VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi

Broadcom
VirtualBox

VirtualBox

Oracle
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About

Discover a robust, bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto your physical server. With direct access to and control of underlying resources, VMware ESXi effectively partitions hardware to consolidate applications and cut costs. It’s the industry leader for efficient architecture, setting the standard for reliability, performance, and support. IT teams are under constant pressure to meet fluctuating market trends and heightened customer demands. At the same time, they must stretch IT resources to accommodate increasingly complex projects. Fortunately, ESXi helps balance the need for both better business outcomes and IT savings.

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 Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not 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

IT teams searching for a powerful bare-metal hypervisor

Audience

Enterprises and companies interested in a high-performance virtualization solution

Support

Phone Support 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

No information available.
Free Version Not 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

Broadcom
Founded: 1990
United States
www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/esxi-and-esx

Company Information

Oracle
Founded: 1977
United States
www.virtualbox.org

Alternatives

Alternatives

DesktopReady

DesktopReady

Anunta DesktopReady
XenServer

XenServer

Cloud Software Group
oVirt

oVirt

oVirt
Oracle VM

Oracle VM

Oracle

Categories

Hypervisors 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

CacheGuard Supported
Clarive Supported
PACE Suite Supported
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Supported
Alliance Key Manager Supported
Canonical Juju Supported
Checkmk Supported
KACE by Quest Supported
Leostream Supported
Mir Display Server Supported
NovaBACKUP for Servers Supported
OpenScape Session Border Controller Supported
OpenText Availability Supported
OverSOC Supported
Pandora FMS Supported
Relianoid Supported
Seconize DeRisk Center Supported
SpamCheetah Supported
VMware Fusion Pro Supported

Integrations

CacheGuard Supported
Clarive Supported
PACE Suite Supported
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Not Supported
Alliance Key Manager Not Supported
Canonical Juju Not Supported
Checkmk Not Supported
KACE by Quest Not Supported
Leostream Not Supported
Mir Display Server Not Supported
NovaBACKUP for Servers Not Supported
OpenScape Session Border Controller Not Supported
OpenText Availability Not Supported
OverSOC Not Supported
Pandora FMS Not Supported
Relianoid Not Supported
Seconize DeRisk Center Not Supported
SpamCheetah Not Supported
VMware Fusion Pro Not Supported
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