Proxmox VE Reviews & Product Details

Proxmox VE is an open-source hypervisor free to use base on GNU General Public License, but support is paid.

It is very easy to deploy and use.

Can be installed on old pcs as well as High-End servers.

The backend services are not new, but powerful and reliable services well known to all Linux users and admins.

It supports LXC containers as well as QEMU/KVM virtual machines. Featuring that using of containers is similar to vm’s on GUI, and make containers very easy-to-use and handy.

It also supports CEPH and RBD to build a distributed object store and file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability and scalability.

Documentation for Proxmox is very well-made, simple and complete and community support is also available for free.

Clustering is simple and easy use; you can cluster non-hardware-similar hosts as cluster members.

Proxmox VE is a complete virtualization management solution for servers.

In production and with lots of machines, you need hypervisors, management suits and backup solutions.

But in Proxmox all is provided as ONE package. Simple instances or scheduled backups are provided in few clicks. Management also is a user-friendly and simple to use web-based package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is some how fragile for non Linux users who are not familiar with back-end tech s that are included.

Training is highly recommended before using it in production! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The setup process is very easy and if you have some skills with VMware the transition will be fast and easy. Another advantage is that you can find a lot of documentation at the internet so is almost impossible not to find the solution to your problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's based on Linux, so sometimes things are harder or you need some terminal skills.

Also you don't have access to a graphical interface at the console, so you have to connect via web. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be integrated with custom appliances through proxmox ve API language to creatre your own data center and let your customers create and manage their own virtual machine with limit you have chosen Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Debian distro is a bit outdated and need to be upgraded before migrate Proxmox VE to production environment due to absence of important security patches released from Debian official workgroup Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Proxmox is a solution that every IT administrator should be familiar with. The main advantage of Proxmox is the fact that this open-source system enables us to create and manage virtual machines with a clear interface. One of the advantages of Proxmox is the ability to adapt machines to our preferences and to support UEFI and BIOS. Proxmox is a very stable solution to use standard tools, including Red Hat Cluster Suite, as well as sharing command line tools, making the maintenance and use of Proxmox VE reliable and easier to manage to quickly restore order when something stops. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

People starting their adventure with the management server may have minor problems with setting up the first server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Virtualize every platform Windows, Linux, and containers.

Supports both UEFI and BIOS virtualization.

Proxmox is one of the best Hypervisor in town and it is completely free.

Support multiple storage types for Host VMS.

Easy to manage image backup and snapshot utility.

Templates allow you to install a VM quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Upgradation of proxmox is way too cumbersome.

Not a large online community support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although the title of this review is very basic, I think I'm absolutely right, this hypervisor manages VM resources too well, also the way to enter the containers is very good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When it comes to reviewing the Qemu VM processor, it shows me something of the hypervisor and not the official name of the processor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Proxmox VE is 100% free to use, you only pay for support directly from Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH. It is incredibly easy to deploy, it can be installed from an ISO or on top of an existing Debian system. Proxmox VE is very versatile - it supports LXC containers as well as QEMU/KVM virtual machines. Documentation for Proxmox VE is very well-made and complete and community support is available on the forums for free. Proxmox natively supports HA clusters. Proxmox uses open-source hypervisors instead of closed source hypervisors like Citrix XenServer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Proxmox is still missing some functions like web-based user management and automatic IP allocation from a pool. Some functions are not available in the web UI and must be done via the CLI. Proxmox is not suitable for selling VMs to customers, as it does not have a customer-facing panel. It is designed for administrators only, not necessarily endusers. Initial setup (especially network) can be a bit of a pain, especially if using a provider that requires custom network configuration like Hetzner or OVH. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Price (free) is nice, but the stability and flexibility of the tools are the key. Have run Proxmox cluster for about 5 years now. They continuously improve the product. The capabilities of this product are great. Low footprint on older server hardware, am able to virtualize both windows and linux instances without a problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So I have to pick something? Documentation. But truthfully, the user community makes up for any voids in their formal documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simplicity of use and moderate learning curve.

It is a very mature product (more than 10 years)

Easily create and manage VM (KVM) and containers (LXC) through a comprehensive and intuitive web interface that is constantly evolving.

Support for multiple storage types: ZFS, NFS, CIFS, LVM, iCSI, Cepth, GlusterFS... and more

Comprehensive virtualization solution: Role-based management, backups, storage virtualization, firewall, high availability (Cluster), REST AP,I templates, live migration...

Free support via the official forum is very effective.

Very well documented through a very complete wiki, the latest versions have documentation integrated in the web interface.

The web interface is the best thing about this product, it is designed to be easy to use, without hidden menus or excessive clicks. VNC management of virtual machines is also done via the web, using the non-VNC client. If you want to enjoy a desktop experience on the VMs you can easily use SPICE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A visual network manager is missing as in other similar products. Via web interface there are options to enable/disable NICs or the bond configuration. But if we want to manage virtual networks in an advanced way we will have to use the command line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love this admin panel for virtualization of servers, what makes it special is that open source, is super easy to use to achieve create VPS, cloud. You can have many operating systems available for installation including CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu and Windows if you want to create a Windows machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Proxmox not dislike at all, I always found it super great to work with this virtualization panel of servers, has a special tool is that you have to connect via SSH to the servers with root access from the same panel. This proxmox panel is very easy to install on any Linux operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is based on Debian and works well on a wide hardware base, the software provides a really good simple to use and install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The system does feel more cottage than enterprise, which while I like I can see others not liking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love Proxmox.

Its my stand out Opensource project over the last couple of years.

When I first took an interest it was purely for KVM as an alternative to Hyper-V.

But as I became more familiar with containers and Openvz I was sold as the management tools are awesome.

The web admin is great and links to Turnkey Linux add loads of value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Config is tricky, Networking is a pain and upgrading is a nightmare if not managed properly.

Like a bomb could go off at any minute. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Containers. I've been using Proxmox for 8+ years because of this.

Long before containerization was a thing, long before Docker, Kubernetes and all buzzwords regarding containerization were a thing... it was Proxmox.

There are still features Proxmox support that some virtualization and containerization solutions are still lagging behind, like seamless node migration between machines with zero downtime, memory ballooning and user-space quotas by containers in a shared environment, for example. These features, that are now taking off in commercial solutions, were already present... 8 years ago! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Updating between versions can break things, and due to the nature of LXC containers, switching between kernels can be a pain.

Fortunately, the community is open and easy to interact to, so most issues are easily solvable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very easy to get started with Proxmox VE, in with the disc or USB-stick, follow some easy on-screen instructions and you have a virtualization environment that is very useful. If you want to build a cluster of machines you can do that as well at no additional cost, while other free virtualization platforms like VMWare ESXi reserve clustering functionality to paying customers only. Don't take me wrong, if you are building a business on that Proxmox will always be there for you then you should buy a support contract - but you don't *need* to do that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of API support from 3rd party. Proxmox VE isn't Citrix XenServer or VMWare vSphere, meaning that out of the box support from other tools or vendors are limited. Of course there is a well documented API so you can automate all the menial tasks, but there is not so much support from 3rd party products that takes advantage of Proxmox API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Clean, clear web interface

Ability to do anything via command line

Can find any solution online, nothing behind paywalls or support contracts

Fast in all areas

Reliable, no crashes, no outages.

Full featured, not crippleware

Regular substantial upgrades Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nag screen at login, but hey, they put in a lot of resource, so I don't really mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Initially using it to manage OpenVZ VE, we recently switch to LXC ones following recent change in the product. Proxmox provides us with improved control on our hosted VE and allow easy tuning and management. Pack with powerful features, it still allow simple management. Its integrated firewall, the command line tools, and the transparence of the solution are all contributing to our feeling of freedom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest improvement I would like to see is in the documentation. You currently have to read forums, faqs, books from third parties in order to really understand and be able to use Proxmox at its full power. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use and manage many servers.

Clustered setup is quite easy to build.

Two virtualization methods, paravirtualzation (lxc or Openvz) and full virtualization.

Lots of storage methods.

Easy to debug when problems arrive.

Open Software model, free of charge.

Easy to move vps for one server to another, or even from one cluster to another. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Immaturity of some features like zfs.

Upgrade at your own risk (unless paid version).

Too expensive, if you want/need to use paid version.

Upgrade from major to major needs to be easier, with no downtime will be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's open-source nature. Virtualization platforms can range in the thousands- it can also be deployed in a matter of minutes. This is crucial when IT departments are constantly being pressed to quickly deploy assets such as servers. Also, features like a web interface are a plus to avoid client installations that are often cumbersome to carry due to directory policies, deployment strategies, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Promox’s control panel requires additional aspects such as historical usage, as opposed to current utilization. In addition, the console applet would improve by showing better definition boot screens along with a VNC activated by default. This would definitely improve user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use interface, regular updates and stable interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Better reports and Data analysis would be helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a free dedicated virtual machine server with a nice GUI that uses standard technologies such as KVM and OpenVZ. It has good built-in features such as automatic backups & fail-over (HA). It has support for both local and remote disks (NFS, iSCSI etc). It's core is based on Debian, which vouch for stability. Everything is open-source and free, but for the one who wants customer service and access to enterprise repositories this can be purchased as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't really like the Java-based console to access the machines, mostly since I don't have Java installed on many of my machines. This has almost been a deal-breaker for me, but I've learned to live it, and Java is now easily installed on both Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Web management

KVM and Containers.

Ease of use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Removal of OpenVZ.

Lack of clustering over WAN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.