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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Tony W.

Founder

Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/25/2016

"Simple to boot and set up, and relatively responsive within the VM"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

I like the easy setup process of Oracle VM, only took me 2 hours to set it up from scratch and once launched, the VM did not crash very often. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

I did not like the fact that when I ran the VM on my gaming laptop, my laptop suddenly gave a BSOD which was odd for me since I had never seen a BSOD on my laptop before. However, it ran fine when I launched it on my desktop PC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Use this product if you want a stable, easy to set up VM. Do not use this if you are unfamiliar with Oracle products in general. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am building a photo sharing, critiquing, and competition website called PhotoShare. I've realized the benefits of using Oracle VM in that I can access my remote servers even from an external network such as when I am away traveling or on vacation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alexander P.

CEO, co-founder, chief developer

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/14/2016

"Powerful but complicated"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Oracle VM Server is best used to virtualize other Oracle products. It is a pretty decent virtualization server based on Xen, and features fully tested and certified Oracle Applications stack for the enterprise environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

Having used another Oracle's VM solution, VirtualBox (previously owned by Sun, though), I disliked the Oracle VM Manager user interface as it was too complicated. Maintenance is not as straightforward as with XenServer or even Microsoft Hyper-V. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/18/2016

"Easy to Use, When It Works"

5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

We use Oracle VM to support our website. Previously we were using Wordpress and this is a huge step up. The program allows me to host the website in October where I can manually manipulate my code instead of having to fight through a hard to navigate webpage.

Beyond the website, it's great because it connects my company for all our coding needs. Our team can work together on code from all over the world using this one program instead of resorting to multiple platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

As I don't have a background in engineering, the software can be hard for me to use. When it's working, it works great. When it crashes, I have to wait for our support team to fix it for me. I'm slowly learning how to fix common issues myself, but it takes time away from other work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

The Oracle VM works great for a team of software engineers but when setting up machines for non-engineering team members you will likely face problems and delays because of those problems. I would recommend do more work before implementation, creating help guides for all users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The VM allows our team to collaborate across continents while using different computers (Macs & PCs) as well as different programs. It's saved us time and wasted energies in meetings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/13/2016

"Awesome Product - Speedy !"

5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

I personally like this VM as one can virtualize any Linux OS. This VM doesn't lag or hang even if you virtualize 3-4 Linux machines. This is a freeware tool, that one can easily download and install on their personal machines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

If you do like more than 4 Linux virtualization, this VM tends to lag. I assume that you have ample RAM and space but still, you will encounter a little delay, which can be overcome by loading a lesser number of VMs at one moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Yes, I would highly recommend this software, as it is freeware there is no harm in trying, if you don't like it you can anytime switch back to other paid VM. But, I would highly recommend trying it first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have to run automation scripts on various Linux machines to verify the functionality of our business application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Investment Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/27/2016

"High performance and availability"

5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Before knowing Oracle VM, used other software market, but always we had difficulties of integration and performance. So I started to look for a solution of high performance and high scalability that was compatible with the internal policies of my company. Then I found the Oracle VM, so far the best choice I made in terms of virtualization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

Not much dislike me in Oracle VM. Unfortunately, what disturbs most is the documentation, my company is in Brazil and it is difficult to find qualified personnel in national territory. The documentation (fully in English) hinders the passage of knowledge, but nothing that would disrupt the use of the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jason T.

Manager Human Resources

Building Materials

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/20/2016

"Dqta"

4/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Quick east, intuitive, with easy to understand interface. Well worth the time spent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

Sometimes could be a challenge, with a small amount of training. I was up and running in no time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ying Kit L.

Tutor - Digital Marketing & IT Systems

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/29/2016

"Good usability."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

It is easy to use and straightforward. Pretty similar to the other Virtual Machines platform available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

You require to have a pre-requisite of VM knowledge and hands-on experience in order to use Oracle VM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle VM:

Get some hands-on experience and technical knowledge prior to using VM. This will help you to enhance your development! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Configuring and managing VM. The benefits I'd realized is to enhancing my skills and knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anibal S.

Senior Software Developer Team Lead

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/1/2016

"Day to day virtualization"

3/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

A competitive virtualization product. Simple to use that does the job. It is designed to further abstract away the details of the platform. It doesn't need to provision storage or compute resources or anything like that. The resources are provisioned automatically, and scaling is handled by the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

User interface is not very friendly or powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/26/2016

"Great tool that supports rapid enterprise application development"

4/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

Comes equipped with over 100 prebuilt Oracle templates ready for deployment. The enterprise support is great and comes at a very affordable cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

I really can't think of anything I dislike. Just an overall awesome tool! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maria R.

Software Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/7/2016

"Oracle VM user"

3/5

What do you like best about Oracle VM?

I love how easy it is to create different virtual machines using this program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle VM?

what I like least is that sometimes does not close properly, and the virtual machine must be turned on manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.