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Best Windows Admin Center Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from virtualization management software ranked against Windows Admin Center on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Proxmox VE Free plan AndroidapiLinuxself-hostedWeb €10/mo7.4
    Windows Admin Center vs Proxmox VE
  2. 2
    ZStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Windows Admin Center vs ZStack
  3. 3
    Virtuozzo Infrastructure Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Windows Admin Center vs Virtuozzo Infrastructure
  4. 4
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Windows Admin Center vs VMware Workstation Pro
  5. 5
    Apache CloudStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Windows Admin Center vs Apache CloudStack
  6. 6
    LXD Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.08/mo6.8
    Windows Admin Center vs LXD
  7. 7
    oVirt Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Windows Admin Center vs oVirt
  8. 8
    virt-manager Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Windows Admin Center vs virt-manager
  9. 9
    Xen Project Hypervisor Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Windows Admin Center vs Xen Project Hypervisor
  10. 10
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Windows Admin Center vs OpenStack Barbican
  11. 11
    Oracle VirtualBox LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.5
    Windows Admin Center vs Oracle VirtualBox
  12. 12
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.4
    Windows Admin Center vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  13. 13
    OpenNebula apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Windows Admin Center vs OpenNebula
  14. 14
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.3
    Windows Admin Center vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  15. 15
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo6.3
    Windows Admin Center vs Proxmox Backup Server
  16. 16
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Windows Admin Center vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  17. 17
    Xen Orchestra Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $83.33/mo6.2
    Windows Admin Center vs Xen Orchestra
  18. 18
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.1
    Windows Admin Center vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  19. 19
    SolusVM Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $1.77/mo6.1
    Windows Admin Center vs SolusVM
  20. 20
    Danube Cloud apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.0
    Windows Admin Center vs Danube Cloud

Windows Admin Center 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
14HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software6.3No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
15Proxmox Backup Server6.3No€46.67/moLinux, Web
16SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Xen Orchestra6.2No$83.33/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
18Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.1No—Web
19SolusVM6.1No$1.77/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Danube Cloud6.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Windows Admin Center alternatives

What is the best alternative to Windows Admin Center?

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 Windows Admin Center?

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.