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At a Glance
OpenNebula
OpenNebula
Star Rating
(10)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (70.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Star Rating
(32)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
€ 4,99 month (per CPU)
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Featured Products

OpenNebula vs Proxmox VE

  • Reviewers felt that Proxmox VE meets the needs of their business better than OpenNebula.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that OpenNebula is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, OpenNebula and Proxmox VE received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OpenNebula
No pricing available
Proxmox VE
COMMUNITY
€ 4,99
month (per CPU)
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Free Trial
OpenNebula
Free Trial is available
Proxmox VE
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
7
8.8
29
Ease of Use
9.0
7
8.6
29
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.0
24
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.5
24
Quality of Support
6.9
6
6.8
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
17
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
7
10.0
29
Features by Category
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
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Infrastructure Provision
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Management
Not enough data
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Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
10
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OpenNebula
OpenNebula
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
OpenNebula and Proxmox VE share no categories
Unique Categories
OpenNebula
OpenNebula is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE is categorized as Server Virtualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OpenNebula
OpenNebula
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
10.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
70.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
20.0%
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
71.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
22.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.5%
Reviewers' Industry
OpenNebula
OpenNebula
Computer Software
30.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Telecommunications
10.0%
Religious Institutions
10.0%
Internet
10.0%
Other
20.0%
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer & Network Security
12.9%
Computer Software
9.7%
Oil & Energy
6.5%
Internet
6.5%
Other
25.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
OpenNebula
OpenNebula
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

Very helpful platform to use for VM creation and works very smoothly New users can get started very quickly No formal training is required for new users Saves lot of cost in terms of Hardware

Most Helpful Critical Review
Dariusz C.
DC
Dariusz C.
Verified User in Computer Software

Sadly, the above-mentioned simplicity of OpenNebula doesn't mean that it is an elegant product. It surely has a lot of rough edges. For instance, its security mechanisms leaves a lot to be desired: requirement for a passwordless sudo account, CLI...

Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Patrick F.
PF
Patrick F.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The features I like best right now are: ZFS usability - Storage flexibility options Clustering - one to as many servers as you need for your scalable infrastructure Using hardware passthrough Light weight OS Flexibility, install on old and new...

Most Helpful Critical Review
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Discussions
OpenNebula
OpenNebula Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
OpenNebula has no discussions with answers
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE Discussions
Possibility of importing virtual machines from other platforms
2 comments
David F.
DF
While the answer is yes, unfortunately at the time of writing importing ova files for example isn't a gui based thing. An example is here:...Read more
Is proxmox still free?
1 comment
SG
Its still free and great!Read more
What operating system is proxmox?
1 comment
RL
Proxmox VE is a complete operating system based on Debian LinuxRead more