VirtualBox

VirtualBox

Oracle
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About

OpenBSD is developed entirely by volunteers. The project's development environment and developer events are funded through contributions collected by The OpenBSD Foundation. Contributions ensure that OpenBSD will remain a vibrant and free operating system. Hence the OpenBSD project has embedded cryptography into numerous places in the operating system. We require that the cryptographic software we use be freely available and with good licenses. We do not directly use cryptography with nasty patents. We also require that such software is from countries with useful export licenses because we do not wish to break the laws of any country. Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the basis of technical merit.

About

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. See "About VirtualBox" for an introduction. Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4, 2.6, 3.x and 4.x), Solaris and OpenSolaris, OS/2, and OpenBSD. VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

UNIX-like Operating System for IT teams

Audience

Enterprises and companies interested in a high-performance virtualization solution

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.6 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Free & Open Source. Easy to setup & use. Great for using different Operating Systems on a single hardware simultaneously.
  • VirtualBox has updates often, supports a multitude of platforms (Windows, mac, Linux, Solaris...), and has a great documentation.
  • VirtualBox is available on pretty much all the majors platforms including Windows, Mac, and Linux. I'm using the later and you can run pretty much all type of systems on it (DOS, Windows, Mac, Solaris, and Linux). It's super easy to configure and use. I haven't experienced any major issue so far in the years I'm been using it. The bi-directional handling of the files and shared folders between host and guest machines is very easy and smooth. It is also fairly easy to expand the disk capacity of a virtual system. I had done that a few time as Windows keep swelling on my guest machine.
  • Open Source & Free to use. Easy to install & configure. Lots of customization options. Good documentation. Great community & regular updates.
  • It can virtualize a lot of operation systems including Windows, Mac, Linux and even Android. There are many configurable options available including amount of memory, video memory, storage and more. The virtualization works extremely well with no issues.

Cons

  • For a free software there is no con - but Vmware probably has more ease of access.
  • The hiccup for me is sometimes the VirtualBox Guest Additions, which on some Linux distros, I have to manually download every time I want to use it.
  • One of the majors cons I have with VirtualBox (on Linux) is the handling of the VM VirtualBox Extension Pack. Everytime I have an update of VirtualBox (which I don't usually notice at first), it will require you to go on the VM website, download the new Extension Pack and install it before you can actually start you VirtualBox session. It doesn't take long but it's annoying and I don't understand why the Extension Pack is not included in the mainstream update anyway.
  • Interface has become outdated. Less beginner friendly than competitors.
  • It's difficult to set the resolution to HD widescreen. GPU passthrough is not supported, so it's not good for virtualization of tasks that need a GPU.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

OpenBSD
Canada
www.openbsd.org

Company Information

Oracle
Founded: 1977
United States
www.virtualbox.org

Alternatives

Alternatives

DesktopReady

DesktopReady

Anunta DesktopReady
Oracle VM

Oracle VM

Oracle

Categories

Operating Systems Supported

Categories

Hypervisors Supported
Sandbox Supported
Virtual Machine Supported

Server Virtualization Features

Audit Management Supported
Health Monitoring Supported
Live Machine Migration Supported
Multi-OS Virtual Machines Supported
Patching / Backup Supported
Performance Log Supported
Performance Optimization Supported
Rapid Provisioning Supported
Security Management Supported
Type 1 / Type 2 Hypervisor Supported

Virtual Desktop (VDI) Features

Desktop-as-a-Service Supported
Load Balancing Not Supported
Multi-Device Support Supported
Multi-Factor Authentication Not Supported
Permissions / Access Controls Not Supported
Self Service Portal Not Supported
Third Party Integration Not Supported

Virtual Machine Features

Backup Management Not Supported
Graphical User Interface Supported
Remote Control Supported
VDI Supported
Virtual Machine Encryption Not Supported
Virtual Machine Migration Not Supported
Virtual Machine Monitoring Not Supported
Virtual Server Not Supported

Integrations

Asterisk Supported
CacheGuard Not Supported
Clarive Not Supported
DropBear Supported
EMCO MSI Package Builder Not Supported
Forensic Explorer Not Supported
Huawei Blockchain Service Not Supported
Huawei Data Security Center Not Supported
Huawei Database Security Service (DBSS) Not Supported
Muon SSH Terminal Supported
Radamsa Supported
Scapy Supported
StorPool Storage Not Supported
iRedMail Supported
miniSipServer Not Supported
pygame Supported
raylib Supported
smartmontools Supported
syzkaller Supported
tmux Supported

Integrations

Asterisk Not Supported
CacheGuard Supported
Clarive Supported
DropBear Not Supported
EMCO MSI Package Builder Supported
Forensic Explorer Supported
Huawei Blockchain Service Supported
Huawei Data Security Center Supported
Huawei Database Security Service (DBSS) Supported
Muon SSH Terminal Not Supported
Radamsa Not Supported
Scapy Not Supported
StorPool Storage Supported
iRedMail Not Supported
miniSipServer Supported
pygame Not Supported
raylib Not Supported
smartmontools Not Supported
syzkaller Not Supported
tmux Not Supported
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