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# Page 7 - Reviews of VirtualBox

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DP

Daniel P.  
it  
Computer Networking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to tool for testing Applications or Software"

August 19, 2023

4.0

For a Self testing at home, or a quick set up for work testing, VirtualBox is easy to get up and running on your current system without needing a bare bones system for install and setup

Pros

Easy to use UI. Easy to get start with creating the needed VM setup for your testing with Windows and Unix OSes

Cons

Against services like Proxmox or VMware, there is a lot that is wanted for a hypervisor. And does require a UI for most deployments for handling the VMs

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Muhammad Ahsan S.  
System Engineer  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "What a Box "

March 30, 2021

4.0

Pros

I am a Technical Support Engineer, I have been using virtual box for two years. I love to use this software because it saves my hardware cost and I can use it to run different operating systems in my physical machine. There are some software's that I can't run in my physical machine but through the virtual box I test these software’s first and then run in production.

Cons

I have nothing seen bad in virtual box because it's saved my hardware cost and help me out to testing the software that I can't run in my physical machine.

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Ahmed S.  
Linux System Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easiest Virtualization Tool"

March 28, 2022

5.0

It's very a good experience.

Pros

The flexibility of VirtualBox is priceless , you can do many things from creating to migration to snapshots or cloning in just few steps. VirtualBox is free open source and this important for anyone cannot afford to purchase a Virtualization tool

Cons

The dependency on the host machine is very annoying and you need to do a lot of things to make everything works fine

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Teacher Assistant - Grader  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best application to run virtual operating system"

October 18, 2018

5.0

Overally the application is really useful. I use to run linux on my machine and some of my softwares onlyb work in linux thus making my experience better.

Pros

The application is free and provides lots of option to customize the hardware profile for the operating system which can be run inside it. Also, it allows storing the state of the operating system which is been virtualized in it . Thats a useful feature when we dont have to start the os again and again.

Cons

It doesn't allow copying between the host operating system and the os which is being virtualized.

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Nelson R.  
Especialista en infraestructura  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "one of the best virtualizers and easy to use"

August 2, 2018

5.0

I have obtained great benefits using virtualbox, it has helped me to assemble projects before taking them to development in more expensive servers

Pros

excellent virtualizer, ideal to learn and enter the world of virtual machines, very good to carry out test projects, assemble laboratories, test operating systems among others

Cons

there are very few things you have against virtualbox, I would like open virtual machines to be able to group or hide, maybe work in the background and remain open when you close the window but it is something you easily get used to.

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¿ukasz T.  
Cybersecurity specialist  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Make your virutal machine in seconds!"

November 24, 2022

4.0

I can defnitely recommend this software for nice and easy VM's making.

Pros

I think it's the best virutalizer for making fast VM's and for testing this VM's. Its easly configurable and very intuitive.

Cons

In my case it works perfectly, meaby it has some disadvantages in oppose to other virutalizers, but in my case and VM's testing it works perfectly.

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Raul Antonio Z.  
Graduate  
Music  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "This is the perfect solution for operating system virtualization"

August 2, 2023

5.0

Installation and setup was easy and hassle-free. The user interface is friendly and easy to navigate, which made it easy to create and manage my virtual machines. The flexibility it offers to customize the resources allocated to each virtual machine was also a plus as I was able to tailor it to my specific needs.

Pros

I really liked its ability to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on one machine. This is extremely useful for me as I can try and use different operating systems without having to reboot my computer or use separate virtual machines.

Cons

The initial configuration of the virtual machines can be a bit complicated for less experienced users. While the interface is mostly intuitive, there are some advanced options and settings that can be overwhelming for those new to virtualization.

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RO

Ricardo O.  
Support Engineer  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Virtualize your machines in a simple, fast and efficient way."

January 18, 2022

5.0

Pros

I love that this program allows me to create the virtual machines that I want, both in my years of study and at work I have created machines with different Windows and Linux operating systems, I have created servers, computers to perform network tests, performance and security. I even set up my entire thesis environment in a virtual machine, which I could clone and replicate on other machines with this program.

Cons

I very rarely had problems with the mouse not being recognized or problems with screen resolution, but other than that it works great.

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Elyes C.  
Application Security engineer  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "VirtualBox review"

May 5, 2023

5.0

Pros

A full product with all the feature are free to use for unlimitedVirtual box offer an advanced bootup options allow for custom deployment scenario.

Cons

the add-on extensions have to be updated separately.

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Aymane M.  
Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Oracle VM Virtualbox "

December 10, 2019

5.0

\- I use it to install Android 86 custom Rom to run some apps on the machine - I use it with Genymotion Android Emulator - Install Windows on my MAC Machine

Pros

\- Boot order configuration - Chipset Changer - Video memory configuration - Enable remote display - Enable / Disable audio from Virtualbox itself - 4 Network adapters if you want - Add folder to shared folders list easy - Disable and Enable all devices from user interface in Virtualbox - Install and use guest manager easy - Host network manager - Shortcuts on mac are adaptable with windows in the VM - Snapshots - USB Controller switchable between USB1.0, USB2.0 and USB3.0 - Supports Multi Monitor - Clone Virtual Machine Easily

Cons

\- Clipboard sometimes not working - 3D Aceleration not working at all - When scale factor set to 100% it makes VM Crashes itself - Video capture makes Virtual Machine very very slow - We can't change disk mode from ReadOnly to Normal (Writable) from the VirtualBox itself, it's need "vmanage" commands - Sometimes crashes and closes itself when Virtual Machin uses a lot of RAM - Not optimized for Custom kernels and Operating Systems - It's very difficult to use a big software to an installed VM on VirtualBox (Ex: Visual Studio on Windows)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Media and Communications Minister  
Religious Institutions  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One machine to rule them all, or have all operating system that is."

March 21, 2018

5.0

Pros

Virtual Box is incredible at being able to have multiple virtual machines or "computers" running from one system. They share resources which is all able to be customized. I love to use it to test out the many different distro's of Linux since there are so many. With virtual box, I can still be productive while different OS's are being installed virtually for me to try out in the background. It is also helpful when I need to quickly jump into another more "open" OS to be able to accomplish a task instead of having to reboot into that other system.

Cons

Can't think of any real con's of this software. It is easy to start eating up your hard drive space with the many different OS's you may be trying but that is not the fault of virtual box. I have had one or two time that it has froze on me but for the most part it is extremely reliable.

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Antonio Luiz S.  
Finance and Materials Manager  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### " Free and complete solution for virtualization. Professional features for servers or home."

June 29, 2019

4.0

Today, by saving space and resources, virtualization is required in any business. You virtualize the file server, web server, and any other service deployed in your enterprise. The virtual box provides this possibility for you, with high performance and zero cost.

Pros

The virtualbox, unlike its competitors, is easy to find, easy to download and easy to install. The software is free and offers performance very similar to other paid software in the category. The dropbox interface is intuitive, if you do not have advanced knowledge of virtualization, just a few clicks and you can already install any operating system.

Cons

I felt absolutely no difficulty in using the software. So I have no negative points to report.

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Abdul Wahab K.  
Project Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It make virtual machine easier"

January 20, 2021

5.0

My experience of using Virtual Box was very good. I have tried many operating systems with it for professional and learning purpose. It helped me to test the software in different operating systems.

Pros

It enables me boot live operating systems directly from bootable CDs / DVDs or bootable ISO files. It enabled me to try out different operating systems on same machine without risking my data. It allows to transfer files from host machine to virtual machine and vice versa.

Cons

It often stop responding. It doesn't support every operating system.

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Justin P.  
IT Consultant  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Base features are easy, anything else can be hard"

June 29, 2022

4.0

Pros

The core purpose of the product: is creating and running virtual machines - it's relatively easy to use. Not "intuitive", mind you. But, instead, it is easy once you know what you're doing.

Cons

If you don't have directions or someone assisting you during the first one or two runs at creating and running a VM, then you have a chance of getting easily frustrated, since the steps are cumbersome and, frankly, somewhat odd. Also, if you even attempt to use almost any other features outside of the base, core, local-VM-creation-and-running feature set? Good luck! The manual reads like an old-school tech/scientific manual and is overly and unnecessarily complicated in every way imaginable just to read and try to follow.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A great way to test new software and virtualization"

September 24, 2022

5.0

Pros

My favourite aspect about VirtualBox is how entirely isolated it is from your regular desktop, protecting it from infection in the event that you were to run corrupted software.

Cons

The software can frequently utilize a lot more resources than expected because it is quite memory and processor hungry.

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Emiliano Ariel V.  
Senior Ssyadmin  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Local Virtualizacion in one click"

August 8, 2021

3.0

It's the Virtualization environment on my notebook. Works great.

Pros

Easy to install and mantain updated. Files are just click.

Cons

Don't have a clear headless mode and not manage well the IO and CPU for VM's

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David V.  
IT Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Virtual Machine tool in the industry - nothing comes close. FREE!"

May 28, 2018

5.0

Pros

\- easy to get images, setup move / migrate, export / import or do just about anything with images. - supports any environment and runs on any environment - being a power user I manage a team who uses virtualbox daily how many machines and it works amazingly well - combined with genymotion android emulation is a breeze

Cons

\- takes alot of space - pretty complicated to move virtualbox locations - needs so better guides and how to\`s on how to fix disk drives when they get corrupted

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Undergraduate Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy virtualization software for using any virtual machine"

January 3, 2019

5.0

I have used Oracle Virtual Box nearly 3 years and it helps me a lot for learning operating systems and play and design some games which are designed for learning Hacking.

Pros

I love virtual box since it makes things easier for me. For the research purpose and learning purpose, I need to use many types of operating systems and virtual machines which are designed for students. Oracle Virtual Box provides easy configurations and better connection between the main operating system and other virtual machines. Since Virtual box is designed for Windows users and Linux users, it covers rather than 80% of operating systems users. The best thing is, it is proving all these facilities and it is a still free software that everyone can use.

Cons

Only thing that I dislike about Virtual Box is, when open few virtual machines at the same time, all the system is getting very slow. Except this, I love Oracle Virtual Box.

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Kushan C.  
Civil Engineer  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Nice tool to make a virtual PC "

August 8, 2023

5.0

Pros

If you need to run two operating systems like windows and ubuntu on a same PC, this is the best software for that. Nice tool and you won't feel that you are using a virtual software after doing the setups.

Cons

System requirements are somewhat higher and you will need at least medium performance computer in order to use the software without lagging.

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MM

Matjaz M.  
QA, support  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "VirtualBox review, QA and support usage"

September 5, 2022

5.0

Very satisfied.

Pros

It is free for personal use. It just works. I used it years ago also in the University and also for testing projects in the office. I like it also because it works on Windows, Linux and Mac.

Cons

The format can be problematic, in case you want to run some VMs from other vendors.

Alternatives considered

[vSphere](https://www.capterra.com/p/93512/VMware-Horizon/)

Reason for choosing VirtualBox

No alternatives, since VirtualBox was the leader compared to price/performance with other VM tools.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Electrical Engineer  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "VirtualBox"

April 22, 2022

4.0

In general, the experience was unique, and it is the first program I used in my life to create virtual systems, which helped me greatly in trying different systems such as Linux and Windows Server and moving between them quite easily without having to install them as platforms and restarting the device every time to switch between systems.

Pros

It is one of the most effective virtual systems programs available. It is completely free and open source. Furthermore, the program is small and light, and it does not require strong computer security to run. When compared to other companies' programs, it uses fewer resources.

Cons

The program missed some features such as the Snap feature. It requires a support package to be installed in order to run efficiently on different virtual systems.

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Gustavo V.  
Middleware Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A Virtualizer that meets the needs of users."

December 12, 2018

4.0

My experience with this software create virtual machines with Unix operating systems to perform Probe of Concepts or Demos Tests for our clients.

Pros

The main benefit that I see in the Software is that it does not consume many resources of the equipment, unlike other virtualizers that consume large amounts of resources.

Cons

One of the disadvantages of this software based on my experience, is that by not stopping the virtual ones correctly, the disk of the virtual machines is sometimes affected and corrupted.

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WL

Wilfredo L.  
Document Controller  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Drop Box a cloud based file storage"

November 30, 2023

5.0

Drop box solved the problem when it comes to file collaboration and it is very usefull if you need to access your files anytime, anywhere with the help of the internet. You can share also the files to others.

Pros

It is a cloud based file storage that you can store files at the same time share it with people online and can be access anywhere if you have an internet connection. You can access drop box also on mobile devices. It can be usefull for file collaboration because other people can add or edit the files that you stored with the given permission.

Cons

The free trial plan gives you 2GB of storage and if you want more storage you need to subscribe on their plan like monthly or yearly which is a bit expensive, another issues I encountered was sometimes the mobile app is buggy and have a problem in syncing your files but it is normal and I will recommend drop box as one of your cloud based storage.

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KH

Kevin H.  
CISO  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Free Virtualization with Tiny Quirks"

September 8, 2020

4.0

The product works well when asking students or participants to spin up virtual machines in a quick and easy manner. If you do not already have VMWare technolgoies in your environment, the use of this software for desktop-based virtualization is pretty much a no-brainer. Even if you do have VMWare products, the ability to perform development, testing, or other work within a free product that is virtually equivalent to a paid product is a great thing to have.

Pros

This software does a pretty good job with virtualizing both Linux and Windows guest VMs inside of your desktop environment. It makes spinning up new systems and testing them out relatively easy, and the built-in network features make it straightforward when deciding what VLAN or network type you would like your VM to be running on.

Cons

Performance appears to be a bit slower than using VMWare Workstation Pro. Additionally, the documentation on Oracle's site is nowhere as comprehensive as that of VMWare or Microsoft. Finally, there is a longstanding issue with CredentialGuard and Windows 10 which requires that certain security precautions be disabled in order for VirtualBox to operate. While this has \*finally\* been solved in VMWare Workstation, this is still a rather significant issue in VirtualBox which is a detriment to its use.

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Joan B.  
Analista de sistema  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent software to test different operating systems"

May 31, 2018

5.0

It is ideal to be able to test operating systems and different programs without affecting our machine.

Pros

Virtual box is incredible, it is an ideal software to create virtual machines either to test different operating systems or to virtualize servers, it is easy to use, manage and install, it has helped me a lot to perform tests without problems.

Cons

You need to have a machine with good resources otherwise the machine will be slow and will be annoying, everything else works very well.

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