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Oracle VirtualBox

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virt-manager

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FigureOracle VirtualBoxvirt-manager
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published51
Spec score · Virtual machine software8.9 (#3)8.1 (#12)
Spec score · Hypervisor Software8.5 (#6)7.7 (#16)
Free planYesYes
GPU accelerationYesYes
Guest architecturebothboth
Host platformsWindows,macOS,Linux,Oracle SolarisLinux; OpenBSD
Management interfacedesktopdesktop
VM snapshotsYesYes

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Oracle VirtualBox

  • Base PackagePrice not published
  • Base PackagePriced on request
  • VirtualBox EnterprisePrice not published
  • VirtualBox EnterprisePriced on request
  • Oracle VM VirtualBoxFree

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virt-manager

  • virt-managerFree

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Oracle VirtualBox

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virt-manager

virt-manager is a desktop interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt, chiefly for KVM, with support for Xen and LXC as well. It connects to local and remote hosts and displays live performance and resource-use statistics for running domains. Setup wizards help create domains and assign resources and virtual hardware, while an embedded VNC and SPICE viewer provides a graphical guest console. The interface also manages host virtual networks, storage pools, and network interfaces. Companion command-line tools handle provisioning, cloning, and editing virtual machines. virt-manager runs on Linux and OpenBSD hosts, supports both guest architectures, and includes snapshots and GPU acceleration. Installation options listed include Fedora, Debian, Gentoo, and OpenBSD packages, plus a source release. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License; current releases are GPG signed, with verification instructions. Documentation and a FAQ are available, support questions go to GitHub Discussions, and bug tracking is on GitHub.

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