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Oracle VM vs VMware Workstation comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.0
Oracle VM customer service excels with knowledgeable support, global issue resolution, and effective escalation, improving over time.
No sentiment score available
VMware's support varies, praised for issue resolution but criticized for slow responses; smaller businesses prefer pay-as-you-go options.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.8
Oracle VM users criticize its interface, performance, integration issues, limited language support, and desire improved documentation, automation, and security.
Sentiment score
4.7
VMware Workstation needs enhanced performance, easier configuration, better compatibility, and improved pricing, usability, and support for greater user satisfaction.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle VM is highly scalable with some flexibility but may present licensing and hardware limitations for certain organizations.
Sentiment score
7.1
VMware Workstation is praised for scalability, handling many users, but efficiency and resource constraints highlight areas needing improvement.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
7.0
Oracle VM offers cost-effective virtualization with flexible licensing, favorable pricing, and manageable support costs compared to VMware.
No sentiment score available
VMware Workstation pricing is seen as both affordable and expensive, varying by licensing, user needs, and region.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle VM is stable in later versions, with resolved initial issues; users rate stability between 7 and 10.
Sentiment score
8.4
VMware Workstation is praised for stability and performance, despite high RAM usage and minor issues in virtual networks.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.0
Oracle VM offers enterprise virtualization with cost savings, scalability, OS compatibility, and efficient resource management, reducing downtime.
Sentiment score
8.3
VMware Workstation offers easy installation, supports multiple OS, powerful snapshots, hardware compatibility, and an intuitive interface for efficient VM management.
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle VM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Server Virtualization Software (7th)
VMware Workstation
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Virtualization solutions, they serve different purposes. Oracle VM is designed for Server Virtualization Software and holds a mindshare of 7.2%, up 5.8% compared to last year.
VMware Workstation, on the other hand, focuses on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), holds 16.9% mindshare, up 14.4% since last year.
Server Virtualization Software
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
 

Featured Reviews

Rasika Sudasinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Shambhu Narayan  Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-manage solution that has really good customer support compared to other market players
VMware Workstation makes it easy to manage all the resources that we are handling. VMware Workstation has reduced our infrastructure cost. If someone wants machines, I can create them easily using the solution. VMware Workstation is easier to manage than other workstations like Oracle Workstation. VMware Workstation is an easy-to-manage solution, and its support is really good compared to other market players. Overall, I rate VMware Workstation an eight out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
46%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 ...
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...
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...
Which VMware solution would you go with - Workstation or vSphere?
VM Workstation’s setup is so easy, you can use it almost instantly, it works well with Windows and Linux. We like VM Workstation primarily to test environments to determine how well a solution will...
What do you like most about VMware Workstation?
The product is stable, very easy to deploy, easy to use, easy to configure, and easy to set up.
What needs improvement with VMware Workstation?
The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.
 

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Sample Customers

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