VMware Cloud Director vs Xen Project Hypervisor
| VMware Cloud Director | Xen Project Hypervisor | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | Linux, self-hosted |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | — |
| Supported hypervisors | VMware vSphere | — |
| Live migration | Yes | — |
| High availability | Yes | — |
| Disaster recovery | Yes | — |
| API access | Yes | — |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Virtualization Management Software. On Specifiction, Xen Project Hypervisor scores higher on our published basis.