# Page 3 | VirtualBox Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is VirtualBox the right Virtual Machine solution for you? Explore 885 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/169939/VirtualBox/reviews --- VirtualBox 4.6 (885) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/169939/VirtualBox/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of VirtualBox ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 885 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Mohamed F. Associate Consultant - Application Security Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best free Virtualization software for your system" July 7, 2022 5.0 Without purchasing any Licensed tool or without any hassle of trial versions or commercial versions, we can Virtualbox as which is totally free and we don't need to spend anything for running a Kali or Ubuntu machines in your host machine. Pros I love 2 things when coming to this Virtualbox. 1. It is totally free and we can install and run virtual machines in MAC, windows and Linux as well. 2. It is totally user friendly. If you are looking for a good virtualization software you can simply go for it. The software is very much stable. Cons I am having only 1 con i.e, we may face issues with internal NAT network adapter sometimes. Which will consume some time for troubleshooting and fixing it. But other than that, everything else is perfectly fine and good. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Virtualization in Minutes - Virtual Box" May 19, 2019 5.0 Overall VirtualBox servers the total purpose. It can be installated on any operating system, so no matter if your Server is sitting on Windows or Linux box, VirtualBox can be installed and used flawlessly without any powerful configurations. So if you have a Server which in turn is connecting to multiple different servers sitting at different sites at your organization, you can use VirtualBox to bring all the Servers in one instance and make the process more efficient and streamlined. Pros VirtualBox is a really lightweight but powerful virtualiztion software. It allows us to build machines within machines and interconnect each machine in a personalised manner of networking. It is helps hugely on Servers for creating minor servers within one parent server which facilitates the basic functioning of any Server. Additionally we can create multiple machines and run all of them at once considering cores of your base machine and each virtual machine will work as a dedicated system serving the purpose. Cons Support can be a con for this software. We can get a lot of open source/ public communities supporting this software but there is not formal teaching lessons/ vedios from Oracle explainig the functioning of this software in detail. So learning the software can consist of alot of reaching which eventually becomes frustating at times but overall you learn more when you research. But Oracle can publish some offical videos exolaning the software which will be a lot more helpful. Review Source WI Wassim I. Associate Professor Computer Networking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VirtualBox: An Oracle Software that doesn't Meet Oracle's Standards" July 17, 2023 3.0 I faithfully prefer VMWare Workstation (Windows host) or Parallels (MAC host) to support OS virtualization. Much more advanced features that can overcome the limitations in VirtualBox. Pros VirtualBox was an Open source OS virtualization software that Oracle bought to support its cloud client virtualization platform. VirtualBox is easy to deploy and use. I use it on Windows to run Linux servers to test networking and cryptography packages. If needed for basic OS virtualization, then this would be a very cost efficient solution. Cons The main limitations in VirtualBox is the lack of support of Graphics acceleration in Guest OSes and in the lack of automatic support of high resolutions in the Guest OS desktop. The copy-and-paste functionality is also crippled between the host and guest OSes. I many times needed to send files by email to emulate this simple task. Moreover, sharing drives between the host and guest is not always supported. USB sticks need a lot of configuration to be mounted in to the guest OS to make it work. I wonder how can Oracle produce or manage this low quality softaware. Review Source David J. Student on Gimnazija i ekonomska skola "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj" Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VirtualBox- Review" February 20, 2019 5.0 With VirtualBox I am solving problems like tuff installing windows 10 on my computer which I don't know if its gonna turn well for me , I just simulate it and see how is my computer reacting on it , its like I am going around all hard and complicated installations and just installing it on easy way, that's also my main benefit. Pros What I like most about this software is his flexibility. You can choose it to simulate every computer software you like , from Windows (XP Vista, 7, 8, 10) to Linux and more. I would recommend it to every programmer or ethical hacker who is still learning about hacking, installation of all packages is really fast and easy. They are guiding you to every step and there is no chance you can make mistake. The simulations are very likely to original software which I found very amazing. Thank you VirtualBox! Cons What I least like about this software is that sometimes some simulations are very slow to install and use ,I don't know if its because of my computer or because VirtualBox system, its like I am having 25 FPS when I am on Linux Software, and internet can be very slow there, also In the beginning I couldn't find way to exit VirtualBox simulation, which I found very troubling. Review Source Ismaël Huberson C. founder Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VirtualBox" November 19, 2022 5.0 Pros I was looking for a virtualization software and I found this. VirtualBox is a free, cross-platform virtualization program for x86 and AMD64/Intel 64 hardware. It's extremely useful for testing and developing software and operating systems, and works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris. VirtualBox is very easy to use and supports a wide range of guest operating systems (see the full list of supported operating systems). Cons VirtualBox is a free virtualization tool, especially for people like me who are on a budget. Review Source Mo'men Y. IT Support Specialist Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VirtualBox Review" February 12, 2019 3.0 My personal experience with it could be both satisfactory and disappointing, honestly. On the personal side, I'd say almost flawless, but on the professional side, it's not what I'd rely on, but again, you get what you pay for! Pros VirtualBox is open-source, easy and super fast to install and start, and it's free as well. It helps you test any OS in a few steps and switch between the operating systems you're running easily and swiftly. It's not exclusive to only one operating system. Cons If you just want to test operating systems and not go in-depth, VM VirtualBox would be okay. However, if you'd like to use it more in-depth, you'd find a few issues. Some computers do not allow the installation of a Virtual Machine software without changing the BIOS, and this, of course, isn't something everyone can do. Some features aren't supported without installing add-ons. Also, sound drivers aren't available. It takes a while to come up and if your computer isn't good on the specs side, you might have a laggy and slow experience. Changing the size of disk storage could be an issue, but such issued were paid attention to with newer versions (5.2). If you use the virtual OS you're running as a main drive or you rely on it for professional purposes, this could be a total disaster as you'd face countless network issues that'd hold you back. However, again, to be fair, these issues would be faced only if you go deep, but if you just run virtual OS for fun, or for simple usage, you'd have nothing to worry about. Review Source Jorge M. Ingeniero de sistemas Used the software for: 2+ years ### "is a very practical application that allows to install additional operating systems within another " March 7, 2018 4.0 You can install several operating systems on a desktop, Hosts and cross-platform guests, including Windows, Linux and Oracle Solaris, and Mac OS X as host, has Teletransport of virtual machines running between hosts without interruption, has a high performance, supports loads of Massive work of up to 32 virtual CPUs and compatibility with OVF format. Pros It is an open source software compatible with a large number of guest operating systems, its versatility makes it compatible with x86 / amd64 architectures, it is an application that allows to install additional operating systems, known as "guest systems", within another system operative "host", each with its own virtual environment. In terms of hardware emulation, the hard disks of the guest systems are stored in the host systems as individual files in a container called Virtual Disk Image, incompatible with the other virtualization softwares. Cons they add great complexity to the system at runtime. The main disadvantage of the virtual machine, is that in the application of some process will have the effect of the slowness of the computer, that is, the computer in which this process is running must have a quite remarkable capacity must be of great capacity or powerful. The languages based on virtual machine, have a disadvantage is that they are actually slower than fully compiled languages, due to the overload generated by having an intermediate software layer between the application and the computer hardware, however, This limitation does not it's too critical. Review Source Adrián G. Supervisor de Logística Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VirtualBox: Excelente Software para Virtualizar" June 30, 2023 5.0 Excelente experiencia, es una solución idónea a los problemas de compatibilidad entre plataformas. Pros Su costo es cero, se actualiza constantemente y permite manejar múltiples sistemas operativos dentro de otros, esto permite eliminar problemas de compatibilidad de paquetes y conocer como operan otros SO Cons Hace falta un poco más de guía en el proceso de instalación y configuración de los periféricos Review Source DR Dominic R. Systems Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool for running additional environments on your workstation" June 22, 2018 5.0 Nice free virtual machine tool to keep my primary workstation from getting too "cluttered" Pros VB is a great little tool to spin up additional OS environments on my workstation. I use this for 2 reasons. First, to be able to spin up other operating systems to do cross-platform testing (Linux, Windows (multiple versions), ChromeOS, etc). Secondly, I use it to have separate environments for clients. We have a multitude of clients that each require different (or worse, sometimes the same) VPN tools, software, etc. When you try to install all these tools on your regular desktop, we were constantly running into conflicts (one client needed to be v5.1 to connect to the VPN and a different client needed v4.7). It just became too much clutter. So I started spinning up a different Windows (or Linux) environment for each client install their tools separately. It has worked wonders! Cons The only downside is related to the /way/ I use the software. Because I spin up different environments for each client, if I have to work with a couple clients simultaneously (not often, but it happens), it can be incredibly slow because my workstations resources now have to be split 2, 3 or 4 ways (each envirnment usually gets 1/3 of my RAM allocated). Running 1 at a time is perfectly fine. Running 2 is usually OK, but once I hit 3, I've pretty much maxed out my host and it can be slow. That being said, I could accommodate for that by simply installing more RAM or allocating less to each. Review Source JB Jarlin B. Network engineering Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Use of virtual machine on virtual box" February 22, 2024 5.0 I will say that it is a pretty high useful software to practice laboratories about networking and telecommunications and useful to test some functions on real life data centers Pros It is cheap and easy to install it runs very smoothly on your pc or laptop Cons Sometime is really hard to confirure virtual machines and it requires alot space in your main pc. Review Source sumit K. Devops Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Virtual Box Review " December 3, 2018 4.0 It’s a very good experience to work on Virtual Box Pros 1) It allows to create virtual machine of any OS. 2) It allows to change settings for every single virtual machine. 3) We don’t need to create servers for testing purposes as the virtual machine provides the same functionality. 4) It does not limit the user for using it. Cons 1) Installation process takes very time. 2) On some computers, one must allow virtualisation through bios to create Virtual Machine. 3) There is no copy and paste option in virtual machine. For that we need to open session in putty. 4) Sound Drivers are not present and even we do have full screen size for virtual machine. Review Source JA Jesus A. Administrador de base de datos Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Virtual Box" August 24, 2022 4.0 las características que debe mejorar son las actualización y la compatibilidad y pulir mas con los sistemas operativos no tan conocidos Pros lo mejor de Virtual Box es la función principal lo que podemos hacer, poder hacer probar nuestras aplicaciones en un espacio controlado Cons lo que menos me gusto fue la interfaz de usuario, aunque sin sencilla par apodar usar. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineering Intern Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The easiest way of running multiple operating systems on one device" December 13, 2021 4.0 VirtualBox has made it easier for me to test applications without actually installing them on my machine. If I make a mistake configuring the system on my virtual machine, I can easily fix it without ruining my host machine. It also allows me to run applications that are not compatible with the operating system that I mainly use. I totally recommend it to anyone who is new to virtualization. Pros I can run a different operating system without replacing the one I already have. For example, I run Windows OS on my laptop but for school and work purposes I need to use Linux. Instead of permanently switching an OS, I just use VirtualBox to install the other OS needed. It is very easy to install and use even for a beginner who has never used virtual machines before. It allows you to allocate different specifications for your virtual machines depending on how much RAM your device has. The number of virtual machines you can have all depends on the memory of your device. Cons It uses a lot of disk space. If the VirtualBox is installed on a device with low specifications, it starts lagging behind and the machine takes too long to boot. Review Source ARC Amilkar Rolando C. Coordinador Machinery Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Con VirtualBox pruebo programas y aplicaciones sin poner en riesgo el sistema principal" July 5, 2023 5.0 La experiencia usando este programa ha sido muy buena y provechosa, ha beneficiado en cuanto a ahorro de tiempo en las actividades que requieren el empleo de recursos tecnológicos (computadores). Pros El programas es medianamente fácil de usar, sin embargo se recomienda un video tutorial sobre su uso básico antes de implementarlo. Su implementación en las actividades de la empresa no fue tan compleja y permitió agilizar procesos en cuanto a elección de programas mediante la prueba de los mismos. La capacidad de generar un sistema operativo visual dentro de otro sistema en tiempo real es de mucho beneficio ya que no se requiere otro equipo. Cons El manejo de este programa es sencillo y no presentó mayores problemas, sin embargo lo ideal es que sea una persona con algo de experticia quien lo manipule por primera vez, o que se reciba una pequeña instrucción de uso dad que el programa es bastante lógico en cuanto a su uso por así decirlo. Se podría aumentar la cantidad y diversidad de sistemas optativos que se pueden ejecutar a mismo tiempo. Reason for choosing VirtualBox Este programa es fácil de usar, y presenta mejores características que las plataformas que ofrecen servicios similares. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A sandbox where nothing can go wrong" November 10, 2019 5.0 VirtualBox is my choice when I need to test software in different OS, also it's great to give it a try to the myriad of OS out there without ruining our computer. If you are something that likes playing with fire (but safely) then VirtualBox is for you. Pros As a software developer and a geek by nature, it's quite common to ruin my whole workstation because I was playing with something I wasn't supposed to do. Imagine that your project is delayed because you tried to emulate a super old game on your PC, not cool. With VB I can safely play with any and multiple operative systems and install dangerous software, just for fun. It's great to be able to virtualize any Linux distro out there before really installing it on my computer, it also helps with getting used to a new OS before switching to it. VB is simple and easy to use, you can go a long way just with the default settings and it will setup your virtual machine based on the OS you pretend to install. Cons It's not necessarily a VB problem but about virtualization in general, I run my virtual machines on 4GB of RAM and my host machine can be really slow when running the virtual machine, it's important to know that to fully enjoy the benefits of virtualizations and run virtual machines smoothly we need a decent video card and more RAM. Besides my poor setup, VB runs incredibly well. Review Source Adji Maloum M. Agent comptable et de liaison Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Free and virtual" December 8, 2022 5.0 I've been using Windows and Mac for years to test systems for advice at work or to my friends. Pros On the security side, it allows you to surf in a totally secure way since any infections are limited to the machine, which is what makes it sublime to use. Cons This refuses to load some vmi files downloaded online. Review Source Pedro C. Investigador/Docente Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Any OS system, anywhere!" April 29, 2019 5.0 VirtualBox permits me to have only one computer (MAC OS), with all the software I need, without the obligation to restart every time I need to access other OS System. I can work and share work between machines (virtual and physical) without any problem! Pros For those that work with multiple software know that a Virtual Machine is a must-have software. For those that work with MAC OS, is even more important. Many of the software I use on an investigation in social sciences are made for the Windows environment. VirtualBox is a very handy and powerful tool. The fact that it's free, is even better! There are other offers on the market, with more elaborated tools. But for the price (free), VirtualBox is the key! Cons There are some tricks you need to handle. For example, when you work with virtual disks, with space allocated dynamically, it's easy to increase size, but it's very hard to decrease after a cleanup. It should be possible to do both things with the same effort. Review Source LB Lucas B. R and D Coordinator Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VirtualBox is one of the best virtualization solutions in the market" November 27, 2023 5.0 Pros It is compatible with almost every simple operating system and has a clear, easy-to-use user interface. Cons It takes a while to receive new updates. Review Source Fábio S. Senior Software Security Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VirtualBox has everything to run Linux on Windows Host" December 1, 2022 4.0 Pros The best way to makes tests on new OS's and distributions is through VirtualBox.Easy to setup and when it is up and running a whole new system is open to be used. Cons Sometimes the extension for USB support fails to start properly and then a shutdown is required (restart is not enough) Switched from [VMware Workstation Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/212916/VMware-Workstation-Player/) Price Review Source Anthony R. IT Technical Project Manager Computer Hardware Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A robust, cost effective and easy to use way to run VMs on your local system" June 10, 2022 5.0 Pros The biggest pro for VirtualBox is that it is open-source and FREE, this means that there are no budget hurdles to get over if you want to use this in a business. The next pro is that despite being free and open-source it has an extensive feature set that would rival software 10 x more expensive. It is quick and easy to install, with you having your first VM running within minutes. Cons The software is about the best you can get, however, recent changes within Windows 11 and their policies regarding some drivers mean that to run VirtualBox now requires you to disable one of the Windows 11 builtin security features - depending on your use case this may be acceptable but as a business, it is something that we would rather not do. Hopefully, a fix will be available soon. Review Source iU innocent U. Software developer Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My experience with virtualBox" December 10, 2022 5.0 I would say it's very good Pros That I can install multiple instance.I can use almost any operating system without uninstalling my favorite operating system Cons Honestly I didn't find any issues using it and for that I would say it was worth the time Review Source Bryan Jerico B. Técnico IT Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Virtual Box como server" November 28, 2022 5.0 Es simple de usar, facil de implementar, no requiere de mucho software y sobre todo es gratis Pros Me gusta que no pida muchos requisitos y sobre todo que sea simple y fácil de usar. En la carrera de sistemas o ingenieria de sistemas es una gran opción para servidores remotos o virtualizados. Cons No me gusta que no se pueda transferir texto copiado de tu pc real a la remota, como tambien que no venga preinstalado los sistemas operativos que se usan normalmente. Alternatives considered [Hyper Host](https://www.capterra.com/p/179412/Hyper-Host/)[VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery](https://www.capterra.com/p/211251/VMware-Cloud-Disaster-Recovery/)[QEMU](https://www.capterra.com/p/171011/QEMU/)[Parallels Desktop for Mac](https://www.capterra.com/p/170006/Parallels-Desktop-for-Mac/)[Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/) Review Source Fernando D. SAP BW Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use and reliable virtualization solution." August 15, 2018 5.0 It has been of big help in my work, it saves me so much time because I only need to create a virtual machine and setup the VPNs once. After that I can just copy the virtual disk files to another machine if I need (when I change my laptop or restore a backup). This is great! Pros You can create many virtual machines very easily. I use it to setup Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) so they don't affect my host computer setup. VPNs can be very problematic sometimes, and can mess up with your host's network setup, so Virtual Machines are a good way to deal with them. Virtual Box makes this experience much better, it has so many features like the Seamless viewing method and cursor integration that sometimes you don't care if you are using a virtual machine or your host machine, it seems to be the same. You have a great control of the machine execution and parameters, so you can fine tune it the way you like. Cons The updating method is manual, it checks automatically and tells you that a new version is available but you need to download and install it separately. Maybe it could be improved by being another configuration among many others, so you can choose between "update automatically" or "manual update". But I guess this is even a security measure, so this is not a big con. Review Source KM Krishna M. Student Ambassador Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "No more spending money to buy computers just to use different operating systems" September 9, 2019 5.0 Overall, Virtualbox has done wonders for me. Allowing me to try to learn new operating systems without having to spend a lot of money to buy a machine that has that operating system. Pros Virtualbox is open-source software that hosts just about any operating system as a file: Windows, macOS, Linux, Ubuntu, Android, etc. A ton of operating systems to choose from. Of course, to do that, you have to download the actual operating system file that can be several gigabytes. But once done, it's easy to import the OS into Virtualbox and start using out of the box. As a Student Ambassador, one of the duties I have is to showcase my computer science projects in an open house event. I have showcased my projects using the Ubuntu operating system. I wasn't comfortable inserting Ubuntu into my main hard disk as a dual boot. If I need to switch the OS on the fly, having a dual boot setup doesn't let me do that, but VirtualBox does. I am asked to showcase Linux commands I learned in my class to prospective students and their families. Cons I cannot think of a single dislike. VirtualBox is quite simply, easy to use. No learning curve, and it works out of the box. Of course, the only valid gripe I can give is that you need to have a powerful computer with a good amount of RAM and hard drive space. Review Source Vielka A. Asistente Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "¡Encantada con VirtualBox!" October 25, 2023 5.0 En lo general fue muy agradable, con los videos era más claro de entender y pude realizar los procesos de manera adecuada. Pros La facilidad que me da para trabajar dos o más computadoras en una sola, me facilitó la vida ya que podía trabajar distintos proyectos en diferentes lugares y protegiendo todo. Cons La tardanza que podía generar la descarga en la computadora y si no tienes conocimiento precio de ciertos procesos de la computadora podía genera un tema. Review Source Similar Products Featured