Virtualbox VMware etc

I have used both but which do you prefer. I found out about them from a co worker I had who was into IT and used Linux in a virtual environment. My issue when I run Oracle is it freezes my PC and I have to restart....

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markulous

Virtualbox is free so that's always been my reason for sticking with that.

iBrokeIT

"VMware" is a company not a product, same for "Oracle". The words you choose matter.

Personally, I use VMware Workstation Pro since I have a license for it and like the feature set. VMware Workstation Player is free to download and use for personal use.

dhay13

i have virtualbox on my 2008 server with a few VMs and have vmware ESXi 5.5 on my other server as a host. i haven't played much yet with completing my whole lab but the vmware host has a few more options and is definitely a better choice for enterprise use. ESXi was free as well so try both but if you ever plan to work with VMWare in your career then i would go with that

Chris_Wess

Thanks dhay for recommending to use ESXi 5.5. I think this could be a best option.

BuzzSaw

It really does depend on what you are trying to achieve. Are you trying to just run virtualization locally on a PC / laptop?

If you are trying to build a virtualization server, then the recommendation might change.

Overall, I am a big fan of VMware's suite of products, wether its desktop, workstation, or enterprise level stuff. I use Workstation on my PC based systems (mostly at work) and Fusion on my MAC. Fusion runs great on the mac, and it has made building labs a freaking breeze.

My CEH lab was essential to my studies.