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Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) vs. oVirt

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
KVM
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization solution developed by small Israeli software company Qumranet and supported by Red Hat since that company's acquisition in 2008.N/A
oVirt
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
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Pricing
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)oVirt
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KVMoVirt
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)oVirt
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)oVirt
Server Virtualization
Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
9.2
5 Ratings
10% above category average
oVirt
-
Ratings
Virtual machine automated provisioning9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Management console9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)oVirt
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(5 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)oVirt
Likelihood to Recommend
Red Hat
KVM is the best solution in the case you need to test and turn up any virtual environment with limited vCPU/RAM resources. The obvious area of its use is a network environment when we want to avoid being tied to one type of hardware/vendor and being able to swap from one instance to another with no downtimes. The use of a vSwitch (that supports VLAN tagging) is a significant bonus for network engineers that some other hypervisors do not provide.
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Anonymous
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oVirt.org
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Pros
Red Hat
  • KVM is really good at providing fast and reliable virtualization for Linux guests
  • Since KVM is a kernel module, every VM is a Linux process which can be managed by Linux system tools
  • KVM integrates very well with the management framework libvirt, which is why KVM can be integrated in automation tools as well
Valentin Höbel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Valentin Höbel
Senior Consultant IT Infrastructure
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oVirt.org
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Cons
Red Hat
  • Complex networking
  • GPU processing is not fully supported
  • It's hard to set up without support tools
Stenio Pereira Filho | TrustRadius Reviewer
Stenio Pereira Filho
IT Group manager
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oVirt.org
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Alternatives Considered
Red Hat
Kernel-based Virtual Machine is an open-source and free solution, compared to Virtualbox which is a product from Oracle.
Verified User
Anonymous
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oVirt.org
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Return on Investment
Red Hat
  • KVM just works and gets out of the way
  • KVM is working great with other open-source technologies like QEMU and libvirt
RM
Robert Munteanu
Software Engineer
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oVirt.org
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