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Hyper-V vs Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 5, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Hyper-V
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
143
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Server Virtualization Software (3rd)
Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Ananth Narayana Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective and good for small workloads while addressing update-driven challenges is needed
I use Azure Monitor and other monitoring solutions to support clients in Accenture's managed services. We support multiple environments, primarily on cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, and also on-premises environments with operating systems like Windows, Linux, and Solaris, among others…
Ramon Ruiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Significant backup for containers, but the customer service is terrible
Anyone considering this solution should not compare it to the old versions. They should be a partner with Virtuozzo and run all the certifications. Also, they need a good lab to understand the technology and how they can apply that technology conveniently. This is very commercial software. It does not have support, so you will need to be hands-on. I would rate Odin Virtuozzo a six out of 10 overall.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a very manageable product."
"The virtualized applications and real time audition of the VMA is quite a good feature."
"The solution has an easy setup."
"The most valuable features are ease of use, and it gets the job done in a straightforward manner."
"It is definitely the toughest competitor for VMware. It easily increases memory for our virtual machines."
"Microsoft has documentation that is easy to find, helpful, and readily available."
"Hyper-V integrates well with other Microsoft solutions."
"Technical support from Microsoft is excellent, rated ten out of ten."
"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
 

Cons

"I am using this solution with E-Notes. I heard that there will be future improvements in integration of the E-notes systems. This would be very helpful."
"Traditional architecture, such as converged infrastructure, should be done away with"
"Security, computing balance, and taking snapshots could be improved. Features like DRS and memory ballooning could be added."
"The tool is expensive."
"If you have a bigger implementation, you need more tools to coexist with many, many features that are not present in the base Hyper-V."
"Hyper-V needs to improve its support."
"Hyper-V doesn't have a lot of features and is limited compared to other virtualization software."
"If a person has never implemented the solution before, they might find the process difficult."
"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is pretty straightforward."
"If you have the standard edition of Windows server then with each copy of the operating system, you have two virtual machines for free."
"I use the free version of Hyper-V."
"We did not have to pay extra money for the Failover Clustering feature."
"In terms of the licensing, if you are using Microsoft Windows 100%, it is OK. But, when you start mixing other environments, it becomes quite tricky."
"The Hyper-V pricing and licensing are very good."
"The tool's pricing is cheap."
"Cost-wise, what one gets is directly proportional to the price paid. If the need for capacity doubles, then the price also doubles."
"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
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it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
University
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Hyper-V?
The initial setup is not difficult at all. It is very easy.
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Sample Customers

Large customer base from all industries, all over the world. Two major Hyper-V customers are Telefonica and EmpireCLS.
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