Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of VBox_vs_Others

Timestamp:

Jul 20, 2012 3:26:34 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

Fat Bloke

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VBox_vs_Others

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 || '''Feature''' || '''!VirtualBox''' ||  '''Parallels Workstation / Desktop''' || '''VMware Server / Workstation''' ||
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 || Supported host operating systems || Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 Server, Windows 7, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris 10U5+, !OpenSolaris, FreeBSD (under development) || Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Linux, OS X || Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Linux (32bit and 64bit), Mac OS X ||
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 || Supported guest operating systems || DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, OS/2, Solaris, !OpenSolaris, others || DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux, OS/2 || DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris ||
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 || 64bit host OS support || yes || no || yes ||
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 || 64bit guest OS support || yes || yes || yes ||
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 || Intel VT-x support (CPU virtualization extensions) || yes || yes || limited ||
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 || AMD-V support (CPU virtualization extensions) || yes || yes || limited ||
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 || Virtual network cards || up to 8 || up to 5 || up to 4 ||
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 || Virtual Disk Controller || IDE or SATA (up to 32 disks in a guest) or SCSI || IDE (up to 4) || IDE or SCSI ||
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 || USB support || yes || yes || yes ||
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 || iSCSI support (VMs can directly access storage servers over iSCSI) || yes || no || no ||
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 || Serial ports || up to 4 || up to 4 || yes ||
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 || Parallel ports || no || up to 3 || yes ||
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 || CD/DVD writing || yes || no || no ||
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 || 3D acceleration || yes (OpenGL 1.5)|| no || limited ||
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 || Support of VMware images || yes || no || n/a ||
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 || Headless operation || yes || no || yes ||
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 || Remote VM access || Integrated RDP server || no || limited ||
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 || Remote USB support || Yes, arbitrary devices || no || no ||
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 || Seamless Windows || yes || yes || yes ||
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 || Shared Folders || yes || yes || yes ||
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 || Guest power status reporting || yes || no || yes ||
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 || API || Full API, 100% scriptable || no || yes ||
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 || Open source || yes (dual licensed, some enterprise features are closed source) || no || no ||
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 || Customizations || yes, upon request || no || no ||
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 || License costs || Free || Workstation for Windows/Linux -  $49.99, Desktop for Mac OS X - $79.99 || Workstation for Windows/Linux around $189, Fusion for Mac - $79.99, Server free for end users, not redistributable ||