Overall Satisfaction with Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
We use virtualisation to segregate workloads and to reduce blast radius of certain classes of problems. Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is an open-source, flexible, and performant solution to our needs. It runs natively via virt-manager on SUSE-based products, which we use prefer for production usage.
- high-performance virtualisation
- no major problems with kvm
- KVM just works and gets out of the way
- KVM is working great with other open-source technologies like QEMU and libvirt
Compared to VirtualBox, KVM has simpler licensing terms and is supported by the operating system vendor. KVM also has more mature integrations with other open-source projects. Automating provisioning is simple with KVM since it is available in the package repositories of Linux distributions.
Do you think Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)'s feature set?
Yes
Did Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) again?
Yes