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Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] vs VMware vSphere comparison

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Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
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VMware vSphere
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
461
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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.
RajeshK10 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Architect at Central Bank of India
Reliable virtualization has supported smooth DR drills and efficient resource allocation
VMware vSphere has proven to be robust in nature, and the new features are quite acceptable. The new features in NSX network switching make it more useful in the reliability management of data centers. vMotion has helped my organization's business continuity strategies during our planned DR drill activity. The migration of VMs from DC to DR is quite smooth with respect to the network link. I assess the impact of VMware vSphere's High Availability feature on my infrastructure resilience as effective during DR drill activities and firmware upgrades, which we perform every six months. During those times, we rely on maintenance mode of several servers, and HA works properly. I have nothing to complain about. We have utilized VMware vSphere's Distributed Resource Scheduler effectively. Even though we have over-provisioned the vCPUs, it efficiently manages the CPU cores and memory of the servers intelligently, so I am not experiencing any bottleneck in resource utilization. Distributed Resource Scheduler has affected my resource allocation performance positively, providing a 20 percent advantage over my old hardware.

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."
"Technical support is very good. They are very helpful."
"The web console is the most valuable feature for me. Because no matter what happens with the server, I can still get to it with the web console."
"The interface is good, and it is easy to configure."
"Overall, it's a super product."
"It is os-independent having a very thin architecture with which it can offer unparalleled security and reliability."
"As we grow, we find that our company is more dependent upon this product."
"In terms of overall features, vSphere's stability stands out on top, and not only is it highly stable, but we're also able to have a quick backup server on standby."
"We were able to consolidate all hardware without purchasing anything extra, and it was able to carry us through several years when we were unable to purchase hardware."
 

Cons

"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
"The licensing costs are expensive and most of the important features require a license."
"Sometimes the new release of the solution can bring errors."
"License costs are fairly high, especially compared with substitutes that are quickly catching up in performance and features."
"So far, I only had problems with stability when we implemented a third-party backup tool that uses VMware snapshots to take backups."
"It's an expensive solution."
"It's a pricey solution. The price could be better."
"The main issue for us is the cost of the solution."
"The alerting functions, right now based on performance, is not so clear now either by email or on the console."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
"It depends on the contract they have with VMware."
"The product is worth what you pay for it. I definitely feel like I"m getting good value."
"We pay for the license of VMware vSphere yearly."
"It saves us money because we don't have to buy as many physical servers."
"VMware does provide organizations with discounts. The customer service license fee we got discounts on from the supplier in order for us to get the best out of the license fees. That's our experience. We possibly paid less than our partner company. The partner is only local and not global like our firm."
"Considering the number of users, it is pretty reasonable. I am not aware of any costs in addition to the licensing fees."
"It's a pricey solution."
"We are spending less on buying bigger machines, which are overprovisioned. Thus, the ROI is found in consolidation and cost savings."
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Comparison Review

it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant, ASEAN at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
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…
 

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Manufacturing Company
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Financial Services Firm
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Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
 

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