VMmanager vs ZSvirt
VMmanager
ispsystem.comZSvirt
zsvirt.ioSide by side
| Figure | VMmanager | ZSvirt |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Virtualization Management Software | 7.4 (#24) | 8.1 (#8) |
| High availability | It supports failover clusters, built-in backup, and a microservice architecture. | VM HA can automatically reboot virtual machines after host failure, with configurable global and cross-cluster policies. |
| Integrations | The vendor lists billing-system integration and a REST API for custom integrations; its page also names BILLmanager, IPmanager, and DNSmanager integrations. | The site lists SDKs for Go, Python, and Java, native Terraform providers, GitOps, and 2,000+ REST/OpenAPI endpoints. |
| Networking | Built-in IPAM tracks free and occupied addresses and supports manual or automatic allocation. | Networking includes virtual networks, distributed switches, distributed port groups, security groups, VLAN/VXLAN/flat topologies and SR-IOV. |
| Product | VMmanager automates virtual infrastructure rental and centrally manages hardware and container virtualization. | ZSvirt is an open-source virtualization platform based on ZStack’s ZSphere virtualization engine. |
| Scale | The vendor says one installation is designed for 22,000+ virtual machines, 50+ clusters, and 350+ physical servers. | The maker claims one control plane can manage more than 10,000 hosts and virtual machines with up to 768 vCPUs. |
Plans
VMmanager
- VMmanager HostingPrice not published
- VMmanager InfrastructurePriced on request
ZSvirt
- ZSvirt Open SourceFree
- Contact vendorPriced on request
- Plus licensePriced on request
In their own words
ZSvirt
ZSvirt is an open-source, self-hosted virtualization platform based on ZStack’s ZSphere virtualization engine. It uses KVM and the site says one control plane can manage 10,000+ hosts, with VMs of up to 768 vCPUs. The ZSvirt Open Source plan has no license fee and no VM limit; it is offered with community support. Live migration, high availability, disaster recovery and API access are listed capabilities.
For VMware migration, ZMigrate supports agentless full-disk replication, incremental sync and cutover in as little as five minutes. Listed security features include VM SecureBoot, vTPM 2.0, encryption, security groups, MFA/2FA and immutable audit logs. Integration options include Go, Python and Java SDKs, native Terraform providers, GitOps and 2,000+ REST/OpenAPI endpoints. Storage and compatibility options include distributed storage integrations, SAN support, the KVM ecosystem, VMDK, and mainstream hardware and guest operating systems. Downloads include x86_64 ISO, OVA and QCOW2 images, plus the ZMigrate package. Enterprise adds advanced multi-cluster and compliance capabilities, LTS releases, SLAs and vendor-backed production support.