Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of VBox_vs_Others

Timestamp:

Nov 30, 2012 2:12:13 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

Klaus Espenlaub

Comment:

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VBox_vs_Others

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 = !VirtualBox vs. VMware vs. Parallels =
 
-|| '''Feature''' || '''!VirtualBox''' ||  '''Parallels Workstation / Desktop''' || '''VMware Server / Workstation''' ||
-|| 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 ||
-|| 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 ||
-|| 64bit host OS support || yes || no || yes ||
+|| '''Feature''' || '''!VirtualBox''' ||  '''Parallels Workstation / Desktop''' || '''VMware Fusion / Workstation / vSphere''' ||
+|| Supported host operating systems || Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 Server, Windows 7, 2012 Server, Windows 8, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris 10U5+, !OpenSolaris, FreeBSD || Windows XP, Vista, 7, Linux, OS X || Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Linux (32bit and 64bit), Mac OS X ||
+|| Supported guest operating systems || DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, 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 ||
+|| 64bit host OS support || yes || yes || yes ||
 || 64bit guest OS support || yes || yes || yes ||
-|| Intel VT-x support (CPU virtualization extensions) || yes || yes || limited ||
-|| AMD-V support (CPU virtualization extensions) || yes || yes || limited ||
-|| Virtual network cards || up to 8 || up to 5 || up to 4 ||
+|| Intel VT-x support (CPU virtualization extensions) || yes || yes || yes ||
+|| AMD-V support (CPU virtualization extensions) || yes || yes || yes ||
+|| Virtual network cards || up to 36 || up to 5 || up to 4 ||
 || Virtual Disk Controller || IDE or SATA (up to 32 disks in a guest) or SCSI || IDE (up to 4) || IDE or SCSI ||
 || USB support || yes || yes || yes ||
 || iSCSI support (VMs can directly access storage servers over iSCSI) || yes || no || no ||
 || Serial ports || up to 4 || up to 4 || yes ||
-|| Parallel ports || no || up to 3 || yes ||
+|| Parallel ports || up to 2 || up to 3 || yes ||
 || CD/DVD writing || yes || no || no ||
-|| 3D acceleration || yes (OpenGL 1.5)|| no || limited ||
+|| 3D acceleration || yes (OpenGL 1.5) || no || limited ||
 || Support of VMware images || yes || no || n/a ||
 || Headless operation || yes || no || yes ||
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 || Open source || yes (dual licensed, some enterprise features are closed source) || no || no ||
 || Customizations || yes, upon request || no || no ||
-|| 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 ||
+|| License costs || Free || Workstation for Windows/Linux -  $49.99, Desktop for Mac OS X - $79.99 || Workstation for Windows/Linux around $199, Fusion for Mac - $79.99, vSphere starting at $900 ||