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FreeBSD vs. OpenVZ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FreeBSD
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage devices.N/A
OpenVZ
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux supported by Virtuozzo and fundamental to that company's commercial offering. It is open source and free.
$0
per month
Pricing
FreeBSDOpenVZ
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreeBSDOpenVZ
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
FreeBSDOpenVZ
Features
FreeBSDOpenVZ
Server Virtualization
Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
FreeBSD
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Ratings
OpenVZ
9.1
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Management console00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Best Alternatives
FreeBSDOpenVZ
Small Businesses
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Score 8.5 out of 10
DigitalOcean Droplets
DigitalOcean Droplets
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Score 9.0 out of 10
VMware vSOM (discontinued)
VMware vSOM (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Score 9.0 out of 10
VMware vSOM (discontinued)
VMware vSOM (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
FreeBSDOpenVZ
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FreeBSDOpenVZ
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
FreeBSD is an excellent choice to continue using older hardware and have it perform, it is a great choice for a UNIX based development environment. Although I haven't used it as a server, it is most suited for this - it would make an excellent, secure and robust server for and I would love to start using it for this as well.
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Virtuozzo
If you are considering to use Docker and Kubernetes then you can give a try to OpenVZ and Proxmox. It is a good alternative and it is as good as Docker and Kubernetes
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Pros
Open Source
  • stability
  • security
  • scalability
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Virtuozzo
  • It is container-based virtualization
  • It is not resource-heavy
  • It is better then KVM
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Cons
Open Source
  • Installation can be tricky for first timers
  • You need to be comfortable using a command line terminal most of the time
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Virtuozzo
  • Since it is a container-based solution, you can't run any other OS, except for Linux
  • It is not so popular as Docker, but it's not that bad
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
FreeBSD is the closest to the original BSD unix. This OS is currently used by vendors in the field of routing, switching, security as well as base OS for MAC devies.
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Virtuozzo
Kubernetes and Docker are de-facto standards today, but I think that OpenVZ and Proxmox are better solutions
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • As FreeBSD is free - the ROI is at least the cost of some commercial Linux or Windows based OS (which can be very expensive)
  • Allowed the re-use of older hardware that would have otherwise been disposed
  • No cost development environment
  • Opportunity for a no cost server setup also
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Virtuozzo
  • It's free, so you can try it and figure out if it suited for your needs
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