diff --git a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py
index f4f7396b..7dad3ca5 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ class GNS3VM:
             "support_ram": True
         }
         if sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
-            vmware_info["name"] = "VMware Fusion"
+            vmware_info["name"] = "VMware Fusion (recommended)"
         else:
-            vmware_info["name"] = "VMware Workstation / Player"
+            vmware_info["name"] = "VMware Workstation / Player (recommended)"
 
         download_url = "https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-gui/releases/download/v{version}/GNS3.VM.VirtualBox.{version}.zip".format(version=__version__)
         virtualbox_info = {
             "engine_id": "virtualbox",
-            "name": "VirtualBox",
-            "description": 'VirtualBox doesn\'t support nested virtualization, this means running Qemu based VM could be very slow.<br>The GNS3 VM can be <a href="{}">downloaded here</a>'.format(download_url),
+            "name": "VirtualBox (deprecated)",
+            "description": 'VirtualBox doesn\'t support nested virtualization, this means Qemu based VMs will run extremely slowly. This feature is marked as deprecated and support may be removed from future GNS3 releases.<br>The GNS3 VM can be <a href="{}">downloaded here</a>'.format(download_url),
             "support_when_exit": True,
             "support_headless": True,
             "support_ram": True