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DxEnterprise vs Hyper-V comparison

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Categories and Ranking

DxEnterprise
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
22nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
High Availability Clustering (7th)
Hyper-V
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
146
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Server Virtualization Software category, the mindshare of DxEnterprise is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hyper-V is 18.6%, up from 14.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Server Virtualization Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Hyper-V18.6%
DxEnterprise0.6%
Other80.8%
Server Virtualization Software
 

Featured Reviews

it_user609366 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Initial setup was relatively straightforward for a clustering solution.
SQL patching High availability We were looking for a better-than-Microsoft-SQL clustering solution. The interface can seem a little old school at times. By Old School, I simply mean from a graphics perspective it looks like word 97, not word 2013. I have used it for three years. The team from…
Marcelo Siqueira - PeerSpot reviewer
Especialista de Infraestrutura at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Virtualization has improved proactive maintenance and observability for complex clustered workloads
Hyper-V could be improved in terms of performance of live migrations. I notice that in VMware, vMotion, which is the same concept as live migration, is faster than in Hyper-V. It is not that it does not work, but in terms of performance, VMware ends up being better for these virtual machine moves.I do not think there is anything else I would like to add regarding necessary improvements related to the interface, stability, or support. The interface is great and very intuitive. Support is also very quick and functional from Microsoft when a problem occurs. Once the environment is very well configured, there should not be problems in Hyper-V. The main area I would improve is mostly the performance of virtual machine migrations. If this migration performance were improved, I believe Hyper-V would reach a perfect score.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Customer service has been excellent so far and technical support has been very helpful, quickly resolving any issues we encountered."
"Customer service is excellent and technical support is excellent."
"Hyper-V helps to make a replica server between two machines. It is very easy to learn."
"Of course I now fall firmly with the side of VMware and some will argue that my own view is blurred but I can tell you that my current opinions are based on fact and experience…not desperate attempts to discredit otherwise far far superior technology…but then again…Microsoft have made a habit of this so it doesn’t surprise me."
"Great Hypervisor with snapshot capability, and fail over clustering integration."
"If your infrastructure is based on MS products then this is a hypervisor to go for."
"It has provided a good cost-saving from the management perspective."
"The best hypervisor in the market!"
"The price of this solution makes it a worthwhile purchase for our organization and we have all of the features we need within a cost-effective solution."
"We use Hyper-V for data center virtualization, and we initially set up 54 servers and three SANs."
 

Cons

"The interface can seem a little old school at times."
"Upgrading from DxDev to DxEnterprise was a bit more bumpy, but even that was pretty easy to do."
"If a person has never implemented the solution before, they might find the process difficult."
"In my opinion, read the documentation carefully. If you do not, you will have problems."
"Disaster recovery capabilities are the primary choice for improvement. There could also be improvements in virtualization, performance, management, monitoring, reporting, recommendations, integration, customization, and technical support."
"The costs in regards to upgrading the solution are quite high and it deters customers from changing versions."
"It might make it easier to move VMs across Hotmail hosts. This application process make it a little bit easier."
"All the actions are manual, and if customization is needed, it is difficult with Hyper-V."
"Hyper-V could be improved by implementing the same set of features that other tools provide."
"Microsoft should have not required a data center license for the new feature of Storage Spaces Direct."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Microsoft recently tacked on a higher price for their software to use the storage migration in the Storage Spaces Direct array. That was just terrible."
"The pricing is not an issue for us because we have a licensing agreement with Microsoft. So we are given an 80% discount."
"Hyper-V is free when you buy Windows Server. You only have to pay for engaging in the management aspect in System Center."
"I use the free version of Hyper-V."
"If you have the standard edition of Windows server then with each copy of the operating system, you have two virtual machines for free."
"Hyper-V is free-of-charge."
"Since we have an agreement with Microsoft, the solution is not very expensive."
"The product's price is low."
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Comparison Review

it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant, ASEAN at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
May 10, 2015
Hyper-V 2012 R2 vs. VMware vSphere 5.5
I was won with Hyper-V 2012R2 recently and the table below based on customer RFP (edited). This articles all about technical, there is not related with TCO/ROI, licensing cost, “political”, etc. Another to noted is the Windows Server 2012 licenses is based on 2 socket CPU, meanwhile…
 

Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business70
Midsize Enterprise37
Large Enterprise47
 

Questions from the Community

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How does KVM compare with Hyper-V?
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How does Proxmox VE compare with Hyper-V?
One of the best things about Proxmox VE is that it is open-source and very inexpensive. You get all of the same features as with the more well-known products. Proxmox VE is very easy to deploy - it...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hyper-V?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Hyper-V is that Microsoft licensing is not cheap. However, it is very worthwhile to have this environment fully licensed once it is very w...
 

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Sample Customers

Asante, Eversheds, Vecima Networks, W&W AFCO Steel, City of Aurora, Menigo, Linn County Sheriff's Office
Large customer base from all industries, all over the world. Two major Hyper-V customers are Telefonica and EmpireCLS.
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