Oracle VirtualBox
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Oracle VirtualBox, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Oracle VirtualBox's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Base Package | Priced on request | Runs virtual machines on supported desktop and server hosts · GPLv3-licensed base package · Includes core hypervisor features |
| Base Package | — | Runs virtual machines on supported desktop and server hosts · GPLv3-licensed base package · Includes core hypervisor features |
| VirtualBox Enterprise | Priced on request | Commercial license and support · Includes the Extension Pack · 24x7 Oracle support for the base package and Extension Pack · Commercial license and support; public price not shown |
| VirtualBox Enterprise | — | Commercial license and support · Includes the Extension Pack · 24x7 Oracle support for the base package and Extension Pack |
| Oracle VM VirtualBox | Free | Freely available under GPLv3 |
The facts
Each one read from Oracle VirtualBox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Community Support
- Discussion forums provide help and advice from the VirtualBox community.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Deployment Targets
- Applications can be deployed on-premises and to the cloud.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Developer Benefit
- It enables developers to deliver code faster by running multiple operating systems on one device.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Documentation Resources
- Oracle provides technical papers, a data sheet, documentation, and a quick overview.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Download Integrity
- SHA256 or MD5 checksums can be compared to verify downloaded package integrity.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Extension Pack
- The Extension Pack is available with the base package source code through the community website.checked 27 Sep 2026
- GPU acceleration
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Guest architecture
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Latest Release
- The latest release listed is version 7.2.20.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Management interface
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Nested virtualization
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Open Source
- VirtualBox is open source software.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Product Type
- Cross-platform virtualization software for x86-based systems.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Supported Hosts
- Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris x86 computers.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Vagrant Integration
- Oracle Vagrant Projects for Oracle VirtualBox are listed as a related resource.checked 27 Sep 2026
- VM snapshots
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Company Owner
- Oracle publishes and provides Oracle VM VirtualBox.checked 27 Sep 2026
- IT Team Benefit
- IT teams use it to reduce operational costs and shorten secure application deployment time.checked 27 Sep 2026
Money
- Free Availability
- Base packages are freely available under GPLv3.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Host platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux,Oracle Solarischecked 20 Sep 2026
- Platform Examples
- Examples include Windows and Linux on Mac, Linux and Solaris on Windows, and Windows on Linux.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Virtual Machines
- Users can run multiple virtual machines with different operating systems on one computer.checked 27 Sep 2026
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