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Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) vs. XenServer

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    KVM

    Score2.1 out of 10
    N/AKernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization solution developed by small Israeli software company Qumranet and supported by Red Hat since that company's acquisition in 2008.N/A

    XenServer

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AXenServer (formerly Citrix Hypervisor) is a virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures.N/A
    Pricing
    KVMXenServer
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KVMXenServer
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    KVMXenServer
    Considered Both Products
    Red Hat
    Chose KVM
    It is a very reliable solution that can be used for x86 architecture virtualization with low overhead. It is a free and open source software. Easy to use withOpenStack.
    Incentivized
    Citrix
    Chose XenServer
    There are other hypervisors that are more eficient than Xenserver, but it is necessary to spend some money to buy them. If your demand is to compute processing, Xenserver permits you to create good environments to do this. If you need to integrate the hypervisor with other …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    KVMXenServer
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and XenServer
    Feature
    Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    XenServer
    7.6
    12 Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning9.04 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Management console9.03 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup9.73 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration9.04 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security9.53 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    User Ratings
    KVMXenServer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)