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Hyper-V

Software Tool · Self-hosted & homelab software · 18 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/sysadmin, r/homelab

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Onward to Hyper-V!
  • There’s also nothing fundamentally wrong with Hyper-V.
  • Hyper-V is fine for windows loads and what the majority of windows shops will move to
  • We are about done swapping over to hyper v
  • Parent context: Proxmox can be run just fine without ever touching the command line after you install it. Some find it much easier than hyperv. Reply: HyperV has licensing advantages and can be easier if you already do a lot of Windows s...

Cons

  • It wasn't all that long ago that at least a few people here would tell me hyper-v was absolute dogshit not suitable for production and I was a fool for using it over hyper-v.
  • We are already in the process of migrating to AWS (we already have a large AWS presence) and Hyper-V.
  • Hyper-v would have also been an increase in pricing compared to old vmware prices as we are only about 5% Microsoft.
  • we use Hyper-V but have a few proxmox hosts for testing
  • Parent context: The hyper-v is there for experiment/study purposes lol. I know Hyper-v is bad. Just worked with server 2025 and they still haven't improved that shit Reply: I know Hyper-v is bad. Just worked with server 2025 and they sti...

Sentiment

11 positive (61%) · 3 mixed (17%) · 4 negative (22%)

Trust + time weighted score: +29% · raw score 39%

What redditors said (10 of 18)

It wasn't all that long ago that at least a few people here would tell me hyper-v was absolute dogshit not suitable for production and I was a fool for using it over hyper-v.
negative · u/J****t · r/sysadmin · comment · Dec 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
We are already in the process of migrating to AWS (we already have a large AWS presence) and Hyper-V.
mixed · u/m****0 · r/sysadmin · Dec 30, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Onward to Hyper-V!
positive · u/j****8 · r/sysadmin · Dec 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Hyper-v would have also been an increase in pricing compared to old vmware prices as we are only about 5% Microsoft.
negative · u/B****2 · r/sysadmin · comment · Dec 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
There’s also nothing fundamentally wrong with Hyper-V.
positive · u/m****l · r/sysadmin · comment · Dec 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Hyper-V is fine for windows loads and what the majority of windows shops will move to
positive · u/H****8 · r/sysadmin · comment · Dec 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
We are about done swapping over to hyper v
positive · u/D****y · r/sysadmin · Dec 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
we use Hyper-V but have a few proxmox hosts for testing
mixed · u/b****t · r/sysadmin · Nov 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: The hyper-v is there for experiment/study purposes lol. I know Hyper-v is bad. Just worked with server 2025 and they still haven't improved that shit Reply: I know Hyper-v is bad. Just worked with server 2025 and they still haven't improved that shit
negative · u/Y****y · r/homelab · comment · Nov 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Oh God HyperV! Noooooooooo! Won't lie - not a fan.
negative · u/F****s · r/homelab · comment · Nov 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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