sunway Shared Services, St. Louis Metro, Terminales Ro de la Plata S.A., University of Massachusetts, Versace,
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