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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/virtual-machine/virtualbox-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/virtual-machine/virtualbox-profile/alternatives/) # VirtualBox User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.6/5 - Total reviews: 888 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.3/5 - Customer support: 4.1/5 - Value for money: 4.7/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 548 reviews (62%) - 4 stars: 289 reviews (33%) - 3 stars: 49 reviews (6%) - 2 stars: 2 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - It is connectable to many devices, and many features can be added. and having it frequently updated with the latest, keeping the edge in performance in comparison to other alternative software. - Networking options are flexible too, so I can test things like NAT, bridged mode, etc. - It is my first choice for virtualisation on my laptop, and that is because of the ease of use, installation and deployment. And due to the fact that it provides many features for free. ### Most mentioned cons - The Guest Additions doesn't work properly with all the OSes, and also sometimes changing the screen size/resolution of the VM running might create an issue like flickering. - Performance isn’t always great when running heavy workloads. - VirtualBox supports 3D acceleration, but the performance may not match that of some dedicated virtualization solutions and there is obvious issue with audio support in it, including issues with sound quality. ## VirtualBox customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 888 (page 1). ### Great choice for VMs in Mac - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Nicolas R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I use Virtualbox to setup environments. I'm Mac user and I use daily vm to configure and deploy mainly linux distributions. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros When I started using Mac it was a problem for me, but when I started using VirtualBoxVM everything became easier. Easy Setup, Easy VM setup and administration, Easy everything. Runs fast. Even if I keep some VMs open. #### Cons I don't find any cons at all. Maybe the resource consumption, but that's really not on VirtualBoxVM, is cause of VMs assigned resources. #### Reasons for switching to VirtualBox Tryed parallels, but princing and performance made me decide for VirtualBoxVM --- ### VirtualBox review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Benny B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Free Opensource & Multi platform application for managing and deployment of Virtual machines. No matter if a new OS inside your main system or virtualize your own computer and use it as a Sandbox... #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Easy to deploy new machines in no mater what your original desktop system comes from; you can virtualize a bunch of Linux, MacOS, Windows machines and ChromeOS & Android too! #### Cons In a Windows Server environment, the Virtual machines can't start when booting the main Server OS (only after you login with Administrator credentials) and you need the help of third party programs to do that. In Linux environment is easier to deploy thanks to Cron. #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox Because not only the price, but the availability to choose Open Source software. #### Reasons for switching to VirtualBox We switch to VirtualBox caused by the same available options as VmWare (we solved the trouble about starting as a service using a third party app) and VirtualBox is not only free but Open Source and multiplatform. --- ### Great Virtual environment - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This is a great product for making a virtual backup of my physical machine. I can use my computer virtually if it crashes until the hardware is repaired. #### Cons I had some trouble with the virtual machine format. --- ### Thinking Outside the Box: Virtualization with VirtualBox - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Marc F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Research - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. As someone who enjoys developing mobile games with Android but preferring Apple hardware, I've found VirtualBox to be an incredibly useful tool. It's saved me a lot of money by allowing me to test my games on multiple virtual environments without having to purchase additional hardware.Altogether, I would highly recommend VirtualBox to anyone looking to create and manage virtual environments, especially if you're interested in developing mobile games using different hardware, or if you are looking for a solid playground for your software projects. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I've found VirtualBox to be a powerful and versatile tool for developing Android apps and creating custom operating systems. It's flexibility and free-access allowed me to test my applications on multiple environments without having to purchase additional hardware, and thus saved me a lot of time and especially money! #### Cons As someone who has used VirtualBox for various projects, I've come across a few cons worth noting. Firstly, the limited support for 2D/3D graphics can be a hindrance for developers working on graphics-intensive applications like mobile-games. Secondly, I've experienced occasional stability issues when running complex virtual environments or multiple virtual machines simultaneously. However, these kind of issues can be resolved by using VirtualBox Enterprise for little money. #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox From my personal experience, I find VirtualBox to be a better option compared to Docker for certain use cases. VirtualBox's ability to run multiple operating systems and applications simultaneously using hardware virtualization is a huge advantage over Docker's limited support for running a single application or service. Additionally, VirtualBox offers stronger isolation between virtual environments, making it a great option for running multiple applications with conflicting dependencies. While Docker has its own advantages, I still find VirtualBox to be a reliable and versatile virtualization tool that suits my needs especially because VirtualBox allows VDI access. --- ### Virtualization is awesome. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Kevin M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I use Virtual Box to provide multiple services while retaining a single server. For the classroom VirutalBox provides students with an environment where they can experiment while keeping the base operating system secure and locked. The ability to preserve aging software is critical to many companies I deal with. Inability to upgrade or lack of migration options often means that they need to keep these programs running while replacing broken or old hardware. Snapshots help me to keep perfect copies of system content and provide 100% restores. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The ability to quick install and work inside a virtual operating system with having to build an entirely new system. No messing around with hard disks and bios. Its great when you want to test out Operating System alternatives or when testing current systems via hard disk imaging. #### Cons No "out of the box" compatibility with Apple IOS operating system. This is obviously no fault of its creators as Apple has made use of its Operating System near impossible with its hardware but from a teaching perspective its a wasted opportunity especially for those learning helpdesk skills. #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox Virtual Box is quick and very easy to install and configure and its survive the test of time while others are either become outdated or become not as simple to use. --- ### Best virtalization tool by oracle - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Mainly we use it to test on all major Operating systems as its portable to any System structure form UNIX to Windows #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Due to its open source nature and ease to use this is a best tool for any one from business to normal users allows use of any OS inside Windows (mainly) which makes testing easy on other OS like Linux (all flavors) #### Cons Not much any cons about this tool but it could be built more ease to use though its good but can be improved and all connections should be automatically detected inside virtual machine such though they work doesn't feel like real OS can adopt "NEW DESKTOP"like tech and improve it. #### Reasons for switching to VirtualBox Virtual machine is complicated and takes lot of time and system memory. --- ### VirtualBox as a tool to model configurations on virtual servers - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Virtualbox allows us to simulate environments using virtualization in a practical way, accelerating implementations and configurations in services #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is cross-platform, which allows easy installation on different operating systems. #### Cons In some occasions it is necessary to have hardware that supports virtualization #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox The economic cost was higher, which does not allow all team members to use it --- ### Excellent alternative for virtual machines - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Richard S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I am somewhat experienced with VMWare Workstation, so I wasn't sure about switching to VirtualBox. Although it did require a little bit of getting used to, after learning the ropes I found that all of the features I knew and used were available to me, and for a significantly cheaper price. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros One important distinction between VirtualBox and its more well-known counterpart, VMWare Workstation, is the noticeably lower price-tag on the former. VirtualBox does not share the almost absurd price of VMWare, yet possesses most, if not all, of the same features. #### Cons It is slightly less intuitive than VM Workstation, leading to a steeper learning curve for those who are less familiar with virtual machine programs. It's not severe, but it is worth mentioning. #### Reasons for switching to VirtualBox The price difference was undeniable and necessary --- ### VirtualBox review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Telecommunications - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I am satisfied with VirtualBox, as it has proven itself more than reliable, especially during the long sessions of troubleshooting on my Virtual Machine. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Sometimes I tend to use VirtualBox for my Lab in order to replicate some issue reported by the Customer or to check certain settings in the Software which I support, because VirtualBox has proven itself as good and reliable in this field. #### Cons I don't like the amount of space which normal lab requires for daily use, especially because I need sometimes to switch between a couple of Virtual Machines on my company's laptop, which lacks disc space. #### Reasons for switching to VirtualBox I was using VMware Workstation for some of my own projects, but after I started using VirtualBox on work, I completely switched to that Software instead. --- ### Oracle virtual box - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Abdul Rahman M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for free trial - Reviewed: March 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It’s great we have many OS versions to install on the machine #### Cons It’s a bit slow and bot too fast . And sone problems occurs #### Reasons for switching to VirtualBox I expected it be better byt at the end I moved again to vmware --- ### VirtualBox: A Free and Powerful Virtualization Solution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Kaung Khant Z. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Telecommunications - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered As for my overall experience with oracle virtual box, it is literally positive with its ease of use, versatility, powerful features, cross-platform compatibility, free at no cost and open-source. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like most about oracle virtual box are 1. ease of use with user-friendly interface, simple to setup and manage VMs. 2. compatibility with a wide range of guest operating systems and host platforms. 3. the availability of virtual box is free at no cost and its open-source are highly valued. #### Cons I dislike about virtual box is graphics performance within guest operating systems can be a particular area of concern. --- ### Bridging Real and Virtual Worlds with VirtualBox - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Emre K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, I am extremely pleased with VirtualBox. He can do everything that is expected of him and everything he promises, completely and properly. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like most about VirtualBox is that it can run smoothly and without burdening the local system. Besides, its free configurability is also a very nice thing. #### Cons I think my least favorite part is that sometimes there are points in the configuration settings that I have difficulty understanding. #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox Because it's simpler and cheaper --- ### Using VirtualBox for Linux installations and Application Building - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Gabriel S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Hardware - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered VirtualBox helps me build and test applications that I build for other operating systems. With it, I do not have to have another computer around me with a separate installation; I can just access it all from one place. This makes my life a whole lot easier. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros What I like most about VirtualBox is its ease of use. As soon as you start up the program you are greeted with a very simplistic layout. Making a new virtual machine is as simple as clicking the new button. This makes the software very inviting for new users. Tweaking the settings of a virtual machine is also extremely easy in VirtualBox, since everything is sectioned out nice and neat; everything is easy to find. #### Cons I feel like graphics performance is a big struggle for any virtualization software. If there was a way to pass through graphics cards on Windows installations without the use of other software, VirtualBox would be perfect in my opinion. The only way, as of now, to pass through dedicated cards is through a base Linux installation virtualizing another operating system. #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox I chose VirtualBox over VMware simply due to the fact that it is much easier to use and has better compatibility with Linux. I think that the guest additions on a Linux installation in VirtualBox is much much better than ones in competing software solutions. --- ### VirtualBox reviews - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered good #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use. The software is very direct and a no-brainer to use. #### Cons Features. I believe more features can be added to the software for more user options and control. #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox Find it easy --- ### Unleashing the Power of Virtualization with VirtualBox - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Isis Arnaud S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. As a software engineer, VirtualBox has been an essential tool in my arsenal. Its versatility, user-friendly interface, and robust features have enabled me to set up custom development environments and test software on different platforms. Overall, it's an indispensable tool for any developer or tech enthusiast. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros For me, VirtualBox's versatility is its greatest strength, offering a range of customization options and compatibility with various operating systems. It's user-friendly interface and robust features enable users to create and run virtual machines efficiently. Seamless integration with third-party applications and the ability to share files between the host and guest operating systems make it a top choice for many users. #### Cons VirtualBox's resource-intensive nature and occasional stability issues can be frustrating for some users. The installation process may also be somewhat complex, and the lack of built-in support for some guest operating systems may require additional configuration. Some users may also find the documentation and community support somewhat limited compared to other virtualization tools. --- ### Think remote, Think VIRTUALBOX - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Max R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It's a great piece of software and helps an enterprise to virtualize its environment for remote access and reduce the overall pile of e-waste. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The most important feature of VB is its GUI and ease of access and use and also how easy it is to set up a VDI using Virtualbox. The other features that I like about VB are its cost-effectiveness, tool availability, and ease of deployment. #### Cons This software delivers the best Virtualization software can offer and I have not seen any significant drawbacks in the software yet. --- ### Great Way to effectively manage multiple VMs - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Oluwaseun O. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Banking - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros its cost effective and a great way to manage multiple Virtual machines in an Enterprise. #### Cons a bit of latency integrating oracle VM Virtula Box and HyperV on same host. --- ### Works reliably once configured correctly, but it may take some time to get it working as expected. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Josh H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We're now able to run some legacy software packages inside a modern Microsoft Windows environment without having to replace them, saving a lot of time and money in the process! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The software works well with most modern processors and can be tailored to suit your hardware with minimal performance hogging. I find it easy to migrate virtual machines from other platforms into the VirtualBox desktop client and once running, rarely run into reliability issues. #### Cons The configuration steps for each virtual machine can often be over-complicated or settings are named differently to most other virtualization platforms. The USB pass-through functionality has proven unreliable in some cases and unfortunately the software doesn't do much to help you with that. The GUI is in desperate need of optimization in terms of both configuration and daily use. #### Reasons for switching to VirtualBox VMware Player did not include some of the more complex functionality we required in our environment. --- ### VirtualBox, a good choice for personal use. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have been using VirtualBox for multiple years for virtualizing Kali Linux and Windows. Apart from some small solvable problem with KVM and hard to understand error message, this application is extremely useful in its feature and functionality. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I love the UI design in the most recent update, the easy to use settings and menus navigation. And by far the functionality I use most is creating a snapshot of a VM, this is very good for handling dangerous malware inside a Windows Virtual machine. #### Cons Some error messages are not very descriptive, and searching for those errors on the internet will not solve your problems. There should be a better way to deal with these work interrupting errors. --- ### Simple and the best part... FREE - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jonathon T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Cheap high quality operating system virtualization that hasn't let me down yet. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This is the easiest Virtualization software I've been able to find and the best part is that it's FREE. I use it for virtualizing several machines for our organization. We are a smaller business but still have a need for some things to be on a dedicated "server" (door locks and our older Church Management software). These 2 things could not be installed on a machine that was running other services as they use some of the same ports that the other ones did and it was causing conflicts. I used Virtual Box so they could run virtually on the same machine that they wouldn't work on previously. The feature set (network settings, display settings, and the KB/Mouse passthrough once the Virtual Box tools is installed) in Virtual Box is right up there with the "big dogs" but they do it for free which for a smaller organization such as ours is huge. #### Cons There have been a few Virtual Box software hiccups that require me to shutdown and reboot the 2 virtual servers but it's been fairly solid and only happened 3 times in the 2+ years that machine has been running. --- ### Nice Virtualization Solution - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Matthew J. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Even though it's an Open Source tool, it's such a valuable one to have especially when cost is a major factor. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I like the fact that it is an open-source tool and helps excellently when it comes to virtualization and you can do a whole lot more with it. It's my go-to place when it comes to testing a solution rather than having it seat on my main system while my usage covers more than just that I would say it's a good tool. #### Cons One thing have not really liked so much about VirtualBox is that many times you need to do some extra configurations and downloading to get a fullscreen mode and it can get pretty complicated at times based on experience while this does not hold true for every situation but most times unlike other solutions that it's just a seamless click and you're up and going. --- ### The King of virtualizers - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: PAOLO P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I recommend using the 64bit version of VirtualBOX if you have a 64bit operating system, otherwise you will not be able to use 64-bit guest operating systems. The ability to share virtual machines has given us the opportunity to try development kits from our vendors, this is a significant advantage in terms of the time spent if we had installed everything from scratch. The support that the community gives to this product is really important, in case of problems you can contact the forum looking for solutions to the problems encountered. Sometimes a simple restart solves a big problem, as usual. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The product is very simple to use starting from the installation phase which does foresee any difficulty. It is one of the open source products on the market with GPL2 license, this certainly encourages the user to try it at least once. VirtualBox supports many operating systems like Windows, Linux, Mac. The product allows us to test and certify our applications on different guest operating systems choosing from those supported by VirtualBox (a long list). This is the main reason why we are using it with excellent results. #### Cons I would like as an improvement of VirtualBOX the ability to transfer files between guess system and host as drag & drop instead of sharing folders or installing extension packs. Sometimes accessing external hardware from the virtualization process is difficult which precludes its use. I would like to point out that in some cases the error messages are not helpful in solving the block found, fortunately the community gives a lot of help in these cases --- ### VirtualBox a necessary tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Eduardo P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. No problem, but make sure you host system has enough resources, RAM, CPU, for it not to affect the main OS. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The easiness of use. For a single user, there are no problems. When you have to set it up for a business it is somehow complicated but nothing impossible. #### Cons It should have some functionalities inexistent as of now. Also, the host resources consumption should be lowered. #### Reasons for choosing VirtualBox The relation between price and use. --- ### A good open-source virtualization software - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Very good #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros VirtualBox can run several operating systems (OS) on a single physical computer. You can install and use many operating systems and apps inside of the virtual environment that VirtualBox creates by simulating the hardware of an actual computer. #### Cons VirtualBox does not support every piece of hardware, and some drivers might not function properly with virtualized hardware. To make everything operate properly, you might need to install new drivers or adjust some settings. --- ### A robust, cost effective and easy to use way to run VMs on your local system - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Anthony R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Hardware - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The biggest pro for VirtualBox is that it is open-source and FREE, this means that there are no budget hurdles to get over if you want to use this in a business. The next pro is that despite being free and open-source it has an extensive feature set that would rival software 10 x more expensive. It is quick and easy to install, with you having your first VM running within minutes. #### Cons The software is about the best you can get, however, recent changes within Windows 11 and their policies regarding some drivers mean that to run VirtualBox now requires you to disable one of the Windows 11 builtin security features - depending on your use case this may be acceptable but as a business, it is something that we would rather not do. Hopefully, a fix will be available soon. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/virtual-machine/virtualbox-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- VirtualBox Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice