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KVM vs Odin Virtuozzo Containers comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

KVM
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Odin Virtuozzo Containers
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
18th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Server Virtualization Software category, the mindshare of KVM is 11.3%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Odin Virtuozzo Containers is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Lan Tuong - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 17, 2024
Useful to manage the virtual environments
The most valuable features of KVM for us are the console, which allows us to build or clone VMs quickly, and the ability to take snapshots and recreate new VMs rapidly. That's one of the things we love about KVM. The built-in management console, Auto KVM, is the most valuable tool for managing our virtual environments. We use it most to create and fire up new VMs or clone them for customers based on requests. The migration tools have worked quite well for us. We're moving from an Oracle Solaris platform for KVM logical domains, upgrading, and using KVM from Red Hat. It's slightly different but very similar to Oracle Unbreakable Linux, which is basically a clone of Red Hat. Oracle's console is easier to use than Red Hat's, though.
Ramon Ruiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 19, 2022
Significant backup for containers, but the customer service is terrible
Odin Virtuozzo is a VIP hybrid solution. All the services we run on Proxmox are running on containers When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups. Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve. They are located in Russia and do not provide good…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is scalable."
"It is an open ecosystem, and we see there is a benefit in open-source solutions."
"The KVM service is well managed with a central policy interface."
"A very reliable solution which can be used for x86 architecture virtualization with reasonable overhead."
"The product's scalability is good...It's a very stable product."
"There is a strong emphasis on availability, and they have numerous API interfaces for distributed storage and the solution is quite known for its openness."
"KVM has a rich options set which can be directly used or via wrappers, such as libvirt."
"The GUI interface makes the management of KVM easier than ever before."
"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
 

Cons

"I think the management console has room for improvement. It could be more straightforward and user-friendly, like VMware's Console Management. This would make it easier for system admins to use and reduce training needs."
"I have encountered difficulties in getting the tool's documentation."
"One problem I have is that it's not very scalable when it comes to resizing the VM disk dimensions. For example, if you have initially set a virtual drive to 10 GB and you want to upgrade it to 15 GB, it's not that easy."
"Some things are pretty basic, and they could be more robust with more detail."
"In our setup, we do not have any dashboards or orchestration, and it is hard to manage. We have 25 gig network cards, but the software driver we have only supported 10 gigs."
"The solution should be more user friendly. We are struggling with the command lines."
"The main drawback in the solution is probably disaster recovery."
"One thing that maybe could be improved is making it easier to scale. It needs to be more clear on how to scale the storage space for virtual machines."
"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is extremely cheap in China."
"It is cheaper than other solutions out there on the market."
"One only needs a subscription to Oracle Linux. So, it's cheaper with Oracle Linux's subscription. It is not very expensive. In short, the solution is open source, and you need only a subscription."
"I have no information on the cost of KVM because I downloaded it for the lab and not for production. It's free, but I don't know if that's the case for people using it in a production environment."
"KVM is free."
"The tool is free."
"I use the free version of KVM, and I'm not sure if there is a paid version."
"KVM is priced reasonably."
"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
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Questions from the Community

Why KVM??? Help please!
KVM scales better, orchestration better, performs better and supports a wider range of hardware and, also, you can implement at ZERO cost and with a very powerful web interface for management, from...
Why KVM??? Help please!
Small support team, small cluster, low core count, use VMware products Large support team, large clusters with many cores, use KVM. KVM scales better, orchestration better, performs better and supp...
Why KVM??? Help please!
Far from being an expert, my opinion is that the positive sides of KVM are: Lower costs and open-source which gives the abilities to customize it according to the specific needs of each customer.
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