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Hive Fabric

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Spec score 8.2 #8 of 25 in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software

What it is

Hive Fabric is a virtualization platform for Windows and Linux desktop and server workloads, designed for deployments from edge sites to multiple enterprise locations. Built on the open-source KVM hypervisor, it combines hyperconverged and RAM-based storage with support for network and cloud storage. A browser portal provides access to desktops, servers, and physical systems over RDP or an integrated HTML5 client. Administrators can manage multiple sites and clusters from one web interface, and desktop pools can span hosts without shared storage, with live migration between them. Access can use MFA through RADIUS or token-based two-factor authentication. Data Protection replicates VMs, User Volumes, and Templates to selected cloud or on-premises storage on daily, weekly, or monthly schedules. Hive Sense checks phone-home data hourly and may initiate support engagement when it detects anomalies. Installation uses a single ISO. Community Edition costs nothing and provides a perpetual license for one physical host and unlimited VMs; activation requires ClusterID registration.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Hive Fabric is an all-in-one virtualization platform for desktop and server workloads, aimed at deployments from edge sites to enterprise multi-site environments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Intended users
HiveIO says it helps organizations facing the cost and complexity of VDI management and describes the platform as suitable for IT generalists.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Deployment
The software installs from a single ISO, and the maker says a cluster can be operational in less than an hour.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Integrations
Hive Fabric supports cloud and network storage technologies, and the maker lists RADIUS as an access-gateway MFA standard.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Security
Its access gateway supports MFA using RADIUS or token-based two-factor authentication based on Open Auth.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Support
HiveIO lists technical support by email and says it can assist with technical evaluations or formal proofs of concept.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Headquarters
Hoboken, New Jersey, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · hiveio.com
Administration
The web UI is accessible from any host in a cluster and can manage multiple sites and clusters from one interface.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Community limits
Community Edition is limited to one host; its perpetual license covers unlimited VMs and requires ClusterID registration for activation.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Data protection
Built-in Data Protection can replicate VMs, User Volumes, and Templates to chosen cloud or on-premises storage daily, weekly, or monthly.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Desktop access
A browser-based portal connects to desktops, servers, and physical systems through RDP or an integrated HTML5 client.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Hypervisor
The platform is built on the open-source KVM hypervisor.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Monitoring
Hive Sense evaluates phone-home data hourly for potential issues and threats and can initiate HiveIO support engagement when it detects anomalies.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Storage
It provides built-in hyperconverged and RAM-based storage and integrates with network and cloud storage technologies.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Workloads
Hive Fabric supports Windows and Linux workloads and allows desktop pools across a cluster without shared storage, with live migration between hosts.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com

Plans and prices

Hive Fabric Community Edition Free Perpetual license · single physical host · unlimited VMs Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Hive Fabric Core Priced on request Annual term; pricing through HiveIO sales or approved distributors Licensed by VM count or CPU core · full license unlocks additional features Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com
Hive Fabric Enterprise Priced on request Annual term or monthly consumption licensing Licensed by VM count or CPU core · monthly consumption invoiced in agreed increments Read 4 Oct 2026 · hiveio.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Manages multiple sites and clusters from one web interface
  • Supports live migration between hosts
  • Built-in replication supports daily, weekly, or monthly schedules
  • Community Edition covers unlimited VMs

Limits

  • Community Edition is limited to one physical host
  • Activation requires ClusterID registration

Who it suits

Hive Fabric suits organizations managing desktop and server workloads across sites, including IT generalists. The Community Edition is an option for deployments limited to one physical host.

Verdict

Hive Fabric combines virtualization, storage, desktop access, and replication in one platform. Check the single-host Community Edition limit and request pricing for Core or Enterprise if those plans are relevant.

Where Specifiction places it

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