OpenVZ vs. VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud brings together VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX into a natively-integrated stack of virtual compute, virtual storage, and virtual networking built upon IBM Bluemix bare metal servers.N/A
Pricing
OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
Features
OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
Server Virtualization
Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
OpenVZ
9.1
1 Ratings
12% above category average
VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Virtual machine automated provisioning9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Management console9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration9.11 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenVZVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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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IBM
Multiple capabilities that VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud provides are excellent and very much involved in secure data migration and management, easy to monitor server performance and the virtual capability is on top and the data analytics using the platform are provided in real-time and the reports are the most useful, especially on the critical situations within the business development.
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Pros
Virtuozzo
  • It is container-based virtualization
  • It is not resource-heavy
  • It is better then KVM
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IBM
  • Dashboard understanding is easy.
  • The ability to handle big data.
  • Data extraction tools are very active.
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Cons
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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IBM
  • Only setting the advanced functionalities.
  • The basic knowledge can not full manipulate the platform.
  • To create reports for big data is sometime very turf.
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Alternatives Considered
Virtuozzo
Kubernetes and Docker are de-facto standards today, but I think that OpenVZ and Proxmox are better solutions
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IBM
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Return on Investment
Virtuozzo
  • It's free, so you can try it and figure out if it suited for your needs
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IBM
  • Live virtual capability are excellent.
  • Great tool for the huge volume of data management and migration.
  • Data accessibility is faster and the analytical capability is amazing.
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