Oracle VM vs Proxmox VE comparison

Oracle and Proxmox are both solutions in the Server Virtualization Software category. Oracle is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.4, while Proxmox is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. Oracle holds a 7.2% mindshare in SVS, compared to Proxmox’s 18.5% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Proxmox users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Oracle VM and Proxmox VE compete in the virtualization solutions market. Oracle VM has an edge in technical support and reliability, while Proxmox VE stands out in scalability and open-source flexibility.

Features: Oracle VM offers stability, integration with Oracle products, and a robust enterprise environment. Proxmox VE provides extensive hardware support, virtualization versatility for managing LXC containers and KVMs, and customizable features appealing to tech-savvy environments.

Room for Improvement: Oracle VM could improve its management interface, performance logging tools, and operational enhancements. Proxmox VE users highlight the need for improved official support channels, advanced security options, and enhanced feature offerings.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle VM is straightforward to deploy in Oracle-centric environments and benefits from strong customer service. Proxmox VE offers adaptable setup crucial for diverse IT landscapes, but its community-based support can be a limitation compared to Oracle's structured service options.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle VM is perceived as costlier but offers strong value for Oracle-heavy infrastructures due to seamless integration. Proxmox VE's open-source model reduces upfront costs, providing compelling ROI for firms managing community-based support setup.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle VM

Ranking in Server Virtualization Software

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

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Proxmox VE

Ranking in Server Virtualization Software

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Server Virtualization Software category, the mindshare of Oracle VM is 7.2%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proxmox VE is 18.5%, down from 21.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Rasika Sudasinghe

Senior Director - Systems Architecture at MIT ESP

Aug 15, 2023

A cheap option available for Linux environments which is useful for many workloads

Oracle VM is an obsolete product in that no new features are coming for it. The new version is called Oracle KVM. The only improvement needed for Oracle VM is the look and feel of the interface. When comparing the user console with vCenter, the interface used to control VMware environments, Oracle VM's user interface is not that rich in terms of user experience. If Oracle could improve that, it would be good. Besides that, we don't know if the solution comes with a roadmap because it comes free of charge with Oracle x86. We can't expect something similar to vCenter in KVM, but at least if you can improve what users can experience, then it would be good.

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Toby Champion

Independent Consultant at Toby Champion Associates

Mar 1, 2024

Ensures a robust, user-friendly virtualization platform with seamless VM management, efficient resource allocation and a strong community for support

Improvements are needed for the API. Currently, there are several features inaccessible through the API, necessitating the use of either the WebUI or the command line interface. While the command line interface suffices, it's apparent that efforts are underway to enhance this aspect. In future releases, one potential feature enhancement could be improved remote screen access, allowing users to connect to the screen of another machine more seamlessly. Additionally, integrating with Terraform or providing better support for Terraform workflows might be beneficial, as there seems to be some lacking in that area. There's a minor inconvenience where you have to switch the license file from the open-source community license to an enterprise license.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"Virtualization platform that's easy to set up, and has good scalability and stability."

"The solution is easy to use. You can spin one up when you need to and then shut it down."

"The product's initial setup phase was simple."

"Because of the virtualization for Linux, I use just Linux basically in all VMs, a few with Windows."

"Its technical support is quite good."

"It is a stable product."

"Ability to patch with no downtime."

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"The solution allows for easy integrations."

"KVM hypervisor is a valuable part of the solution."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"It is easier to balance loads across hypervisors if a given container or virtual machine uses more resources than its peers."

"Saves a lot of time compared to imaging physical desktops."

"It fits in well with our organization. It works and does what it says it does."

"Less infrastructure required; simple to use."

"The template option allows us to build a desktop in a VM, then quickly deploy as a linked clone."

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Cons

"Integration capabilities are a little complicated. It could be made easier. Whether integrating with Azure or other platforms or integration with OIC itself, the integration part is a little complicated."

"Oracle VM should be promoted more as an open-source and stable software."

"Its database management features could be better."

"The pricing could be cheaper. It is very pricey."

"We do have a little trepidation with systemd, as it does have a learning curve."

"An expanded data transfer option is one of the features I would like to have added."

"The solution is at its end of life and is about to be discontinued."

"It doesn't monitor everything, which is a little bit more difficult. It doesn't seem to have as many features or metrics to monitor as some others do, so you have to make some homemade scripts to do it."

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"We find it difficult to find the root cause of the issues."

"The virtualizer in Proxmox VE could improve."

"The documentation in Proxmox VE could improve."

"Proxmox needs to improve the integration of its network, machines, and virtual machines."

"The management can be better. It's not like VMware where you can get all clusters on a single dashboard. In VMware, you can literally see all the VMs running in one cluster regardless of the host."

"My impression is that currently, this solution is not stable even after multiple versions of improvements."

"There should be a helm feature for managing Kubernetes ports directly from the Proxmox traffic interface."

"The process for deployment is complicated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is relatively low."

"The user will be charged accordingly as well—pay as you go. Basically, you get charged only for storage. If I stop a VM, then I'm not charged for the CPU usage. So, that's fine."

"Licensing costs are less for Oracle Linux and for clients moving to the Oracle Cloud, as it is included in the price of the subscription."

"With having a global contract, we get some discounts."

"The price compares well with other solutions."

"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."

"If you buy an Oracle server, this solution is free. You have to only pay for support."

"The solution is free but we have to pay for technical support."

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"The way the licensing of Proxmox is structured, you can use it for free. It is an open-source solution, and you can use it for free, but if you do need support, then you have to pay for the support. So, you can use it in a way that you don't have to pay anything, which is a plus point for me. For people or users who have huge and more intense use cases, the advice or the recommendation is to always pay for support. In case something goes wrong, you can fall back on the team that will attend to your request. For me, at the moment, the cost is zero."

"I cannot subscribe to Proxmox VE's support because it is expensive."

"To use Proxmox VE there is not a license required. However, you can purchase a support license, which you access, but it doesn't change the functionality of the solution."

"Proxmox VE is affordable. It's cheaper than Hyper-V, Huawei Desktop Protocol, and Huawei Desktop Cloud."

"An excellent choice for budget sensitive operations."

"Since Proxmox is open-source, it's freely available."

"The only thing you pay for is support and it is between $2,500 and $3,000 a year. It depends on the support plan you choose. Support is optional."

"The solution’s pricing is very fair."

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Oracle VM or KVM?

I would prefer if KVM was easier to scale and not so limited. Overall the product has been helpful. It is easy to use, and was quite straight-forward to set up. Since I have been using KVM, I have ...

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Which is better - Oracle VM or VMware VSphere?

Oracle VM seems to me to be kind of outdated. Nevertheless, it is fairly straightforward to use and maintain. The solution can just be set and you can forget about it, and the scalability is consid...

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What do you like most about Oracle VM?

If you want to access the VM from anywhere over the Internet, you put it in a public subnet. So, VMs are linked to that. The subnets are linked to it. So, it's perfectly secured if it's a private n...

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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...

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How does Proxmox VE compare with Hyper-V?

One of the best things about Proxmox VE is that it is open-source and very inexpensive. You get all of the same features as with the more well-known products. Proxmox VE is very easy to deploy - it...

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Proxmox VE or KVM?

I use Proxmox VE and have been very happy with it. In my opinion, it is a complete and stable solution with excellent tools for managing servers. It has a lot of different features, and I also love...

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Overview

Oracle VM for x86

Oracle VM for x86 is a Xen based server virtualization platform for public and private cloud and traditional on premise deployment. Oracle VM offers full lifecycle and application deployment from disk to cloud.

Designed and optimized for security, efficiency and performance Oracle VM supports major hardware vendors x86 and storage platforms and can run workloads on Linux, Windows and Oracle Solaris. Uniquely for our virtualization platform it offers live patching via Ksplice enhancing security and minimizing service disruption. Oracle VM supports hard partitioning which can significantly reduce software applications licensing costs.

Oracle VM for SPARC

Oracle VM for SPARC is a firmware based virtualization platform for Oracle and Fujitsu SPARC based servers running Solaris. Oracle VM supports hard partitioning which can significantly reduce software applications licensing costs.

Proxmox VE is a complete virtualization management solution for servers. It is a powerful open-source platform and supports two virtualization technologies - KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) for virtual machines and LXC for containers. Proxmox VE has a central user interface that allows you to manage not only VMs and containers, but also storage resources, network configuration, and high availability for clusters. It is enterprise-ready and is valued for its scalability and maximum flexibility, enabling you to virtualize very demanding workloads. Proxmox VE makes it possible for you to easily install, manage, and monitor hyper-converged (HCI) data centers.

Proxmox VE Key Features

The Proxmox VE platform has many powerful features, including:

pen-source software, high-available clusters, command line, fencing, a web-based management interface, flexible storage options, REST API, live/online migration, storage replication stack, software defined storage, virtualized networking, backup and restore, two-factor authentication, role-based administration, and VM templates and clones.

Proxmox VE Benefits

Some of the biggest benefits of Proxmox VE are:

Central management: To manage all tasks of your virtual data center, you can use the central, web-based management interface.
Unique multi-master design: Proxmox VE allows you to carry out maintenance tasks cluster wide, from any node.
Minimize downtime: With the integrated live/online migration feature, you can move running virtual machines from one Proxmox VE cluster node to another, without any downtime or noticeable effect from the end-user side.
Granular access: Using Proxmox VE’s role-based permission management system helps you define granular access to all objects.
Multiple authentication sources: Proxmox VE supports multiple authentication sources, including Linux PAM, an integrated Proxmox VE authentication server, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, and OpenID Connect.
Several storage options: The Proxmox VE storage model is very flexible and the web interface allows you to add multiple storage types (LVM Group, iSCSI target, NFS Share, SMB/CIFS, Ceph RBD, Direct to iSCSI LUN, GlusterFS, CephFS).
Collaboration with Ceph: Proxmox VE fully integrates Ceph, giving you the ability to run and manage Ceph storage directly from any of your cluster nodes.
Scheduled backups: With Proxmox VE, backups can be scheduled so that they automatically run on specific days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems.
IT infrastructure protection: Proxmox VE has a built-in firewall that works to protect your IT infrastructure. The firewall is completely customizable, allowing complex configurations via the GUI or CLI.

Reviews From Real Users

Here is some feedback from some of our users who are currently using the solution:

A PeerSpot user who is a director at a tech services company says, “The most valuable features of Proxmox VE are the ease of containerization. Overall the solution is generic, feature-rich, and has compatibility.”

Another PeerSpot user who is a head of IT operations at a tech services company mentions that "In addition to the virtualization, the firewall and the routing functions that it provides are valuable."

Deepen D., director and CTO at TechnoInfotech, expresses that "The feature that I have found most valuable is that its storage container, LVM, and everything else work out of the box."

Sample Customers

Ambulance Victoria, Australian Finance Group (AFG), Avnet Technology Solutions, CERN, cloudKleyer, Danish Tax Authority (SKAT), Data Intensity, Dubai World, Engineers Australia, Enkitec, Groupe FLO, Guerra S.A. Implemento, s Rodovišrios, Interactive One, IT Convergence, Jesta Digital, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, KT, Kyoto Prefecture, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / National Ignition Facility, Multinet Pakistan, National Australia Bank (NAB), Navis LLC, Overhead Door, Overstock.com, Paragon Data, Parks Victoria, Pella, Sunway Shared Services, St. Louis Metro, Terminales Ro de la Plata S.A., University of Massachusetts, Versace,

Municipality of Trento, SwitchMIA, inDenova, Valmeita City Council, Alpha IT AS, Grupo Inversor Veracruzano S.A.P.I. de C.V. (GRIVER), Laut und Schoen, IT-Services - Hamburg e.K., KMI Learning, Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd., Serwise AG

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