Oracle VM VirtualBox Reviews

• Ease of use

• The configuration and installation is pretty straightforward.

Enables us to provision virtual machines faster than before.

No ideas come to mind.

I've used VirtualBox for around five years.

The installation was straightforward.

No stability issues were experienced.

No scalability issues were experienced.

Customer Service:

Support from Oracle in general is good. I would give customer service a rating of four out of five.

Technical Support:

Support from Oracle in general is good. I would give technical support a rating of four out of five.

We used a different solution before and switched due to high licensing costs and almost non-existent support.

The installation was straightforward with no issues encountered.

The implementation was done with a combination of a business partner and the vendor.

Always liaise with the vendor and business partners to get the best pricing.

We evaluated VMware, Citrix, and QEMU.

Desktop-based virtualization is a huge help in speeding product development.

VirtualBox provides an isolated, consistent environment I can use to experiment with software configurations or create developer sandboxes without affecting the consistency of my own work environment.

It's not as robust as server platforms, nor does it need to be.

It works perfectly for the task. We've had no issues with instability. It's a solid open-source product.

We have had no issues scaling it for our needs.

If I were to draw up my datacenter in my notebook, VirtualBox would be my choice to be included. If, for example, I need to run Docker, I can do it inside VirtualBox. In my opinion, it's the best solution for a small office or one-person virtualization.

It has a few kinks here and there, and Oracle should definitely improve on those, but if you know how to use it and are careful with your use of it, then it works perfectly. For example, I have some objections regarding how it uses virtual memory. If you oversubscribe the virtual memory, it just kills your notebook.

I've been using it for five years.

We've had no issues with deployment.

There were some small instability issues with version 5.0, but they seem to all be fixed now. It works perfectly.

We've had issues with scalability. This is something that Oracle should work on.

I don't know if Oracle even has support for VirtualBox.

The initial setup was straightforward.

We implemented it ourselves with our in-house team.

I tried VMware, but they kept asking for more money for upgrades again and again. I also had a Windows license, but not a Linux or Mac license, so I just decided to go with VirtualBox.

The most valuable feature for us is the fact that it's free. It's also easy to install and configure, and we're able to share USB devices between host VMs. In this case, 'sharing' means that only one instance can use the USB device at a time, but you can detach the device and attach it to a different instance (VM or host). This is valuable as it allows you to transfer data without networking.

I can install and test VMs on my own computer before installing live versions on the company VMware host.

Stability should be improved because sometimes the VirtualBox stops. I believe this maybe a compatibility issue, but I'm not sure.

I've been using it for three months.

We have had no issues with the deployment.

Sometimes the VirtualBox stops and the process cannot be killed. The computer then needs to be restarted.

We have had no issues with the scalability.

Customer Service:

I've never asked for support from customer service.

Technical Support:

I've never asked for support from technical support. The issue I had was not important enough for me to need them.

The initial setup was straightforward and easy.

We did it ourselves in-house with no need for support from the vendor or any third-party team.

I use the free version.

You should try it as it's free.

We use this solution for virtualization.

This is a private cloud deployment model.

This solution can be used on many different platforms including Windows and Linux.

This solution is very easy to set up.

This solution is not enterprise-ready.

The user interface needs to be improved.

We also use Proxmox VE, which is better in many ways aside from the networking and not being able to install unless it is a 64-bit architecture.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Oracle VM VirtualBox allows me to extend my existing computer to run multiple operating systems.

Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use.

The solution could be more user-friendly.

I have been using Oracle VM VirtualBox for approximately eight years.

Oracle VM VirtualBox is stable.

I have not used technical support because this is no support in Iran. I have used online help such as YouTube videos.

The installation is straightforward.

I plan to continue using this solution and I recommend it to others.

I rate Oracle VM VirtualBox a ten out of ten.

Public Cloud

Oracle VM Virtual Box is an open source virtualisation software which is recommended wherever budget is a issue. The software is worth using. You can virtually run different OS on a physical platform. You can run Linux on a windows system virtually or otherwise. There is an easy set up procedure for interface virtual machines with the software. You can create different VLANs and interface groups of VMs or nodes. There is also an option for switching data from the physical machine to the virtual machine and vice versa, by using share folders. You can also optimize your physical desktop and virtual desktop as well.

In Oracle VM a simple drag and drop of files and folders between the host machine and the virtual machine is not available. Compared to other commercial virtualisation software, VMware has the facility by inclusion of its Additions feature. The matter gets worse between two different OS like Windows on the host and Linux on the Virtual machine. Some difficulties can be faced while installing virtual networking drivers on a virtual machine. It is time consuming and uploading of drives to the guest system is complicated.

Pricing is a major advantage in the case of Oracle VM. The software freely available, and can therefore be used easily and tried first before acquiring the commercial software. OS that is to be installed in the guest system, can be easily installed by uploading .ISO image. This is easier and faster.