Oracle VM is used to create and run virtual machines, allowing teams to run separate operating systems and work environments on shared hardware. Users describe using it for software testing, development environments, and hosting virtualized workloads.

What company sizes and industries is Oracle VM the best fit for?

Oracle VM’s strongest positive-user fit spans small, mid-market, and enterprise organizations, with the clearest industry presence in IT and software-related fields. The segments that stand out are:

Company size — Mid-market: Organizations with 51–1,000 employees.
Company size — Enterprise: Organizations with more than 1,000 employees.
Company size — Small business: Organizations with 50 or fewer employees.
Industry — IT and services: A prominent area of use, including information technology and services.
Industry — Software: Computer software organizations are also well represented.
Industry — Telecommunications: Telecommunications is another visible use context.

What customer support options does Oracle VM provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

The support experience is mixed: users describe getting help quickly and reliably, while others find support limited or documentation difficult to navigate. That contrast makes the support experience an important point to assess for teams that will need frequent hands-on assistance.

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rubi r.

IT Team

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/26/2019

"A tool for setting and testing new solutions in a safe environment"

4/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Oracle VM gives user the control to change as many parameters as needed, even for setting up bridged network, with just a few steps to follow. It comes with guides that explain exactly how to get an optimum performance on your Virtual Machine. What I like the most is the feature for Saving state, when I can just leave the session right there an return exactly where I was. The UI is very simplified, without long menus and instructions. And, of course, it’s free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

This solution still lacks of some basic features, like printing or opening USB devices from the host’s computer. Also, the Full screen mode is confusing. It sometimes opens by accident the shortcut for returning it to its right size is confusing. Finally, I was forced to download the guest OS addon to put sound on the OS. This should be done automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Oracle VM is a perfect solution for members of the IT department working on developing new software. It provides a safe environment for making all the testing you need on different OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle VM solving and how is that benefiting you?

Oracle VM is used all across the IT department individually or in teams to create, set and test new solutions we develop or purchased. It offers a safety environment for testing the compatibility of a new software into different OS. We also use Oracle VM for training exercises, creating an internal network for developing software, setting a safety environment for developers to practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

bailey b.

IT Team

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/24/2019

"Modify all the parameters of your own VM"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

The greatest things about this solution are: it’s free, open source, easy to install and to learn, the UI is informative and gives user the ability to change all the Virtual Machine parameters and you’re able to save the current state of a local Virtual Machine, so you can return and continue exactly where you left off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

Setting up the network settings may be the only complicated parameter to change on Oracle VM. It comes with NAT by default and you have to turn off the Virtual Machine in order to switch the networks settings each time. Another thing is that the VM does not always allowed some drivers. You have to get the specifically ad don to the current OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Oracle is perfectly suited for IT companies and IT departments in general, when professionals want to create or test apps or software in safe environments. Also, it's a great way to hold information out of your regular workstation, saving space and making it easily transportable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle VM solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are long time clients of Oracle, as we own several licenses for Oracle software, and Oracle VM fits very well into our collection. We implement this software when we want to run solutions on a safe environment without compromising the security or resources of the main workstation. It’s so simple to use that all of our IT department knows how to create, set up and export a Virtual Machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anita P.

Research Scientist

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/22/2019

"Overview of Oracle VM"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

I think the best feature is the ability to run different kinds of operating systems through this. I have tried loading up CentOS, MAC, and Fedora through the VM and they have worked pretty smoothly. Great portability and the multiscreen resolutions are great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

A little slow when you are running a lot of virtual machines, and slow to load up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Oracle VM is a great way to manage virtual machines and work on multiple platforms at the same time. I have enjoyed relying on VM for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle VM solving and how is that benefiting you?

I mainly use the VM to administer our systems and monitor their activities. With strong processing power, it has definitely made my job a lot faster and easier. I also like that it is easy to set up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

roland p.

IT Staff

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/20/2019

"#1 software on the IT Department"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

What I like the most is that it's a very simple process to setup the software and it's very simple to use, coming with a UI that gives user the power to change a wide scope of the machine's parameters before beginning the Virtual Machine. Another thing is that this solution has several guides for ideal virtual machine execution to take the most benefit for the utilization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

Although there is an uncountable amount of information online about this software, it is difficult to find specific replies on the documentation. Also, the updates are not done automatically, they have to be done manually, which is annoying and takes too much time. I would like this to be fixed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Oracle VM is an ideal answer for programmers, software engineers and developers who need to run some virtual machines for improvement and testing purposes. It can likewise work great in situations where there's a complex virtual that has to be tested. However, as an advice, try not to anticipate that it should turn into your answer for supplant a pack of servers with better performance for virtualization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle VM solving and how is that benefiting you?

On the IT department, we use Oracle VM VirtualBox to assemble separated virtual workstations and to test software on different OS. Detached virtual workstations enable the user to get to the desired conditions without reconfigure the host’s PC. This significantly helps with anticipating inadvertent harm to my own framework and access to my essential condition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

james k.

Unix Virtualization Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/8/2019

"Oracle VM - Strong, flexible product for experienced Solaris Admins"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

extremely flexible, powerful technology - able to do almost anything - provided you have the expertise necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

terrible documentation, multiple locations and versions, no central location to find what is needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/17/2019

"VM administration and management"

4/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Rich and sophisticated UI. Various options for configurations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

The user interface could be challenged for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/21/2018

"Ease of Installation"

5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

The Oracle VM is very easy to install after the download is complete. It is easy to set up once you follow the necessary steps that are provided during the installation process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

I have had a tough time to install another operating system on my VM. I get stuck at the stage where I want to install Oracle Solaris. I cannot get past this stage. It's not offering an option of creating a new virtual environment. I have used it before in other machines, but getting to the next stage on my current workstation is not possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/24/2018

"Oracle VM Virtual Box works well and is very helpful for developers"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

I like the fact that Virtual Box can be used to create test environments. At my company it is not easy to get test environments provisioned. So this tool allows our developers to setup their own environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

I wish that more people knew about this product. Many people know about other virtualization environments but for some reason they dont know about this. I also wish their were more VMs available in different environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/23/2018

"It is intended to be Oracle's answer to vmware"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

upgrades are relatively easy and straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

there are a number of features which are perhaps implemented better in vmware. For example, the procedure for cloning a live VM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.