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At a Glance
QEMU
QEMU
Star Rating
(29)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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VirtualBox
VirtualBox
Star Rating
(279)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VirtualBox
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QEMU vs VirtualBox

  • Reviewers felt that VirtualBox meets the needs of their business better than QEMU.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VirtualBox is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VirtualBox over QEMU.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
QEMU
No pricing available
VirtualBox
No pricing available
Free Trial
QEMU
No trial information available
VirtualBox
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
20
9.1
243
Ease of Use
5.9
20
9.0
248
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.0
68
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
65
Quality of Support
6.6
17
7.9
180
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.2
49
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
19
8.6
240
Features by Category
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.3
224
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
8.8
24
Desktop Management
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
7.8
20
Support
Not enough data
8.9
23
Security
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.6
23
Server VirtualizationHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.1
86
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
7.1
11
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
QEMU
QEMU
VirtualBox
VirtualBox
QEMU and VirtualBox share no categories
Unique Categories
QEMU
QEMU is categorized as Remote Desktop
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
QEMU
QEMU
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.9%
VirtualBox
VirtualBox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.0%
Reviewers' Industry
QEMU
QEMU
Computer Software
34.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.5%
Semiconductors
7.7%
Internet
7.7%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
7.7%
Other
30.8%
VirtualBox
VirtualBox
Information Technology and Services
23.1%
Computer Software
22.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.9%
Telecommunications
5.1%
Internet
4.7%
Other
37.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
QEMU
QEMU
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lukas S.
LS
Lukas S.
Verified User in Internet

Flexibility. This tool can do anything you may ever want to see in a virtualization environment. Want to use a weird storage backend? If it can't already use it, you can implement that yourself, no problem. Want to use some pci(-e) devices inside the...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Ramkumar R.
RR
Ramkumar R.
Verified User in Computer Software

Doesn't work out of the box. Too many magic configuration options. I'm looking for a finished product, not the insides of an engine.

VirtualBox
VirtualBox
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Education Management

Easy to use, platform independent, and extensible

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Networking
GC
Verified User in Computer Networking

Commercial licensing price not clearly published; PUEL terms have changed over time (formerly allowed commercial use if not supported by corporate IT and installed by same team member making use). Automation API is a COM interface. Outside of Windows as...

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Discussions
QEMU
QEMU Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
QEMU has no discussions with answers
VirtualBox
VirtualBox Discussions
que ta fácil es instalar virtual box y para que nos sirve?
2 comments
eleomar d.
ED
It is relatively easy to install, you just need to run its installer and follow the quick installation steps. It helps us to simulate different operating...Read more
Is VirtualBox free?
2 comments
Rohan  b.
RB
Yes it is free Read more
How do I create a virtual machine in VirtualBox?
2 comments
Kunal K.
KK
After installation, choose a name for the type of OS you want to install, like CentOS. Then choose an image, such as Ubuntu or CentOS. Select the image type,...Read more