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Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] vs Oracle VM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 7, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle VM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Ramon Ruiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Director IT at Servnet
Significant backup for containers, but the customer service is terrible
Anyone considering this solution should not compare it to the old versions. They should be a partner with Virtuozzo and run all the certifications. Also, they need a good lab to understand the technology and how they can apply that technology conveniently. This is very commercial software. It does not have support, so you will need to be hands-on. I would rate Odin Virtuozzo a six out of 10 overall.
Chimdi Profitearne - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking at NUPAT TECHNOLOGIES
Has supported ethical training effectively but configuration needs to be more user-friendly
When evaluating Oracle VM, I have concerns about the configuration being too complex and not user-friendly. It doesn't perform optimally on iOS, which is an Apple laptop, but works very well on Windows. To improve Oracle VM, the configuration needs to be more user-friendly and less rigid. Additionally, compatibility with Apple laptops needs improvement as it currently doesn't work well on that platform.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
"Its ease of management and simplicity are most valuable. It is free, and you can provision an unlimited number of VMs at no cost for clients. They also provide perfect support."
"The stamina machine is excellent because it works effectively for me, and whenever I want to use it to do my work, it helps me perform my tasks without disappointing me."
"Oracle VMs and logical domains have proven reliable over the years."
"Ability to patch with no downtime."
"It provides enhancements for network and storage configuration, policy-based management for delivering application resource flexibility, and a GUI."
"It is simple and straightforward, and it will only require you one system integrator to do the job."
"The most valuable features of Oracle VM are live migration and snapshots."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the resource management from the OVM Manager."
 

Cons

"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
"Something that could be improved are the snapshots that go in the ZFS Storage. If you want to enjoy Oracle VM, you will definitely want it to go together with ZFS Storage to maximize on the snapshot facility."
"The pricing could be cheaper. It is very pricey."
"I've found that using Oracle VM is like stepping back in time. It's not kept up with technology. The only reason anyone uses it is that they're afraid of Oracle's licensing. Oracle has a tremendously bad licensing approach."
"Not every upgrade goes smoothly, and after an upgrade, it sometimes stops working. There are cases where I had to downgrade the system to get it working again."
"Its database management features could be better."
"The configuration is very rigid and takes a lot of time. It is not user-friendly to configure, but it functions adequately overall."
"We do have a little trepidation with systemd, as it does have a learning curve."
"The only improvement needed for Oracle VM is the look and feel of the interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
"Pricing and licensing is one of the main decision making reasons for going to Oracle VM because it was cost effective."
"If you buy an Oracle server, this solution is free. You have to only pay for support."
"The solution comes for free with Oracle's x86 servers, called X9."
"Oracle's VM VirtualBox is a powerful, free, and open-source virtualization tool."
"The cost of this solution is cheap. It is one of the reasons we chose Oracle VM. It is truly "pocket- friendly.""
"All other vendors are selling their licenses to use the VM, but Oracle isn't doing that, which is its biggest advantage. It is free. All you have to do is get the hardware. You can create an unlimited number of VMs for free. With VMware, you have to purchase licenses for the number of VMs that you want to create. You only pay for their premium support, and even that is optional. I am now learning this product, and we can even do without the support."
"With having a global contract, we get some discounts."
"The solution is free but we have to pay for technical support."
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Comms Service Provider
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Small Business36
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