Oracle VM and Oracle VM VirtualBox are Oracle's virtualization solutions, with Oracle VM designed for server environments and VirtualBox for desktop environments. Oracle VM seems to have the upper hand in enterprise-level deployments due to its robust management features and optimization for Oracle applications, while VirtualBox is preferred for its ease of use and cost-effectiveness for individual developers.
Features: Oracle VM supports server virtualization with features like Distributed Resource Scheduling, live migration, and centralized network management. It allows advanced administration including CPU pinning and performance statistics for both physical servers and VMs. Oracle VM VirtualBox supports desktop virtualization, offering snapshots, virtual appliance capabilities, and compatibility with multiple operating systems. It's an open-source tool that is free, making it suitable for cost-conscious desktop virtualization.
Room for Improvement: Oracle VM could improve hot backups, graphical maintenance screens, and SR-IOV technology. Backup integration and role-based access control are also suggested enhancements. Oracle VM VirtualBox would benefit from enhanced file drag-and-drop support, better network settings UI, and improved 3D acceleration features, despite being user-friendly.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle VM supports extensive server deployments in private, public, and hybrid cloud models and has mixed customer feedback regarding support. VirtualBox offers straightforward deployment, especially for individual users and small setups, generally receiving positive reviews for its ease of use, though the support experience may vary.
Pricing and ROI: Oracle VM offers a cost-effective solution, especially when combined with Oracle hardware, and utilizes a subscription model. VirtualBox is free and open-source, providing substantial value with no licensing costs, appealing to those seeking basic virtualization. Oracle VM offers enterprise benefits to justify its costs, whereas VirtualBox attracts users with no licensing fees.
I did not perform any long-term stress tests, just for a couple of hours or days on every application.
The response time and quality of support could be improved.
Their forum and documentation is more than enough for technical support.
Not every upgrade goes smoothly, and after an upgrade, it sometimes stops working.
The snapshot functionality in Oracle VM VirtualBox is effective for management purposes.
To improve Oracle VM, the configuration needs to be more user-friendly and less rigid.
Integration with third-party solutions is an area that needs improvement.
If I have limited systems and there is maintenance on the hardware, the Oracle systems are impacted.
Having some kind of API to maintain Oracle VM VirtualBox would be beneficial.
Oracle VM is not a very expensive solution.
In the enterprise scenario, all software solutions, including Oracle VM VirtualBox, are expensive.
Oracle VM's features perform better on Windows compared to iOS.
If there is an issue with the operating system running on top of it, there's no primary and secondary domain, rather segregated I/Os, disks, memory, everything assigned to a logical domain.
It is easy to copy or clone one Oracle workstation to another.
The guest OS compatibility was tremendous because I used Oracle VM VirtualBox on Linux and ran Windows applications on top of that, working seamlessly.
Its snapshot functionality helps with backup management.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Oracle VM | 5.7% |
| Oracle VM VirtualBox | 5.6% |
| Other | 88.7% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 36 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 19 |
| Large Enterprise | 38 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 32 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 20 |
| Large Enterprise | 17 |
Oracle VM for x86
Oracle VM for x86 is a Xen based server virtualization platform for public and private cloud and traditional on premise deployment. Oracle VM offers full lifecycle and application deployment from disk to cloud.
Designed and optimized for security, efficiency and performance Oracle VM supports major hardware vendors x86 and storage platforms and can run workloads on Linux, Windows and Oracle Solaris. Uniquely for our virtualization platform it offers live patching via Ksplice enhancing security and minimizing service disruption. Oracle VM supports hard partitioning which can significantly reduce software applications licensing costs.
Oracle VM for SPARC
Oracle VM for SPARC is a firmware based virtualization platform for Oracle and Fujitsu SPARC based servers running Solaris. Oracle VM supports hard partitioning which can significantly reduce software applications licensing costs.
Oracle VM VirtualBox is a robust AMD64/Intel64 and x86 next-generation virtualization solution that functions well for home use and is also powerful enough to handle the needs of a busy enterprise organization. This professional solution is open source and provides super-fast high performance in addition to many outstanding value-added features. VirtualBox functions effectively on Windows, macOS, Solaris, Linux, and more. Users can benefit from VirtualBox's dedication to continually developing the product and providing continual progressive updates and releases. The solution is supported by a trusted dedicated professional community and is backed by Oracle, which guarantees that the product is able to consistently meet and exceed quality controls and protocols at all times.
Oracle VM VirtualBox Features
Oracle VM Virtual Box provides many value-added features. Some of these features include:
Reviews from Real Users
“Oracle VM VirtualBox is easy to use and does not require much training. It uses fewer resources. Teams using new operating system releases can quickly test and implement. This would make the development of new software releases faster and easier. It also helps users to write the program, test, and support it on multiple platforms. It has a good community as it is open-source.” - Satishbabu G., Oracle ACE
“It is easy to use and does not require complex knowledge. It uses less resources, which is a requirement as it is used to onboard hardware with very little resources available.” - A PeerSpot user who is an IT Architect - AI at CGI
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