{"id":1192,"date":"2023-01-22T07:55:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T07:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2023-02-08T11:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:23:43","slug":"vmware-vs-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/vmware-vs-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware vs VirtualBox, Which is Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When choosing virtualization software to create virtual machines, most people will confuse choosing one of the two:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/vmware-vs-virtualbox\/\"><strong>VMware vs VirtualBox<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you are one of them too?<\/p>\n<p>Today <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/\">Matob<\/a> will help you to determine which one you should choose, VMware or VirtualBox, by comparing several factors that they have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0All explanations here are based on my experience after using both in the last few years.\u00a0Your experience may be different.<\/p>\n<h2>VMware vs Virtualbox Comparison<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Price<\/h3>\n<p>For non-commercial <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/note\/dasar-virtualisasi-pada-komputer\/\">desktop virtualization<\/a> purposes, both VMware and VirtualBox can be obtained for free.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VMware Workstation Player = Free<\/li>\n<li>VirtualBox = Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both also provide upgrade options to get various additional features if needed.<\/p>\n<p>So for the price issue, especially for desktop virtualization purposes for personal use, both VMware and VirtualBox can be considered a draw.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>1 point for both<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. Guest OS Compatibility<\/h3>\n<p>From all I&#8217;ve used, VMware is much more friendly to the latest operating systems.\u00a0For example, when the initial release of Windows 10 Preview first, VMware already supports the OS but VirtualBox does not yet.<\/p>\n<p>Installing OS X in VirtualBox is also easier, than installing it on VMware which is intentionally locked (even though there is an unlocker that you can download)<\/p>\n<p>So in terms of compatibility with guest OS, VMware is arguably superior to VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>1 point for VMware.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3.Host OS Compatibility<\/h3>\n<p>In contrast to compatibility for Guest OS, compatibility for Host OS is won by VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p>This is because VirtualBox can be installed and run on <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/learn-cmd-commands\/\">Windows<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/5-best-linux-distros-for-ethical-hacking-and-penetration-testing\/\">Linux<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/macos-11-big-surs-latest-features-for-mac-and-apple-macbook\/\">OS X<\/a> easily.\u00a0While VMware on Windows can indeed be installed easily, but on Linux it is not as easy as installing VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p>To install VMware on Linux you need to run some commands (which is actually also easy if you are familiar with the Linux terminal, but not as easy as VirtualBox which is even in the app repositories of almost all distributions).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the same on OS X, for VMware Workstation Player (Free) it can&#8217;t be installed on OS X. If you&#8217;re an OS X user then you have to upgrade to the VMware Fusion version.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>1 point for VirtualBox.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>4. Performance<\/h3>\n<p>In terms of performance when running virtual machines, VMware feels lighter than Virtual Box. Not only that, VMware is also able to provide a smoother user experience compared to VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>1 point for VMware.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>5. Reliability<\/h3>\n<p>In terms of reliability, VMware and VirtualBox are not so different, this is because they both use the same <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hypervisor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hypervisor<\/a> type, namely Hypervisor Type 2.<\/p>\n<p>This Type 2 hypervisor runs as part of a process that runs on the operating system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_2-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Things are very different when comparing VMware and VirtualBox with Microsoft Hyper-V.\u00a0Reliability and performance Microsoft Hyper-V is certainly more efficient and better than both because Hyper-V uses Hypervisor Type 1 (bare-metal hypervisor), which is part of the operating system itself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1194\" src=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_1-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/vmwarevsvirtualbox_1-768x372.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>1 point for both.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>6. Development<\/h3>\n<p>VMware is closed source, where all development is carried out by a team of engineers from VMware.\u00a0On the other hand, VirtualBox is <a href=\"https:\/\/opensource.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Source<\/a> which is being developed very actively and openly by the developer community.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, the selection due to the development factor is up to your own choice.\u00a0If you really prefer open source then VirtualBox is the answer, but if you prefer closed source then VMware is ready to be chosen too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>1 point for both.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>VMware vs VirtualBox<\/h3>\n<p>From the comparison factors above, VMware gets a total of 5 points, while VirtualBox has 4 points.\u00a0So VMware managed to beat VirtualBox in the Matob version of VMware vs VirtualBox comparison.<\/p>\n<p>But of course in this selection you can choose whichever you like, whether VMware or VirtualBox, according to your own needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vmware.com\/en\/web\/vmware\/free#desktop_end_user_computing\/vmware_workstation_player\/12_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download VMware Workstation Player (Free)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download VirtualBox (Free)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s a review of <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/\">Matob&#8217;s<\/a> version of VMware vs VirtualBox. Hopefully this review helps and makes it easier for you when choosing what <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/vmware-vs-virtualbox\/\">virtualization software<\/a> is right for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When choosing virtualization software to create virtual machines, most people will confuse choosing one of the two:\u00a0VMware vs VirtualBox\u00a0. Maybe you are one of them too? Today Matob will help you to determine which one you should choose, VMware or VirtualBox, by comparing several factors that they have. 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