We performed a comparison between Oracle VM VirtualBox and RHEV based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This product is extremely easy to install, use, has a great GUI and is incredibly stable."
"I think VirtualBox has good stability because I use it in an environment with several resolutions."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the ability to manage multiple operating systems through one application."
"Technical support is good."
"The flexibility as well as performance wise and as well as data volume, we have huge volume stored."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to copy bidirectionally between the desktop and the virtual machine."
"Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its stability."
"It is easy to deal with when comes to application migration and its compatibility with the multiple component applications."
"RHEV’s cost is much less compared to VMware."
"We find the ease of use of this solution to be invaluable. It is user-friendly and integrates well with other software."
"Technically, the main reason why I'm using Red Hat is because of its stability."
"There aren't any bugs on the solution."
"I can control and manage everything. I know everything that's cooking inside. This is the best part for me."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is the popularity of the OS."
"The solution is overall very good with all the facilities. It is user friendly, easy to configure, has documentation, and support is available."
"The solution has to do a better job of promoting the product and its licensing capabilities."
"The memory and hardware usage could be a little bit lighter. Right now, it's quite heavy on the usage. The CPU usage should be lower."
"There are a few bugs that need to be updated."
"This solution needs improvement with the business continuity planning, disaster and recovery management and using centralized data storage."
"Oracle needs to improve its hot virtual machine migration. It didn't work as intended. It should allow us to migrate between virtual machines, without stopping the database."
"When I select the Ubuntu operating system from within the virtual machine, it sometimes hangs."
"It could improve slightly with enhanced reporting capabilities that show the current status of the network."
"The AI and the UI could be improved. The user interface is a little outdated and the AI is not very attractive."
"The solution could use network virtualization."
"There is not any proper documentation on the site to reference."
"It lags behind in that you need to go to something like Fedora to get all the extra bells and whistles."
"While everything needs improvement in some way, I have no specifics."
"Configuring the network interfaces is much better in Ubuntu and should be improved."
"This solution could be more secure."
"The support is tricky in a few places. We're facing some challenges within Malaysia where we don't really have the system integrators available who can provide extended support. When we need personnel on-site, we can't get them."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly."
Oracle VM VirtualBox is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 62 reviews while RHEV is ranked 10th in Server Virtualization Software with 33 reviews. Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated 8.2, while RHEV is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Oracle VM VirtualBox writes "The solution is versatile, simple to use, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RHEV writes "Offers frameworks with well-documented API and easy to use". Oracle VM VirtualBox is most compared with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V, Oracle VM and OpenVZ, whereas RHEV is most compared with VMware vSphere, KVM, Proxmox VE, Hyper-V and Citrix Hypervisor. See our Oracle VM VirtualBox vs. RHEV report.
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