No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] vs VMware vSphere comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 7, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

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
VMware vSphere
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
461
Ranking in other categories
Server Virtualization Software (1st)
 

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."
"We have seen an improvement in uptime, the whole hardware lifecycle process is easier, and I find the solution simple and efficient to manage."
"For companies comparing this to Hyper-V, this is still the gold VM solution."
"VMware vSphere has helped us create our infrastructures and provide services for our customers."
"We are beginning to experience less downtimes and if there is going to be any downtime, it is extremely minimised."
"It's very transparent and independent."
"You can't go wrong with VMware."
"The fact that you can use all the CPU and memory power that the server can provide is most valuable."
"Its dynamic resource scheduling and its fault tolerance capabilities are two features that I've found to be valuable. I also like that VMware vSphere is stable, scalable, and easy to install."
 

Cons

"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
"I see weaknesses in VMware vSphere because, compared to cloud systems, it is not that advanced. It needs more space, storage, and everything, and physical systems are required, not only online capabilities."
"I would suggest that the tool reconsider its pricing strategy. The recent price hikes could potentially pose a problem for VMware in the future. The recent price increases, especially since Broadcom acquired them, seem excessive. There are reports of businesses experiencing massive price hikes, sometimes as much as 10-30 times higher. This is causing smaller businesses to consider exiting the space altogether."
"I think VMware vSphere could be improved by simplifying the packages and add-ons, which are continuously accumulating."
"Cost and lack of support for virtualization (all hypervisors) are key areas that need improvement."
"We did experience purple of death in our esxi host (HP BL685c G7) twice in the past two years after we upgraded to ESXi5.0."
"Where I think there is room for improvement is in the HTML5 interface in vCenter. What it lacks, for me, is integrating into VMware's other products, especially NSX."
"I'd like to get rid of the Flash Client. There are still some things we need to go in there and use it for, some plugins and other things aren't supported in the HTML5."
"I met with the lead solutions architect for vSphere, and one of the things that I really kind of sat him down on was, "What's the deal between these Custom Attributes and these Tags? What are you trying to do with that?" He said, "So here's the deal. I know that they're halfway done and we have a vision of where they're all going, but we'll get it there." That that would be a great ability, to keep all that metadata about your virtual machines inside the solution and staying with the machines."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
"Licensing fees are not paid yearly, or monthly."
"The licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"The product is very expensive."
"This solution is quite expensive, but it provides the same functionality as its competitors."
"The license of VMware is a one-time payment and you can continue to enroll in support for troubleshooting and also administer the licenses."
"This is an expensive product and the price needs to be reduced."
"If I have three hosts, just three hosts, a minimum of three hosts plus the vSphere and Center, I'm almost spending close to $250,000 a year."
"The price could be better. The license is definitely expensive."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Server Virtualization Software solutions are best for your needs.
907,664 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business177
Midsize Enterprise138
Large Enterprise261
 

Questions from the Community

Ask a question
Earn 20 points
What is IOMMU?
DEEPEN DHULLA did explain well IOMMU. IOMMU has to be activated at the bios level. It exists on Intel and AMD platforms. It is used a lot inside virtualization platforms like VMware VSphere. It pr...
Why KVM??? Help please!
We use VMware and KVM. We find that KVM is a lot simpler to use and it provides the virtualization we need for Linux and Windows. For us, VMware does not offer any advantage. Moreover, KVM is free.
Proxmox vs ESXi/vSphere: What is your experience?
For me the biggest impact is the cost of licensing in the case of VMware despite its overall intuitiveness and ease of handling and management. However, KVM-based Open Source solutions are becoming...
 

Also Known As

Virtuozzo Containers
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

OzHosting.com, Triple C, ServerNest, Vastspace, Conetix
Abu Dhabi Ports Company, ACS, AIA New Zealand, Consona, Corporate Express, CS Energy, and Digiweb.
Find out what your peers are saying about Broadcom, Microsoft, Red Hat and others in Server Virtualization Software. Updated: June 2026.
907,664 professionals have used our research since 2012.