Proxmox VE Reviews

Proxmox is a virtual machine and container suite with everything in one place. It does not use Docker directly but uses a specific tool called LXC for containers. They also use it with KVM to offer customers a unified and easy-to-use graphical tool along with a very powerful command line suite of tools for visualization.

Proxmox is from Germany. It is a free product that has all the features, just like the commercial license. The difference is that the customer has access to additional repositories in commercially licensed versions. These include extra plug-ins and capabilities that eventually are used in a production environment.

The free or community edition has a complete suite of virtualization tools and high availability capabilities to provide a complete scenario for production, testing, etc. Proxmox VE is a very, very good product. Proxmox VE is a Debian Linux-based product that can be downloaded on an ISO archive or installed in a Debian Linux environment that the customer already has.

The solution's most valuable feature is that it allows customers to use the power of KVM easily. KVM is a very powerful and difficult tool to use, but Proxmox VE makes it easy.

Proxmox VE editions should be made available to other Linux distributions because they are only attached to Debian. There are people unfamiliar with Debian or have no environment with Debian. It would be very nice if Proxmox VE could eventually port to other Linux distributions.

I have been using Proxmox VE for ten years.

Proxmox VE is a very stable solution.

I rate the solution’s stability ten out of ten.

Proxmox VE is a very scalable solution.

I rate the solution’s scalability ten out of ten.

The solution’s pricing is very fair. The solution's pricing is cheaper than other solutions like VMware, Hyper-V, or Oracle.

Since Proxmox VE has its own firewall, I can use it eventually to manage access to my different virtual machines and containers. The solution provides very good security.

Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.

I'm using Proxmox VE for virtual machines on three servers, mainly for the database and the application and email server.

High availability and self healing 

The most valuable feature of Proxmox VE is its storage.

Proxmox VE can improve by importing OVF or OVA files directly from OVA. I need to convert all the images to raw images before importing them to Proxmox VE. If there is a solution that I can import directly from VMDK, it would be better.

I think it support esxi migration tools which is awesome 

I have been using Proxmox VE for approximately  7 years.

Proxmox VE is highly stable, it is a great solution as a hypervisor.

The scalability of Proxmox VE is good.

We have approximately three administrators that use the solution. We do not have plans to increase the usage.

We have approximately 20 virtual machines on the Proxmox VE server.

I have not needed direct support from Proxmox VE. I have found the community support enough.

I switched from VMware to Proxmox VE.

The initial setup of Proxmox VE was straightforward.

There is an annual license to use Proxmox VE and it is approximately $90. There are not any additional costs.

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I rate Proxmox VE a ten out of ten.

We use the solution for virtualization and Apache cloud stack backend. It is mainly used for storage. We are using the FTP application on Proxmox VE.

When I migrate the website to the Proxmox server, there is a flex server installed on Proxmox VE. I migrated my website in one day with zero downtime.

The solution provides a graphical interface, which is very useful for backup, snapshots, and managing the network. It also has authentication, which is very useful too. We have a single machine and hardware.

There should be a helm feature for managing Kubernetes ports directly from the Proxmox traffic interface.

I have been using Proxmox VE for two months.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

Three people including one cloud member and internals, are using this solution.

I rate the solution’s scalability an eight-point five out of ten.

The initial setup takes 15-20 minutes on Google Cloud with Persistent SSDs, but on a home server, it can take up to 30 minutes.

I rate the initial setup a nine-point five out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

The product has a reasonable pricing.

I recommended the solution since it is a community-based solution and cost-effective.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

In 1994, I started to work with Proxmox VE. Since 2020, I have developed much expertise in Proxmox VE and have helped many organizations with their Proxmox VE needs. During this time, I have studied Linux, maintenance, and troubleshooting and helped organizations successfully implement and manage Proxmox VE. 

To mitigate DDoS risks on Proxmox VE, we use VFXTHs, which are a better way to take snapshots for high-performance applications. I have seen that VFXTHs are being developed to cache and block traffic, which is a promising development.

I have a program on my old machine with 380 events, but I need to create new events. This is much easier to do with VFXTHs, and I have the skills to do it. I also have two VPNs running on the old machine, which I can use to get started.

Proxmox needs to improve the integration of its network, machines, and virtual machines. It is very difficult to test, but it is possible to use scripts to make the process easier.

The documentation is good. When I needed some kind of support, I found it on the Internet.

The initial setup is easy. 

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Proxmox creates an environment for writing script and virtualizing. I'm the senior finance administrator and I work in a research department in the health arena. 

The product is cost-effective to virtualize because of the ability to always create VMs. It allows us to create an individual virtual machine along with the GPU for machine learning. We can create multiple NPI notes, and whenever they need it, we can just power some down and bring them out. The solution is open source which is great for us and it's very reliable. Proxmox has given us the ability to do what a commercial organization can do but it's free. You don't have to buy any hardware. If you do take a subscription, they provide support. It's a good model.

The process for deployment is complicated and can be quite difficult for some; there's a steep learning curve if you've never dealt with the product before. 

We've used this solution for a couple of years. 

Stability is good, the solution functions well. 

Scalability is good, we have around 100 users. 

The initial setup is easy for me, because I'm very familiar with this product. Deployment takes an hour or two. 

The subscription version is not expensive but we don't always have the money to pay it. In that respect, both Netgear and Proxmox have been very important to us. 

This solution is accessible to anyone. It does take time to learn and experiment with it. I rate this product nine out of 10. 

I primarily use the solution for different virtual servers. I'm using it for snapshots and backups. 

The solution is free to use. It saves us money.

The community is very good if you need information or help.

We can have in-built containers and clustering, which is useful.

The solution has good high availability.

There are a few areas that are lacking. There needs to be a better GUI, for example. In some instances, you need to use the command line.

The scalability could be better.

I've used the solution for two and a half years. 

The solution is stable. I'd rate it 8.5 out of ten. We haven't had any issues with it at all. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It is reliable. 

I have 15 servers running on the product.

The solution is scalable. I'd rate it seven out of ten. It could be better.

Only three people intervening in the actual solution, however, 300 to 400 people are using the computers that rely on Proxmox. 

I do not have plans to increase usage at this time. If I needed to, I would use this product.

I'd recommend the solution to others. It's free and open source. I'd rate it ten out of ten.

I've never used technical support, You do need to pay for it if you want actual support. Otherwise, you can use the community and that is free. 

We used the free version of ESXi, however, it didn't have very many features that we needed.

The initial setup is easier than anything I've done previously. It's not complex. It's straightforward. 

You can have this solution both on-premises and on the cloud.

It takes about half an hour to deploy. 

I just followed the instructions for the deployment and it was good. 

Only one person is needed to handle deployment. 

The solution can be done in-house. You just follow the guides provided. I personally didn't need any assistance with the process. 

If you are on a budget, it's best to go with Proxmox. It is free to use. However, if you want actual support, you need to pay for it.

I'm a user. I'm in charge of the server farm and doing the configurations for our company.

I might be down two sub-versions. I'm not on the latest version. 

The solution is used for virtualization, web servers, databases, and S3 storage spaces.

The most valuable feature is that the solution is free of cost.

The solution can be improved by making it more secure and scalable.

I have been using the solution for several years.

The solution is stable. I have not had any issues in the last two years.

The solution is only one node, so it is not scalable.

The initial setup is straightforward.

There is no subscription required for Proxmox VE.

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

We require 15 people for the deployment and maintenance of the solution including two developers.

We have around 400 web visitors that are supported by the solution per day.

We have two environments. We run one with Proxmox VE and the other with VMware.

I recommend the solution to others.

The initial setup was very easy.

We use the inventory aspect of the solution. It's not just a platform meant for network monitoring. We also use it for inventory maintenance also. For example, I can know if a server was down and for how long. I can see the performance. 

There are advanced plugins that are available. We can extend our network through these. 

There are models written in C as well.

It's been a stable solution. 

We can scale the solution if we need to. 

The pricing is quite reasonable. 

We are not fully satisfied with the solution. 

We have some streams of data from different channels. We have to try to figure out how to monitor everything. There's no great integration of everything. We are not able to identify everything. 

We are only just able to see ICMP and TCP checks happening.

Some systems are there which don't have protocol support. 

The templates and reporting could be better.

We find it difficult to find the root cause of the issues. 

We've been using the solution for four to five years. 

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

We have found the product to be scalable. 

Our IP team, security, and monitoring are the only people using the solution. 

We used to other products also. However, this product is better actually. In terms of display metrics, et cetera, the infrastructure, and geo-mapping as well as developing the dashboard and all the additional features have been good.

The solution is simple to set up. There are certain credentials and you simply provide them. 

The price is good. It is very manageable. The licensing is yearly.

We are end-users. 

We use the solution within our own network. It's not public. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.