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Best Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from virtualization management software ranked against Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Proxmox VE Free plan AndroidapiLinuxself-hostedWeb €10/mo7.4
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Proxmox VE
  2. 2
    ZStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs ZStack
  3. 3
    Virtuozzo Infrastructure Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Virtuozzo Infrastructure
  4. 4
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs VMware Workstation Pro
  5. 5
    Apache CloudStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Apache CloudStack
  6. 6
    LXD Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.08/mo6.8
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs LXD
  7. 7
    oVirt Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs oVirt
  8. 8
    virt-manager Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs virt-manager
  9. 9
    Xen Project Hypervisor Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Xen Project Hypervisor
  10. 10
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs OpenStack Barbican
  11. 11
    Oracle VirtualBox LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.5
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Oracle VirtualBox
  12. 12
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.4
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  13. 13
    OpenNebula apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs OpenNebula
  14. 14
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  15. 15
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.3
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  16. 16
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo6.3
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Proxmox Backup Server
  17. 17
    Xen Orchestra Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $83.33/mo6.2
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Xen Orchestra
  18. 18
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.1
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  19. 19
    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.1
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
  20. 20
    SolusVM Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $1.77/mo6.1
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs SolusVM

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Proxmox VE7.4Free plan€10/moAndroid, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ZStack7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Virtuozzo Infrastructure6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
4VMware Workstation Pro6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
5Apache CloudStack6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6LXD6.8Free plan$2.08/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7oVirt6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8virt-manager6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9Xen Project Hypervisor6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10OpenStack Barbican6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
11Oracle VirtualBox6.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Citrix Secure Private Access6.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13OpenNebula6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software6.3No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
16Proxmox Backup Server6.3No€46.67/moLinux, Web
17Xen Orchestra6.2No$83.33/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
18Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.1No—Web
19Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines6.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20SolusVM6.1No$1.77/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager alternatives

What is the best alternative to Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager?

Proxmox VE, number 1 in virtualization management software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: ZStack, Virtuozzo Infrastructure, VMware Workstation Pro and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager?

Proxmox VE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.