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Microsoft Virtual Server vs NextAxiom HyperService comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Virtual Server
Ranking in Application Virtualization
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NextAxiom HyperService
Ranking in Application Virtualization
9th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Virtualization category, the mindshare of Microsoft Virtual Server is 5.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NextAxiom HyperService is 2.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Virtualization Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Virtual Server5.7%
NextAxiom HyperService2.9%
Other91.4%
Application Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

UdaySiddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Virtual machines have improved cost savings and now provide safe, fast, snapshot-based recovery
Virtual Servers are valuable to us. We have been using Microsoft Virtual Server for the last five years. We use it for common applications and server applications. Microsoft Virtual Server machines are good compared to on-premises infrastructure. You can take a snapshot whenever we require it, and we can rebuild it. The data is safe, easily accessible, fast, and scalable. For snapshots, whenever we do any maintenance activity, the admin team takes snapshots. If there are any issues or upgrade problems, they revert back to the old one.
it_user6606 - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Expert at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Outstanding Customer Service, Rapid Development & Great Debugging but has a Cluttered Look
NextAxiom HyperService Studio 7 Pros: Outstanding Customer Service – I have never experienced Customer Service at the level NextAxiom provides. Generally you expect an email sent to ‘support’ to get lost in the shuffle and perhaps – if the stars align – you’ll get an email back from a CSR – only…
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise15
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Virtual Server?
I am not involved much in cost-related matters but heard from management that it is a better choice.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Virtual Server?
For improvements, sometimes users use service accounts to log into the server. Identifying the server owner or the virtual machine owner is a difficult task for admins. Manually, someone needs to u...
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Also Known As

Virtual Server, MS Virtual Server
HyperService
 

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Sample Customers

Paylocity, ASELSAN, Sochi Organizing Committee, Supervisor of Elections, Orange County, Florida, Netgem, Nav Canada, The British & Irish Lions
American Electric Power, Basin Electric Power, Battelle Energy Alliance, Dakota Gas, Duke Energy, Florida Power & Light (FPL), Idaho National Labs (INL)
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