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Overview

Oracle VM VirtualBox is an open-source cross-platform virtualization software, which helps organizations create, manage, and run multiple virtual machines (VMs) simultaneously. Features include guest multiprocessing, USB device support, remote machine display, RDP authentication & soft keyboard.

Shells is a Desktop as a Service platform that provides everyone an opportunity to transfer their work to the safety and security of virtual cloud computers.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

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Pricing

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
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Starting from

4.95

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

888

548

289

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

84%

would recommend this app

4.5

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

100%

would recommend this app

Pros

“You can configure a powerful resource if necessary altough for us a mid range PC is enough to test and document SaaS deployments in a vitrual environment.”

Adam M.

Senior Technical Writer

“I think virtualbox remains the ultimate software for testing different operating systems as it gives me the flexibility to clone VMs, take snapshots, and simulate network setups with ease.”

Daniel M.

tech engineer

“It’s lightweight and doesn’t eat too many resources compared to some other tools.”

Harshul S.

Senior. Technical Support Specialist for Network Operations

Pros

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Cons

“It requires so many computational resources, even if the VM is allocated a small allocation, so even if I like working on it, I have to delete it from the laptop after finishing the necessary work.”

Samer A.

Open source contributor

“There are small issues like performance drops, extension pack problems, or random network glitches, but nothing major that stops me from using it.”

Harshul S.

Senior. Technical Support Specialist for Network Operations

“VirtualBox is not updating feature set as frequently as before anymore, and some advanced features like configuring local network etc. lacks of documentation, also not a very active community right now.”

Shuchun Y.

Software Engineer

Cons

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