What I like best about Proxmox VE is how it gives you enterprise-grade virtualization and containerization features—like clustering, live migration, high availability, software-defined storage, and built-in backup—without locking you into expensive licenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

What I dislike most about Proxmox VE is that while it’s incredibly powerful, it expects a fairly high level of technical skill—especially when it comes to clustering, advanced networking, or troubleshooting storage issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Proxmox VE solving and how is that benefiting you?

Problems Proxmox VE Solves:

High virtualization licensing costs → Proxmox eliminates expensive VMware/Hyper-V licenses with its open-source model.

Separate systems for VMs and containers → Combines KVM and LXC in one platform, reducing infrastructure sprawl.

Fragmented backup & recovery tools → Integrated backup scheduler and snapshotting streamline disaster recovery.

Limited hardware utilization → Consolidates multiple workloads onto fewer servers, improving efficiency.

How It’s Benefiting Me:

Cost savings — No per-socket or per-VM license fees, just optional low-cost support.

Operational simplicity — One dashboard for VMs, containers, storage, and backups.

Flexibility — Can run Linux, Windows, BSD, and lightweight containers side-by-side.

Faster deployment — Templates and cloning allow near-instant provisioning.

Resilience — Built-in HA and replication keep workloads online even during node failures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/9/2025

"A bless for small business, a promise for larger infrastructure"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

can work with almost every hardware. Support zfs natively. Is actively mantained. Can be integrated in an existing environment without pain. Graphic interface is easy but a bit simple. Migration from vmware is smooth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

less documentation for HA without a subscription, interface can be improuved, repetitive tasks must be executed via script Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/13/2025

"Stable and Secure"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

Free version usable via the community and helper scripts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

Problems with Realtek drivers during installation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sergei G.

System Administrator

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/14/2023

"Proxmox VE - Amazing High Performance Virtualization Platform for everyone!"

5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

Proxmox VE is open-source software. Combines virtualization (KVM) and containerization (LXC) capabilities. Provides a user-friendly web interface for managing your virtual machines, containers, and storage! Allow clustering! Offers powerful tools for creating backups. Provides a wide range of networking features, including load balancing, virtual networks and own firewall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

Migration Complexity - moving virtual machines between different versions of Proxmox VE or between clusters can be challenging and may require additional effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Proxmox VE solving and how is that benefiting you?

Server Infrastructure Virtualization, containerization using LXC, creating and managing data storages, supports the creation of Proxmox VE clusters to enhance fault tolerance and scalability in virtualization. Proxmox VE is a powerful and flexible platform that can be used for various virtualization and data management scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ramiro L.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/9/2023

"Easy of use management for virtual machines and containers"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

-Virtualization and Containerization

-High Performance

-Security and Updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

-Setting up and configuring networking in Proxmox VE can be complex

-Support incur additional costs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pablo José R.

Single point of contact (SPOC)

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/11/2019

"A great solution to replace VMware ESXI"

5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

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.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

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.

Şenol .

Founder

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/21/2022

"Best VMware alternative"

5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

No Client required, default web interface

Installation and management is incredibly easy.

Debian is used as the base OS,

KVM and LXC is provided as default virtualization tools

Great Forum and Documentation

Virtual networking stack is very easy and hackable (Bridge, OVswitch) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

Headless Hypervisor would be perfect, web gui is mandatory

no support for docker hosting

I had issues with clustering services on upgrades (4-5 yrs ago)

UI can be changed, although it is very intuitive, more flexible solutions are available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Albany G.

Applications development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/1/2022

"Applications and virtual server"

4/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

Virtual applications on the Internet, data control and manage cluster configured by web interface.

Backup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

Set up from scratch with all data transfer service from my PC and local server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/29/2022

"Great hypervisor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

Easy way to automate container orchestration using bash scripting and the Proxmox API. Easy cluster management using diverse hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

Low adoption in business enterprise environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris H.

Systems Administration

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/21/2021

"One of the best hypervisors out there."

5/5

What do you like best about Proxmox VE?

Proxmox's implementation of ZFS is second to none. It allows for pooling and failover to cluster nodes when needed and has saved me more than once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Proxmox VE?

Its integration into AD for creating admin accounts can be a little flakey at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Proxmox VE:

Proxmox offers a "community edition" that will let you kick the tires. Download it and give it a go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Proxmox VE solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are running part of our production stack in Proxmox at the moment. We've switched from much more expensive hypervisors and gotten way more bang for our buck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.