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# QEMU vs VirtualBox Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**QEMU** [

4.3/5(29)

](https://www.g2.com/products/qemu/reviews#reviews)

**VirtualBox** [

4.5/5(294)

](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**QEMU**
No pricing available

**VirtualBox**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**QEMU**
Not enough reviews yet

**VirtualBox**
2 months

Based on 26 responses

Return on Investment

**QEMU**
Not enough reviews yet

**VirtualBox**
10 months

Based on 18 responses

Perceived Cost

**QEMU**
$$$$$

**VirtualBox**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**QEMU**
Not enough reviews yet

**VirtualBox**
14%

 ![QEMU](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2e509cbdbb6beddefe5e29332965118f/qemu.png "QEMU")

 ![VirtualBox](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0e9e8c0391aec772a9e9dcc84c23bda1/virtualbox.png "VirtualBox")

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Pros & Cons

**QEMU**
Not enough data

**VirtualBox**
[
Virtualization Management (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1477639&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1477740&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Performance Issues (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2169101&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Communication Clarity (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2243283&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**QEMU**
Not enough data

**VirtualBox**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/windows-11.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

Windows 11

](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-11/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**QEMU**
No screenshot available

**VirtualBox**
 ![VirtualBox screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/35959/uploads_2F746a3f65-f028-4864-82a4-d059b7d8f09b_2FOpenSuse13.2_on_Windows_7.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**QEMU**

8.3

8.320

**VirtualBox**

9.1

9.1256

Ease of Use

**QEMU**

5.9

5.920

**VirtualBox**

9.0

9.0261

Ease of Setup

**QEMU**
Not enough data

**VirtualBox**

9.0

9.081

Ease of Admin

**QEMU**
Not enough data

**VirtualBox**

8.4

8.469

Quality of Support

**QEMU**

6.6

6.617

**VirtualBox**

7.9

7.9189

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**QEMU**
Not enough data

**VirtualBox**

8.3

8.352

Product Direction (% positive)

**QEMU**

8.2

8.219

**VirtualBox**

8.7

8.7251

Features

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)[Hide 69 FeaturesShow 69 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.3

43

Functionality

Desktop Virtualization

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

39

Application Virtualization

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

29

Desktop Management

Desktop Provisioning

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

34

Image Management

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

33

Load Balancing

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

24

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Device Portability

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

27

Security

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

17

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

19

Encryption

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

27

Access Controls and Permissions

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

27

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

DaaS

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Device Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple User Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Server

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

VDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Virtualization[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.2

15

Performance

Scalability

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

13

Portability

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

13

Data Recovery

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

11

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

OS Integration

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

14

Resource Saving

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

13

Performance Management

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

14

Security

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

14

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Server Virtualization

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Server

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

VDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Remote Desktop[Hide 61 FeaturesShow 61 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Usage Information

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Diagnostics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Session Recording

Not enough data

Not enough data

Session Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Unattended Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Screen Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Cross-Platform Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Device Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Applications Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Monitor Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Remote Wipe

Not enough data

Not enough data

Device Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Device Enrollment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Meeting Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Print Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chat/Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Whiteboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Printing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Desktop Virtualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Live Chat

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Chat

Not enough data

Not enough data

Diagnostics Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Summary Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple User Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Troubleshooting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![QEMU](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2e509cbdbb6beddefe5e29332965118f/qemu.png "QEMU")](https://www.g2.com/products/qemu/reviews)

QEMU

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

26.9%

[![VirtualBox](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0e9e8c0391aec772a9e9dcc84c23bda1/virtualbox.png "VirtualBox")](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews)

VirtualBox

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

43.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

34.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

21.6%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

43.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

23.1%

34.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

26.9%

21.6%

Reviewers' Industry

[![QEMU](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2e509cbdbb6beddefe5e29332965118f/qemu.png "QEMU")](https://www.g2.com/products/qemu/reviews)
QEMU

Computer Software

34.6%

Information Technology and Services

11.5%

Semiconductors

7.7%

Internet

7.7%

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

7.7%

Other

30.8%

[![VirtualBox](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0e9e8c0391aec772a9e9dcc84c23bda1/virtualbox.png "VirtualBox")](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews)
VirtualBox

Information Technology and Services

23.4%

Computer Software

22.1%

Computer & Network Security

7.2%

Telecommunications

4.8%

Internet

4.5%

Other

37.9%

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[
Crossover
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[
Citrix DaaS
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[
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 ![VMware vSphere](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/62d35cb2345645716e2f1cf7c8fc97fb/vmware-vsphere.svg "VMware vSphere")

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[
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[
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## QEMU vs VirtualBox

- Reviewers felt that VirtualBox meets the needs of their business better than QEMU.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VirtualBox is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VirtualBox over QEMU.