OpenVZ

Spec sheet

Purpose

OpenVZ provides container based virtualization for Linux, allowing multiple isolated containers to run on one physical server.Read 9 Oct 2026 · openvz.org

Audience

The user guide says the primary audience is people responsible for administering one or more systems running OpenVZ.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.openvz.org

Integrations

The comparison page lists OpenVZ API for Ruby and LibVirt.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.openvz.org

Support

The project provides public mailing lists for users, developers, Debian specific questions, CRIU development, and announcements.Read 9 Oct 2026 · lists.openvz.org

Components

OpenVZ consists of a kernel, user level tools, and container templates; listed tools include vzctl, ploop, and vzquota.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.openvz.org

Isolation

The features page says containers are isolated from one another across filesystems, processes, IPC, and sysctl variables.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.openvz.org

Licensing

The project describes OpenVZ as free open source software available under the GNU GPL.Read 9 Oct 2026 · openvz.org

OS support

The features page says different Linux distributions can run in containers on the same host.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.openvz.org

Package security

The download page says OpenVZ RPM packages should be signed with the project's GPG key, and the package signature guide explains how to verify them.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.openvz.org

Performance

OpenVZ says its containers perform like stand alone servers with near native performance.Read 9 Oct 2026 · openvz.org

Resource use

Containers share host resources dynamically, including CPU, memory, and storage.Read 9 Oct 2026 · openvz.org

Snapshots and backups

The comparison page lists live container snapshots, but says integrated backup is not available and backup integration is only through snapshots.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.openvz.org

Plans and prices

Every OpenVZ plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Container Engines#23 of 317.3
• Container Runtime Software#22 of 287.3