Oracle VirtualBox vs virt-manager
Oracle VirtualBox
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virt-manager.orgSide by side
| Figure | Oracle VirtualBox | virt-manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Virtual machine software | 8.9 (#3) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Spec score · Hypervisor Software | 8.5 (#6) | 7.7 (#16) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| GPU acceleration | Yes | Yes |
| Guest architecture | both | both |
| Host platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux,Oracle Solaris | Linux; OpenBSD |
| Management interface | desktop | desktop |
| VM snapshots | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Oracle VirtualBox
- Base PackagePrice not published
- Base PackagePriced on request
- VirtualBox EnterprisePrice not published
- VirtualBox EnterprisePriced on request
- Oracle VM VirtualBoxFree
In their own words
Oracle VirtualBox
Oracle VirtualBox has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
virt-manager
virt-manager is a desktop interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt, chiefly for KVM, with support for Xen and LXC as well. It connects to local and remote hosts and displays live performance and resource-use statistics for running domains. Setup wizards help create domains and assign resources and virtual hardware, while an embedded VNC and SPICE viewer provides a graphical guest console. The interface also manages host virtual networks, storage pools, and network interfaces. Companion command-line tools handle provisioning, cloning, and editing virtual machines. virt-manager runs on Linux and OpenBSD hosts, supports both guest architectures, and includes snapshots and GPU acceleration. Installation options listed include Fedora, Debian, Gentoo, and OpenBSD packages, plus a source release. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License; current releases are GPG signed, with verification instructions. Documentation and a FAQ are available, support questions go to GitHub Discussions, and bug tracking is on GitHub.