Proxmox Virtual Environment Alternatives for Linux

Proxmox Virtual Environment is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Proxmox Virtual Environment and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Proxmox Virtual Environment are XCP-ng, VMware vSphere Hypervisor, VMmanager and oVirt.

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Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools, but if you're looking for Cloud Computing Services or Cloud Hosting Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Proxmox Virtual Environment.
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  1. VirtualBox icon
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    Open source VirtualBox offers powerful x86/AMD64 virtualization available freely under GNU GPL v2. Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris hosts. Supports a vast array of guest OS like Windows, Linux, Solaris. Portable, lightweight, ad-free, with dark mode.

    70 VirtualBox alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
     
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  2. XCP-ng icon
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    XCP-ng is a high-performance, enterprise-level hypervisor with a rich ecosystem and is the result of massive cooperation between individuals and companies. All commercial features are enabled with no commitment required to a support agreement.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
     
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  3. VMware vSphere Hypervisor ( based on ESXi ) is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.

    44 VMware vSphere Hypervisor alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
     
  4. VMmanager icon
     80 likes

    Linux-based web control panel for automated KVM virtual machine management, cloud and VPS deployment, modern user interface, load monitoring every 15 minutes, weekly security updates, billing integrations, flexible pricing, and feature-unlimited free trial for 30 days.

    20 VMmanager alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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  5. oVirt icon
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    oVirt is a virtualization management application. That means that you can use the oVirt management interface ( the oVirt engine) to manage hardware nodes, storage and network resources, and to deploy and monitor virtual machines running in your data center.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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  6. Incus icon
     3 likes

    Incus is a modern, secure and powerful system container and virtual machine manager.

    14 Incus alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  7. (formerly XenServer) Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures.

    42 Citrix Hypervisor alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • RadeonPro
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
     
  8. Paperspace icon
     23 likes

    Paperspace wraps powerful technology in a simple interface that anyone can understand. Get a new computer in less than 5 minutes, zero configuration required

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
  9. Virtualizor icon
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    Virtualizor is a powerful web based VPS Control Panel. It supports OpenVZ, Xen PV, Xen HVM, XenServer and Linux KVM virtualization.

    27 Virtualizor alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. OpenNebula icon
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    The Simplest Cloud Management Experience Simple yet Powerful Turnkey Solution to Build Clouds and Manage Data Center Virtualization.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Multipass icon
     8 likes

    Multipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.

    63 Multipass alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  12. c12n.cloud icon
     1 like

    100% Open Source Private & Edge turnkey Cloud solution, built upon industry-leading technologies such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph and ArgoCD.

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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