Proxmox VE Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

Architect at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Jan 7, 2013

Simple install open source, but poor support for USB and OSx

What is most valuable?

· Bear metal simple install · Runs on many different form factors- requires minimal hardware but take advantage of super-computer. From a tiny media servers to huge enterprise machines. · No CPU or memory restrictions · Many media options – local, iscsi, NFS, etc. · Run full virtualization and container based virtualization simultaneously (OpenVZ and KVM) · Intuitive web managed interface · Many enterprise advanced features · Free commercial use allowed · Open source with very active community · Large repository of open source easy to download pre-made container images that go from hyperlinks to VMs in minutes.

What needs improvement?

· MS windows performance · Immature VDI · Poor USB handling · Poor support for OSx · commercial support options · GUI interface stability (v2.0)

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user1068Tech Support Staff at a tech company with 51-200 employees

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Oct 13, 2013

About one of the cons of Proxmox VE: What's with the performance of MS windows that is not good?

reviewer1262712

Sub-director with 51-200 employees

Aug 1, 2021

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A complete and stable solution with good tools for managing the servers

Pros and Cons

"The whole solution is good. It has good tools that help me in managing the servers. It is also stable."

"It is a good solution, but it is very complicated in some ways. It is not easy. You must have experience in the console mode to do some configurations. A lot of documentation and YouTube videos are available that you can use to learn about it."

What is our primary use case?

I am using this solution for the virtualization of many servers. I have its latest version.

What is most valuable?

The whole solution is good. It has good tools that help me in managing the servers. It is also stable.

What needs improvement?

It is a good solution, but it is very complicated in some ways. It is not easy. You must have experience in the console mode to do some configurations. A lot of documentation and YouTube videos are available that you can use to learn about it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not scaled it. What I have covers all my needs. In two or three years, I will see if I need to scale it.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have local technical support, and it is excellent.

How was the initial setup?

It is complicated to set up. It took us one week.

What other advice do I have?

For implementing this solution, you must have technical support.

I would rate Proxmox VE a 10 out of 10. It is an excellent and complete solution. I really like it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Irfan Rosid

System Administrator at I-net globalindo

Oct 15, 2019

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An inexpensive solution that offers easy integrations and has good stability

Pros and Cons

"The solution allows for easy integrations."

"The solution needs a better billing system."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for some websites and applications.

What is most valuable?

The solution allows for easy integrations.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs a better billing system.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

How are customer service and technical support?

We buy support from Proxmox.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We currently use a mix of solutions, so we haven't just switched from one to another. We also use VMware and OpenStack.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was complex. We took about a month to fully deploy the solution.

What about the implementation team?

We handled the implementation ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution isn't expensive. It's cheap for us.

What other advice do I have?

We use the hybrid cloud deployment model.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

reviewer1509939

Jefe de Servicio de Ciberseguridad at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Mar 11, 2021

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Open-source, feature-rich, stable, and easy to install

Pros and Cons

"There are many features included with Proxmox."

"The facility of deployment is an area that needs to improve."

What is our primary use case?

We are implementers and we implement solutions for our customers.

We tested Proxmox VE as a solution to build our applications

What is most valuable?

There are many features included with Proxmox.

What needs improvement?

The facility of deployment is an area that needs to improve.

The support is an area in need of improvement.

I would like to see support for other container technologies such as Kubernetes, as well as other platforms.

If they had local container support, it would be very good for Proxmox.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 10 people in our organization who are using this solution.

We have plans to increase our usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

They provide medium level support. Support needs improvement.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we were using VMware vSphere. We went with Proxmox because of the price and the features.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. It was very simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's an open-source solution that can be used free of cost.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user4071

IT Administrator at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

Jan 30, 2013

Performs well with Windows but lacks Mac support due to Mac's EULA

With respect to some of the cons, Proxmox VE performs well enough with Windows if you use KVM's virtio devices in lieu of emulated hardware. However, the freely available virtio drivers are not WHQL-certified, which produces annoying error messages when you attempt to load them.

With respect to the lack of Mac OS X support, a large part of this is due to Apple's terms of use for OS X. I can't really blame Proxmox or the KVM folks for not pursuing Mac OS X support since doing so would violate Mac OS X's EULA and could potentially get them or their customers sued.

Lastly, I can't say that I've ever had any stability issues with the Proxmox VE web interface, but using the graphical console can be a struggle. I don't think I've gotten it to work in anything except Mozilla Firefox.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user1068Tech Support Staff at a tech company with 51-200 employees

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Sep 22, 2013

The limitation to running on Mac platforms is quite a disadvantage to the many large companies using this kind of OS for their machines. Luckily there are many other alternative virtualization productss in the market that provide similar or better features.

it_user766425

Senior Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Oct 25, 2019

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The setup is straightforward and it has no stability issues

Pros and Cons

"The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."

"The virtualization can be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for Linux servers and contain our VM operating system servers.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see an improvement in the virtualization itself. We use the physical servers for easier migrations, but the virtualization can be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Proxmox VE for two to three years now on premise.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't subscribed for technical support, so I can't tell you if they are good or not.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was really straightforward and easy.

What other advice do I have?

If I have to rate this solution, I will give it an eight out of ten. In the next version I would like to see differential packages. This version does not include that, so we have to use a third party or an opensource. Whenever we want to write a large, 500 gigabyte script to do differential packages for Proxmox VM, it is difficult to take a full package every day. So if that feature could be added in the future, it would be great.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.