Virtual machine software
Alternatives to Xen Project Hypervisor
The tools Specifiction weighs against Xen Project Hypervisor, from its list of virtual machine software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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Proxmox VE It suits teams running Linux or Windows workloads on self-managed servers, including cluster deployments.
From €10/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · Android9.5 Visit Specs - 02
QEMU QEMU suits users who need machine or user-mode emulation across CPU architectures.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · API9.0 Visit Specs - 03
Oracle VirtualBox Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.9 Visit Specs - 04 KVM
KVM suits Linux users who need to host Linux or Windows virtual machines and can provide a compatible host processor.
Free plan Open source Linux · API · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 05
VMware Workstation Pro It suits developers, IT professionals, students, and enthusiasts who need to run virtual machines locally on Windows or Linux.
Free plan Windows · Linux · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs - 06
oVirt oVirt suits administrators managing self-hosted enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 07
Citrix XenServer XenServer suits organizations running virtual machines on dedicated 64-bit x86 servers that need high availability, live migration, or GPU features.
Free trial Windows · Linux · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 08 Multipass
Multipass suits developers who want local Linux environments or cloud-style deployment prototypes on a workstation.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 09 UTM
UTM suits Mac and iOS users who need to run virtual machines or emulate other processor architectures.
Free plan macOS · iOS8.2 Visit Specs - 10
Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop suits Mac users who need Windows or Linux virtual machines, including users of listed Windows applications.
Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 11 virt-manager
It suits Linux or OpenBSD users who need a desktop interface for managing KVM, Xen, or LXC virtual machines across local and remote hosts.
Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs - 12
Cloud Hypervisor It suits operators who need a free virtual machine monitor for Linux hosts and modern Linux or Windows guests.
Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs - 13
GNOME Boxes It suits Linux users who want to create and manage virtual machines on their local computer.
Free plan Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 14 Firecracker
It suits teams running isolated multi-tenant containers or functions on Linux infrastructure.
Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 15 JamaicaVM Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs
- 16 VergeOS Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs
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IBM z/VM Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs - 18
IBM PowerVM IBM positions PowerVM for enterprises modernizing legacy systems, deploying AI workloads or building hybrid clouds across AIX, IBM i and Linux.
Linux · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs - 19
OpenNebula OpenNebula suits organizations building enterprise clouds or AI infrastructure across hybrid-cloud and edge deployments.
Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs - 20 HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM) Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs
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Scale Computing Platform It suits distributed enterprises and edge deployments that need centralized management with limited local IT staffing.
Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.2 Visit Specs - 22 XenServer Free trial Windows · Linux6.8 Visit Specs
- 23 XCP-ng Center Windows6.5 Visit Specs
Xen Project Hypervisor, head to head
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs Proxmox VE
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs QEMU
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs Oracle VirtualBox
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs KVM
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs VMware Workstation Pro
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs oVirt
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs Citrix XenServer
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs Multipass
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs UTM
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs Parallels Desktop
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs virt-manager
- Xen Project Hypervisor vs Cloud Hypervisor