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Feature Set Ratings
Server Virtualization
Cisco HyperFlex
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.1
Oracle VM VirtualBox
71%
Oracle VM VirtualBox ranks higher in 5/5 features
Oracle VM VirtualBox ranks higher in 5/5 features
Virtual machine automated provisioning
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
68%
38 Ratings
Management console
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
46 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
39 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration
N/A
0 Ratings
6.5
65%
34 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security
N/A
0 Ratings
6.7
67%
30 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco HyperFlex is rated higher in 2 areas: Support Rating, Implementation Rating
- Oracle VM VirtualBox is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Cisco HyperFlex and Oracle VM VirtualBox are tied in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
Cisco HyperFlex
88%
17 Ratings
9.0
Oracle VM VirtualBox
90%
54 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
Cisco HyperFlex
100%
1 Rating
10.0
Oracle VM VirtualBox
100%
3 Ratings
Usability
9.0
Cisco HyperFlex
90%
1 Rating
9.0
Oracle VM VirtualBox
90%
5 Ratings
Support Rating
8.7
Cisco HyperFlex
87%
19 Ratings
7.0
Oracle VM VirtualBox
70%
2 Ratings
Implementation Rating
10.0
Cisco HyperFlex
100%
1 Rating
8.0
Oracle VM VirtualBox
80%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco HyperFlex
Hyperflex is best for customers who already have Cisco UCS because of its integration with UCS fabric interconnects. You can add UCS blades to your Hyperflex cluster to increase compute capacity without increasing storage--which is great depending on your needs--but it's still limited to UCS. Installations without fabric interconnects have been limited in scope and most importantly expandability. I like that it doesn't require data locality. While I've used Nutanix extensively and SimpliVity to a less extent, I'm not as sold on their use of it. On the one hand your reads are faster if they're all from the node currently running a VM, but it also means your data has to move around if you vmotion your VMs. I do feel that Cisco has been playing catchup for a few years now with Nutanix, but Hyperflex has become a decent product that I would recommend to my customers where it's a good fit. However, I recommend being careful to make sure that it has all the features you need.

Verified User
Professional in Professional Services
Computer Hardware Company, 201-500 employeesOracle VM VirtualBox
It is best suited when you want to have different operating systems on your laptop or desktop. You can easily switch between operating systems without the need to uninstall one. In another scenario, if you expect some application to damage your device, it would be best to run the application on the VM such that the damage can only be done to the virtual machine. It is less appropriate when time synchronization is very important. At times the VMs run their own times differently from the host time and this may cause some losses if what you doing is critical. Another important thing to take note of is the licensing of the application you want to run your VM. Some licenses do not allow the applications to be run on virtual servers so it is not appropriate to use the VM at this time.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 201-500 employeesPros
Cisco HyperFlex
- UCS manager in HX is truly helping us in doing one touch firmware upgrades. Scaling of HX cluster (in few minutes) is too seamlessly due to service profiles.
- HX does not hold you back by creating a single data store unlike other HCI products. With HX, you can create multiple data stores and allocate those to desired services. This help logically separate the install base on HX and removes confusion for the admins too.
- We run high IOPs workload on HX, and we never felt latency issues due to the Cisco backbone (as you get FI as a TOR switch and options to choose 10G or 40G speeds).
- With HX you truly enjoy a single window support from Cisco including for the top of the rack switch (FI in HX case). In other HCI infra, you certainly have to bank on to network switch vendor for support and bring HCI and switch vendor at one pane for troubleshooting latency related issues.
- While we increased our footprint on HX, we didn't added additional administrators to support the landscape. This was possible because of the simplicity in managing HX clusters.
- With HX we had setup stretched cluster between two near site data centres. This is a unique proposition in HX (we have 2 nodes in each data centre) and data centre failover works absolutely seamless.
Sr. Practice Manager - Cloud & Platform
KPITInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Oracle VM VirtualBox
- It is simple to install - there is no advanced knowledge required to begin building virtual computers
- It is easy to use - adding new virtual machines is simple with wizard-based deployment
- It enables easy portability - moving virtual machines from one host to another is straight-forward and simple
- It is free
Senior Communications Engineer
CPITelecommunications, 51-200 employees
Cons
Cisco HyperFlex
- replication - as we need to use the same amount to storage to backup
- Cisco should come up with a strong hypervisor equal to vmware ESXi
- should come up with the repository of OS images and download automatically when a new OS version is released
- hybrid connectivity - missing

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesOracle VM VirtualBox
- I have had issues in the past when it has come to resizing VM disk storage. The issue is entirely detailed here: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/9103 -- the problem was caused because of having existing snapshots (which error message output was not detailing). I haven't had to deal with the issue due to my dynamic disk sizes not being small from the start anymore (this is mostly an issue for my Windows VMs where the base disk may need significant size for the OS). It looks like, for a resize, that a merge of all snapshots has to occur first -- one user on that list details a workaround to maintain snapshots by cloning the VM. (Note: 5.2 was just released a few weeks ago, and looks like it should prevent the problem happening in the future by properly informing users that it isn't possible with snapshots).
- Certain scenarios, like resizing disks, required dropping into a terminal as there were no options to previously do so via the GUI. According to some recent posts, I've seen that v5.2 has added disk management stuff like that to the GUI (or will be adding it). I'm comfortable with dropping into the terminal, but in a teaching scenario or when evaluating the learnability of the tools, it complicates things.
Freelance Consultant and Educator
Halfway To InfiniteInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco HyperFlex
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Oracle VM VirtualBox
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We are doing it in the current moment. The platform expansion will be twofold.
IT Infastructure Team Lead
ArcelorMittal TemirtauMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Oracle VM VirtualBox 10.0
Based on 3 answers
I give this rating because virtual box is inexpensive but there is another product such as vm ware that can also be used

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employeesUsability
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Everything is fine if you work as a user of the system. Difficulties in fine tuning the system.
IT Infastructure Team Lead
ArcelorMittal TemirtauMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Oracle VM VirtualBox 9.0
Based on 5 answers
Easy and quick to use. Runs at sufficient speed even with 5/6 VMs running, and can handle a bridged network with ease. Easy to disassociate from the host to ensure the environment built within VB is quarantined should anything happen, meaning no risk to physical hardware.Quick to pick up. Quick to add new machines. Cloning feature very quick and comprehensive. I've never had a VM crash or freeze.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Defense & Space Company, 1001-5000 employeesSupport Rating
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 8.7
Based on 19 answers
Nowadays being agile and efficient is most really important. Hyperflex has the ability to be agile and efficient. Cisco HyperFlex functions based on UCS technology, it includes built-in networking and integrated management with pre-configured software. Cisco HyperFlex has everything in one place as a data center, so there is no need to focus on extra things.
Application Development Associate
AccentureInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.0
Based on 2 answers
Oracle have a very fast response rate and a strong user community. One can geet help from many sources if they choose to research for themselves.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employeesImplementation Rating
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Fast, powerful, flexible.
IT Infastructure Team Lead
ArcelorMittal TemirtauMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Oracle VM VirtualBox 8.0
Based on 2 answers
We really enjoy using virtual box. We do not require to buy expensive hardware but instead we can minimize costs and maximize profits.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco HyperFlex
HyperFlex is built on top of Cisco UCS infrastructure, which allows us to manage other non-HX servers attached to the same UCS environment. This allows us to tie everything together via Intersight and see all of the servers in our data centers. Other platforms don't really have a comparable offering.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Airlines/Aviation Company, 1001-5000 employeesOracle VM VirtualBox
VirutalBox is very similar to using Vmware with the slight difference in appearance and what might be considered a less polished look. However, what it lacks in polish and looks it makes up for in functionality, easy of use and the wide range of operating systems and features it supports without the need of buying the full professional edition
Senior System Engineer
NetDocumentsComputer Software, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco HyperFlex
- The simplified management makes it easier to operate and prevents mistakes.
- Guided installation using the installer VM means you don't have to configure every component by hand. Improves deployment speed and lowers the risk of configuration issues.
- Performance increase of 40-90% compared to our previous compute/storage cluster.
Technical Team Lead Network & Security
Missing Piece BVInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Oracle VM VirtualBox
- For personal use, there is no monetary investment, I am running 5 CentOS servers flawlessly in my home lab.
- Saves a ton of money in an enterprise environment by not having to purchase physical test servers. (Cost of Enterprise product is way lower vs Cost of standing up physical servers and/or cloud servers)
- Makes virtualization very easy and friendly for everyone for test instances.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employees