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Proxmox VE

Proxmox VE is an open-source server virtualization platform that manages KVM virtual machines and Linux Containers through a web interface.

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oVirt

oVirt is a free, open-source system for managing enterprise virtualization infrastructure.

Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb

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QEMU

QEMU is a free, open-source machine emulator and virtualizer for running guest operating systems or processes built for another CPU architecture.

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   crosvm

   crosvm is a free, open-source virtual machine monitor written in Rust that runs guest operating systems in sandboxed environments.

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   KVM

   KVM is an open-source virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware with Intel VT or AMD-V extensions.

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   UTM

   UTM is a system emulator and virtual-machine host for macOS and iOS that runs Windows, Linux, and other operating systems.

   Free planiOSmacOS
   7.1$9.99 one-time
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   VMware Workstation Pro

   VMware Workstation Pro runs virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes clusters on a Windows or Linux computer for development, testing, and learning.

   Free planLinuxSelf-hostedWindows
   6.5Free plan
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   Multipass

   Multipass launches and runs cloud-style virtual machines on a workstation, making it useful for prototyping cloud deployments and creating customized…

   Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
   6.4Free plan
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   Firecracker

   Firecracker is open-source virtualization software for running container and function workloads in lightweight microVMs.

   Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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    Harvester

    Harvester is free, open-source hyperconverged infrastructure for bare-metal servers, combining virtualization and distributed storage.

    Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
    6.3Free plan
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    Cloud Hypervisor

    Cloud Hypervisor is a free, open-source virtual machine monitor written in Rust for modern cloud workloads.

    Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted
    6.2Free plan
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    Parallels Desktop

    Parallels Desktop is virtualization software for running Windows and Linux virtual machines on a Mac, so you can use Windows apps such as Excel,…

    LinuxmacOSWindows
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    virt-manager

    virt-manager is a free desktop interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt, primarily for KVM and also supporting Xen and LXC.

    Free planLinuxSelf-hosted
    6.2Free plan
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    Xen Project Hypervisor

    Xen Project Hypervisor is a free, open-source type-1 hypervisor that runs multiple operating systems in parallel on one host.

    Free planLinuxSelf-hosted
    6.2Free plan
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    GNOME Boxes

    GNOME Boxes is a free Linux desktop app for creating and managing local virtual machines, then installing an operating system in one.

    Free planLinux
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    OpenNebula

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    6.0
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    Oracle VirtualBox

    LinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
    6.0
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    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines

    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines automates application delivery on Red Hat OpenShift using a cloud-native CI/CD approach built on Tekton.

    WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
    6.0
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    ACRN Hypervisor

    ACRN Hypervisor is an open-source reference hypervisor for embedded IoT development.

    Free planLinuxSelf-hosted
    5.8Free plan
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    Scale Computing Platform

    Scale Computing Platform brings virtualization, servers, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and fleet management together for edge and distributed infrastructure.

    WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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    StratoVirt

    StratoVirt is a free Linux virtual machine monitor for cloud data centers, designed for virtual machines, containers, and serverless scenarios.

    Free planLinuxSelf-hosted
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    IBM PowerVM

    IBM PowerVM virtualizes enterprise workloads across AIX, IBM i, and Linux environments.

    LinuxSelf-hosted
    5.5
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    XCP-ng Center

    XCP-ng Center is a free, open-source Windows management tool for XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer environments.

    Windows
    5.5
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    XenServer

    XenServer is a virtualization platform for bare-metal x86-64 servers.

    WindowsLinux
    5.5
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    IBM z/VM

    IBM z/VM is an operating system and hypervisor for running guest servers on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE systems.

    Self-hosted
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