Odin Virtuozzo Containers vs Oracle VM comparison

Odin and Oracle are both solutions in the Server Virtualization Software category. Odin is ranked #19, while Oracle is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3. Odin holds a 0.2% mindshare in SVS, compared to Oracle’s 7.3% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

Oracle VM and Odin Virtuozzo Containers compete in virtualization solutions, each catering to different needs. Odin Virtuozzo Containers appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features, despite its higher price point.

Features: Oracle VM offers robust resource management, live migration capabilities, and flexibility, making it suitable for enterprise-level needs. Odin Virtuozzo Containers excels in OS-level virtualization, high density, and container isolation, appealing to environments that require scalability and efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle VM is known for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support, making it adaptable for various IT infrastructures. Odin Virtuozzo Containers demands more technical expertise during initial setup but provides substantial resources and dependable support once configured.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle VM presents a cost-effective setup with favorable ROI, supported by lower licensing fees and a cost-efficient architecture. Odin Virtuozzo Containers requires a higher initial investment but offers significant ROI through resource optimization and scalability benefits.

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Odin Virtuozzo Containers

Ranking in Server Virtualization Software

19th

Average Rating

6.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.2

Number of Reviews

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Oracle VM

Ranking in Server Virtualization Software

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Server Virtualization Software category, the mindshare of Odin Virtuozzo Containers is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle VM is 7.3%, up from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ramon Ruiz

Director IT at Servnet

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.

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Robin Saikat Chatterjee

Head of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Solutioning Technology and Architeture at Tata Consultancy Services

Low cost robust VM soln with ability to patch with no downtime and free Live migration

The ability to live migrate VMs on the fly from one hypervisor to another has been very useful.The ability to pin cores to reduce licensing costs for our clients runnning core based oracel producs is also invaluable.One important factor to note is that to use live migration its important to create specifc pools devoted to certain products for exampel a pool for weblogic and a separate server pool for database. live migration is not permitted when using cpu pinnning to reduce license costs.

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

Pros

"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."

"Oracle is probably the best database technology out there. I've never found anything as complete in terms of feature and functionality and sophistication."

"The solution is easy to use. You can spin one up when you need to and then shut it down."

"The cloning is a great feature and live migration is very easy."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the resource management from the OVM Manager."

"The product's initial setup phase was simple."

"Ability to patch with no downtime."

"Its ease of management and simplicity are most valuable. It is free, and you can provision an unlimited number of VMs at no cost for clients. They also provide perfect support."

"It's quite stable."

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Cons

"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."

"The solution needs more features and flexibility in terms of communicating with other platforms. If it had that, it would be the perfect product."

"Something that could be improved are the snapshots that go in the ZFS Storage. If you want to enjoy Oracle VM, you will definitely want it to go together with ZFS Storage to maximize on the snapshot facility."

"The solution is an outdated Xen-based application."

"You need to have a model for documentation available for the users. Right now, if you have to search for some troubleshooting, you need to have Oracle login. Many personnel might not have that login. The reach, the availability of information to the end-user, is not there."

"Oracle's VM VirtualBox is a powerful, free, and open-source virtualization tool. However, you'll have to read a lot of documents and perform experiments in test environments to make it work for you."

"Deployment should be simplified."

"We do have a little trepidation with systemd, as it does have a learning curve."

"It doesn't monitor everything, which is a little bit more difficult. It doesn't seem to have as many features or metrics to monitor as some others do, so you have to make some homemade scripts to do it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."

"There is no need to make any payments to use the solution. You can just download the product and use it for free."

"The cost of this solution is cheap. It is one of the reasons we chose Oracle VM. It is truly "pocket- friendly.""

"Oracle VM is free if you are running it on Oracle infrastructure hardware, otherwise, it is subscription-based."

"Oracle VM is not expensive. I rate its pricing a three out of ten."

"I have heard from my colleague that it comes with a high price tag."

"Oracle VM is an open-source solution."

"The solution as a standalone product can not be purchased."

"Its price is relatively low."

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Overview

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers creates isolated containers on a single physical server and OS instance.

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