G2 Vendor Directory

XenServer vs. VirtualBox

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricXenServer

by Citrix

VirtualBox

by Oracle

Overall rating4.24.5
Review count49294
Ease of use8.79.1
Ease of setup8.69.2
Quality of support8.48.2
Meets requirements8.69.2
NPS43.7567.808219
Small Business12.5%43.3%
Mid-Market31.3%35.2%
Enterprise56.3%21.5%
Total page views2031,557
Total LLM citations1867,056

XenServer

Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures. Consolidation and containment of workloads on Citrix Hypervisor enables organizations of any vertical or size to transform their business IT compute infrastructures.

Pros

    VirtualBox

    Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free, open-source, cross-platform virtualization software that enables users to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single device. Designed for IT professionals and developers, VirtualBox supports Windows, macOS, Linux, and Oracle Solaris as host operating systems, making it ideal for testing, development, demonstration, and deployment across diverse platforms.

    Pros

    • Virtualization Management
    • Ease of Use
    • Security
    • Integrations
    • Open Source
    • OS Support