VirtualBox is a great VM option for use with Vagrant
Overall Satisfaction with Oracle VM VirtualBox
My department mostly uses Oracle VM VirtualBox for running virtual machines from the command line with Vagrant, and VirtualBox is free to use and available on several different platforms. We use virtual machines for all of our development because this enables us to more closely match the servers used in our production environment.
Pros
- Works well with Vagrant.
- Runs other operating systems as a virtual machine, like Windows or Linux.
Cons
- Not the best user interface.
- Not the best at running Windows in a VM.
- It's a free way for us to use VMs with Vagrant for our development.
- Running VMs allows us to closely match our production environment for local development.
We primarily use Oracle VM VirtualBox because it's free, and it is the default provider for Vagrant, which we use for our development VMs. The user interface of VirtualBox looks a little clunky in macOS, but I actually almost never see the main VirtualBox interface because I only use it with Vagrant from the command line. I also use Parallels for running Windows on my Mac. I chose Parallels for running Windows because of the better interface, better hardware emulation and support, and better integration with macOS.
Do you think Oracle VM VirtualBox delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Oracle VM VirtualBox's feature set?
Yes
Did Oracle VM VirtualBox live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Oracle VM VirtualBox go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Oracle VM VirtualBox again?
Yes
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