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Best Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Terraform Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.10/mo7.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Terraform
  2. 2
    Cloudify Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Cloudify
  3. 3
    Pulumi Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $40/mo7.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Pulumi
  4. 4
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Juju
  5. 5
    Cloud 66 Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $23/mo7.2
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Cloud 66
  6. 6
    Cloudforet Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Cloudforet
  7. 7
    Cycloid Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $45/mo7.0
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Cycloid
  8. 8
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo7.0
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  9. 9
    Apache CloudStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Apache CloudStack
  10. 10
    Canonical OpenStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Canonical OpenStack
  11. 11
    Platform9 Private Cloud Director Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $1,000/mo6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Platform9 Private Cloud Director
  12. 12
    Scalr Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Scalr
  13. 13
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs VMware Workstation Pro
  14. 14
    Waldur apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Waldur
  15. 15
    OpenNebula apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs OpenNebula
  16. 16
    Flexera One IT Asset Management self-hostedWeb 6.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Flexera One IT Asset Management
  17. 17
    Stakater Cloud Orchestrator apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Stakater Cloud Orchestrator
  18. 18
    HPE Morpheus Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs HPE Morpheus Enterprise
  19. 19
    Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes
  20. 20
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs OpenStack Barbican

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Terraform7.9Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Cloudify7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Pulumi7.6Free plan$40/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Juju7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Cloud 667.2Free plan$23/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
6Cloudforet7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Cycloid7.0Free plan$45/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software7.0No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
9Apache CloudStack6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Canonical OpenStack6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Platform9 Private Cloud Director6.9Free plan$1,000/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Scalr6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13VMware Workstation Pro6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
14Waldur6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15OpenNebula6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Flexera One IT Asset Management6.6No—self-hosted, Web
17Stakater Cloud Orchestrator6.6No—API, self-hosted, Web
18HPE Morpheus Enterprise6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20OpenStack Barbican6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
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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?

Terraform, number 1 in cloud management software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Cloudify, Pulumi, Juju and 16 more.

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

Terraform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.