18.1
Proxmox VE is an open-source server virtualization platform that manages KVM virtual machines and Linux Containers through a web interface.
Free planAndroidWebAPI
Best Virtualization Management Software in 2026
Virtualization management tools differ in the environments they support and the way they are deployed. Compare supported hypervisors and deployment model, then weigh API access and managed host limits against your operational needs. Live migration, high availability, and disaster recovery are additional capabilities to check in the listed details. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost context.…
28.0
oVirt is a free, open-source system for managing enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb
37.4
Apache CloudStack is free software for deploying and managing networks of virtual machines as a highly available, scalable IaaS cloud platform.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
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ZSvirt
ZSvirt is an open-source, self-hosted virtualization platform based on ZStack’s ZSphere virtualization engine and using KVM.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.2Free plan - 5
HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
WebLinuxSelf-hosted7.0From $600 a year - 6
LXD
LXD is an open source platform for managing system containers and virtual machines on Linux.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.0From $25 a year - 7
ZStack
ZStack provides self-hosted cloud infrastructure software for organizations managing data-center compute, networking and storage.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.7Free plan - 8
Xen Orchestra
Xen Orchestra is a self-hosted web platform for visualizing, managing, backing up and delegating XCP-ng or XenServer infrastructure across pools and…
WebAPISelf-hosted6.5From $1,000 a year - 9
Virtuozzo Infrastructure
Virtuozzo Infrastructure is a hyperconverged IaaS platform combining compute, networking, and storage.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.4Free plan - 10
SolusVM
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.3From $21.25 a year - 11
Virtualizor
Virtualizor is a paid, self-hosted control panel for hosting providers operating VPS and cloud infrastructure.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.3From $1 a month - 12
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.2 - 13
ManageIQ
ManageIQ is free, open-source software for managing connected cloud and infrastructure resources.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 14
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-hosted6.2Free plan - 15
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-hosted6.2Free plan - 16
Citrix XenServer
Citrix XenServer is an enterprise virtualization platform for workloads across on-premises and hybrid environments.
LinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.1 - 17
OpenStack Barbican
OpenStack Barbican is a key management service for securely storing, provisioning, and managing secrets such as keys, certificates, passwords, and binary data.
Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 18
PegaProx
PegaProx is a free, self-hosted management platform for Proxmox VE and XCP-ng, with ESXi also listed among supported hypervisors.
Free planWebLinuxSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 19
OpenNebula
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.0 - 20
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-hosted6.0 - 21
Danube Cloud
Danube Cloud is open-source software for building, managing, and automating cloud data centers on your own hardware.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.8 - 22
VMmanager
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.8 - 23
Scale Computing Platform
Scale Computing Platform brings virtualization, servers, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and fleet management together for edge and distributed infrastructure.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.7 - 24
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager
WebSelf-hostedWindows5.7 - 25
Proxmox Datacenter Manager
WebLinux5.5From €370 a year