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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Yanzhong X.

Oracle EBS Consultant (All Around)

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/4/2017

"Good, but can be better"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

easy install, powerful, scalable; PC or laptop, VM makes EBS installation in local PC possible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

sometime unstable, taking too much memory; slowing host machine down drastically on and off Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/11/2018

"its functional and very visual based"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

I like how it's point and click and it works with other programs quite well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

The length of time the system is down for updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sobhan M.

Sr. Oracle DBA

Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/4/2017

"Nice Open Source VM"

5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

No need to worry about the licence. a Free product for the home user with the same feature of the commercial product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

None that I am aware but May need improvements on CLI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sudhindra G.

Graduate Assistant

Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/4/2017

"Use"

5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

They best virtual environment. One package for whole lot of work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

not found one. I am a new user and I have not found any disadvantage till now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sowmya R.

Senior Business Analyst

Computer Networking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/4/2017

"SR VM"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Customer Support and features, Product Quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

SR creation takes long and takes lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/4/2017

"Oracle Reliability, but cost"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

scalability of oracle provides for many use cases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

cost of oracle would be the reason a switch away from oracle products would occur Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/4/2017

"OracleVM"

3/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

user interface is interesting and easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

more features need to be added to the application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ghada B.

R&D Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/21/2016

"The best VM for easy and performed work"

4/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Oracle Virtual machine presents a lot of interesting features that I found useful:

- It is free to download

- Run on different platforms in Windows, MacOS and Linux

- Easy to setup

- Easy to use

- Performance is fast as compared to other solutions available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

I can't really find anything that I dislike. Oracle VM is fulfilling all my needs as for now. Maybe, the only thing that bothered me was there is no drag and drop between host and guest machines, everything else was fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Oracle is known for their great software like Oracle VM. So I highly recommend Oracle Virtual machine to work with, it's a freeware tool, easy to set up and to use and it's fast compared to other VM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am currently working on it, I can virtualize any Linux OS, I create a virtual machines Linux in Windows, it saves me a lot of time and resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Satish S.

Sr Middleware Expert

Telecommunications

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/25/2016

"Nothing else can be more cost effective than Oracle VM"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Oracle Virtual machine is cost effective solution for current generation integrated enterprise management. There are Oracle VM templates available for deployment. Hundreds of such pre-built deployment templates are available for different needs of applications. Performance is fast as compared to other solutions available. Since the Oracle is not charging for licensing at least for now, we have lots of savings when compared to the hardware approach. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

For every freeware we see some negatives and same is the case with Oracle Virtual machine, but this is offset by the positives that are there. Some of the drawbacks are lack of support. Complication in the setup of shared folders for guests is another hassle we are facing. Not all network cards are supported. If a host wants to automatically drag some folders into the guest desktop, it's not easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andi L.

Freelance Graphic Designer

Graphic Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/25/2016

"I have had an okay experience with Oracle VM"

3/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Oracle VM is a good program because it runs on various different platforms, so you can use it with Windows, OS X, and I believe Linux as well. It also didn't hurt that Oracle VM is free to download. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

The program is difficult to use, and took a long time for us to set up and get the hang of, which was frustrating. There is not a lot of training offered for the program, which is very inconvenient, especially when multiple people need to be trained. The management side of things also needs a lot of work in my opinion. As far as I know, they haven't updated Oracle VM since 2014, so I'm not quite sure what the story is with that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

If you have the funds to purchase something other then Oracle VM, I would suggest you do that. Like I said previously, I don't think it's been updated since 2014, so I don't know if the company is even trying to expand upon or improve this program. I would think not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

There unfortunately aren't many benefits that I have found from using Oracle VM. The biggest benefits have been that it was free and that I can use it with both OS X and Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.