Name: Hyper-V
Price: 24.95 USD
Rating: 8.8 (270 reviews)
Author: Microsoft

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Recent Reviews

Hyper-V. Rock solid environment for your VM's

8 out of 10

June 15, 2023

Incentivized

Hyper-V is used to host on-premise servers, is hosting Windows servers and Linux servers.It provides an easy virtualization environment …

Hypervisor for the Budget Conscious

10 out of 10

June 13, 2023

Incentivized

Hyper-V is our production hypervisor, replacing VMware's ESXi which we ran for nearly a decade. We moved from ESXi to Hyper-V after …

Hyper-V, the best place to step on to virtual server management.

9 out of 10

August 17, 2022

Incentivized

Hyper-V was used to extend our ability to quickly prototype and build server infrastructure. We also were using it to develop 'golden …

Hyper-V ,Great Technology for Virtualization

10 out of 10

April 04, 2022

Hyper-V is a great technology that allows us to create virtual machines and helps us to maintain multiple operating systems on a single …

2nd best

8 out of 10

April 04, 2022

Incentivized

We used to use Hyper-V in our organization for our virtualized workloads. Hyper-Vprovides a solution for growing organizations that have …

Cost effective technology and Multitasking capabilities.

10 out of 10

March 31, 2022

Incentivized

Excellent technology that lets us easily create virtual machines environment and helps manage multiple operating systems on a single …

If you use Windows servers, Hyper-V is the best affordable choice.

10 out of 10

March 30, 2022

Incentivized

We use 5 physical servers and run over 60 virtual servers. We user the latest version of the host server OS, because of connectivity to …

Cloud Platform and Extremely Powerful Data Extraction Platform and Easy Interface to Get Started.

9 out of 10

March 27, 2022

Incentivized

This is an easy system with intuitive capabilities for effective virtualization and great functions for multiple big data transportation …

Short review on Hyper-V

8 out of 10

March 25, 2022

Incentivized

We use Hyper-V in our organization for Virtual servers with various roles and also for virtual clients for test applications.
Our scope of …

Hyper-V is a good product to quickly setup lab environments or test machines on your local computer

7 out of 10

March 25, 2022

Incentivized

In our organization, Hyper-V is mostly used to create a separate test environment. These are labs that consist of one or more machines, …

Hyper-V is great for the right scenarios. Remains basic, but does the job and is easy to use.

7 out of 10

March 25, 2022

Incentivized

Hyper-V comes with specific Microsoft licenses to our organization so we use it as a "freebie" which makes it more desirable in some cases …

Best Industry and Academic Virtualization Environment Provider

10 out of 10

March 25, 2022

Incentivized

We use Hyper-V to test malware and security analysis over binary research at the lab. Hyper-V pretty much provides a virtualization layer …

Low cost and familiar solution

9 out of 10

March 25, 2022

Incentivized

Hyper-V is our preferred hypervisor, as all our techs are familiar with the Microsoft universe already they quickly learn how to manage …

Hyper-V great virtualisation in a Windows environment

8 out of 10

March 25, 2022

Incentivized

We run almost all our servers virtualized and Hyper-V was the best and most cost-effective option. Especially in an almost full Windows …

Hyper-V - good for non-profits

9 out of 10

March 25, 2022

Incentivized

We use Hyper-V to run all our production servers. Since we have Windows Server Datacenter, we are not restricted in the number of virtual …

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Popular Features

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Live virtual machine backup (62)
9.5
95%
Hypervisor-level security (65)
8.9
89%
Live virtual machine migration (65)
8.4
84%
Management console (70)
6.7
67%

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Good performance
OS updates may require rebooting the server. Too many updates monthly

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Facilities Services Company, 201-500 employees

MS Windows administrative users have a head start with using Hyper-V as it is a familiar product.
Having the equivalent of ESXi's virtual console is something which is absolutely needed.

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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$24.95

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$49.00

Cloud

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Silver

$89.00

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per month

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No setup fee

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Demos

Installation demo of GUI for Hyper-V 2012, 2012 R2 & 2016 Core

YouTube

hyper v windows 10 - virtual machine | Microsoft Hyper-V (tutorial)

YouTube

Hyper-V Dynamic Memory and Remote FX Demo

YouTube

vtUtilities Demo

YouTube

Configuring and running the AX 2012 Hyper-V image with VirtualBox

YouTube

Step 2 - Setting up the Hyper-V Admin Console using RSAT for Windows 7

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Features

Server Virtualization

Server virtualization allows multiple operating systems to be run completely independently on a single server

8.5

Avg 8.3

9
Virtual machine automated provisioning
(58) Ratings
Automation of virtual machine provisioning through use of vm templates
6.7
Management console
(70) Ratings
Management console for central administration of vm environment
9.5
Live virtual machine backup
(62) Ratings
Ability to backup vms without interrupting service
8.4
Live virtual machine migration
(65) Ratings
Downtime minimization by migrating live vms between hosts and across clusters
8.9
Hypervisor-level security
(65) Ratings
Hypervisor-level security including antivirus and anti-malware

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Hyper-V Integrations

Hyper-V Technical Details

Deployment Types	Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	Unspecified
Mobile Application	No

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June 15, 2023

Hyper-V. Rock solid environment for your VM's

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Facilities Services Company, 201-500 employees

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

94%

9.4

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 90%
9.0
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine migration: 100%
10.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

June 13, 2023

Hypervisor for the Budget Conscious

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

80%

8.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 100%
10.0
Management console: 30%
3.0
Live virtual machine backup: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine migration: 70%
7.0
Hypervisor-level security: 100%
10.0

August 17, 2022

Hyper-V, the best place to step on to virtual server management.

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

62%

6.2

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 80%
8.0
Management console: 50%
5.0
Live virtual machine backup: 50%
5.0
Live virtual machine migration: 50%
5.0
Hypervisor-level security: 80%
8.0

April 04, 2022

Hyper-V ,Great Technology for Virtualization

Debopriya Bhattacharya

AIX Administrator

Kyndryl Solution Pvt Ltd (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

100%

10.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 100%
10.0
Management console: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine backup: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine migration: 100%
10.0
Hypervisor-level security: 100%
10.0

April 04, 2022

2nd best

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Utilities Company, 501-1000 employees

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

94%

9.4

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 100%
10.0
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine migration: 100%
10.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 31, 2022

Cost effective technology and Multitasking capabilities.

Stacey Arjen

Technology Product Manager

Booking.com (Internet, 10,001+ employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

90%

9.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 90%
9.0
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine migration: 90%
9.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 30, 2022

If you use Windows servers, Hyper-V is the best affordable choice.

Verified User

General Manager in Information Technology

Human Resources Company, 5001-10,000 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

80%

8.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 80%
8.0
Management console: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine backup: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine migration: 80%
8.0
Hypervisor-level security: 80%
8.0

March 27, 2022

Cloud Platform and Extremely Powerful Data Extraction Platform and Easy Interface to Get Started.

Alex Wilson

Project Manager

Omobono (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

90%

9.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 90%
9.0
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine migration: 90%
9.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 25, 2022

Short review on Hyper-V

Taner Imamoglu

Senior Information Technology Specialist

Öksüt Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Mining & Metals, 501-1000 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

78%

7.8

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 80%
8.0
Management console: 50%
5.0
Live virtual machine backup: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine migration: 90%
9.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 25, 2022

Hyper-V is a good product to quickly setup lab environments or test machines on your local computer

Verified User

Engineer in Customer Service

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

Score 7 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

12%

1.2

Virtual machine automated provisioning: N/A
N/A
Management console: 60%
6.0
Live virtual machine backup: N/A
N/A
Live virtual machine migration: N/A
N/A
Hypervisor-level security: N/A
N/A

March 25, 2022

Hyper-V is great for the right scenarios. Remains basic, but does the job and is easy to use.

Borislav Traykov

DevOps Team Leader

Cognyte (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)

Score 7 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

30%

3.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 10%
1.0
Management console: 70%
7.0
Live virtual machine backup: N/A
N/A
Live virtual machine migration: 30%
3.0
Hypervisor-level security: 40%
4.0

March 25, 2022

Best Industry and Academic Virtualization Environment Provider

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

78%

7.8

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 90%
9.0
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine migration: 60%
6.0
Hypervisor-level security: 60%
6.0

March 25, 2022

Low cost and familiar solution

Brian Cook

Information Security Officer

Unified Technology Solutions, Inc. (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Reseller Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

66%

6.6

Virtual machine automated provisioning: N/A
N/A
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 70%
7.0
Live virtual machine migration: 80%
8.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 25, 2022

Hyper-V great virtualisation in a Windows environment

Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Non-profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

84%

8.4

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 90%
9.0
Management console: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine backup: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine migration: 80%
8.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 25, 2022

Hyper-V - good for non-profits

Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Individual & Family Services Company, 201-500 employees

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (4)

52.5%

5.3

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 80%
8.0
Management console: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine migration: N/A
N/A
Hypervisor-level security: 50%
5.0

March 25, 2022

Hyper-V Virtualizes your Business!

Josh Justic

President, Engineering Architect for Virtualization and Computing Systems.

NTCG, Inc. (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Reseller Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

70%

7.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 60%
6.0
Management console: 40%
4.0
Live virtual machine backup: 70%
7.0
Live virtual machine migration: 90%
9.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 25, 2022

Hyper-V is good for thee

Bryan Tavares

IT Systems Manager

Shield Restraint Systems (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201-500 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (4)

77.5%

7.8

Management console: 70%
7.0
Live virtual machine backup: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine migration: 80%
8.0
Hypervisor-level security: 70%
7.0

March 24, 2022

Hyper-V A Better Solution For Learning & Testing.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 51-200 employees

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

72%

7.2

Virtual machine automated provisioning: N/A
N/A
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine migration: 90%
9.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

March 23, 2022

Microsoft Hyper-v pluses and minuses

James McCullough

senior systems administrator advisor

NTT DATA Services (Insurance, 1001-5000 employees)

Score 7 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (4)

70%

7.0

Management console: 50%
5.0
Live virtual machine backup: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine migration: 80%
8.0
Hypervisor-level security: 70%
7.0

September 04, 2021

Great way to manage a virtual environment

Toni Lora

IT Admin

Mepal (Building Materials, 51-200 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

50%

5.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 70%
7.0
Management console: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine backup: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine migration: N/A
N/A
Hypervisor-level security: N/A
N/A

August 26, 2021

Easy on the budget, no support.

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Hospitality Company, 201-500 employees

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (4)

100%

10.0

Management console: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine backup: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine migration: 100%
10.0
Hypervisor-level security: 100%
10.0

April 10, 2020

Hyper-V gets the job done while being included in the cost of Windows Server.

Jeffrey Sabotin

Director of IT

RealTime Services (Financial Services, 11-50 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

66%

6.6

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 50%
5.0
Management console: 70%
7.0
Live virtual machine backup: 70%
7.0
Live virtual machine migration: 70%
7.0
Hypervisor-level security: 70%
7.0

April 05, 2020

Hyper-V is the place to be for Virtualization if you are an SMB

Jeffrey Rudacille

IT Manager

Edwards Construction Services Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

90%

9.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 90%
9.0
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 80%
8.0
Live virtual machine migration: 100%
10.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

February 18, 2020

Hyper-V - Best for virtualization needs

Rob Rotundo

Information System Analyst

Nasco Healthcare (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

90%

9.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 90%
9.0
Management console: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine backup: 90%
9.0
Live virtual machine migration: 90%
9.0
Hypervisor-level security: 90%
9.0

January 28, 2020

With Hyper-V we take advantage of the best resources and have an increase in productivity.

Eric Oliveira

Analista de sistemas sênior

General Motors (Automotive, 10,001+ employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Hyper-V Feature Ratings

Server Virtualization (5)

100%

10.0

Virtual machine automated provisioning: 100%
10.0
Management console: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine backup: 100%
10.0
Live virtual machine migration: 100%
10.0
Hypervisor-level security: 100%
10.0

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Developer

$24.95

Bronze

$49.00

Silver

$89.00

Installation demo of GUI for Hyper-V 2012, 2012 R2 & 2016 Core

hyper v windows 10 - virtual machine | Microsoft Hyper-V (tutorial)

Hyper-V Dynamic Memory and Remote FX Demo

vtUtilities Demo

Configuring and running the AX 2012 Hyper-V image with VirtualBox

Step 2 - Setting up the Hyper-V Admin Console using RSAT for Windows 7

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