OpenStack Alternatives for Windows

OpenStack is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is QEMU, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to OpenStack and 16 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to OpenStack are Proxmox Virtual Environment, VMware vSphere Hypervisor, VMware vCenter Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server.

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  1. QEMU icon
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    QEMU, an open-source hypervisor, performs hardware virtualization, emulates CPUs using dynamic binary translation, and supports various architectures. It runs diverse unmodified guest OS, provides device models, and offers mixed translation modes for efficient execution.

    45 QEMU alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete and easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single...

    49 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. Centralized platform for managing and optimizing virtualized environments, including monitoring, provisioning, automation, resource allocation, performance analytics, backup, disaster recovery, compliance, access control, VM migration, and integration with third-party tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. VMware virtualizes computing, from the data center to the cloud to mobile devices, to help our customers be more agile, responsive, and profitable.

    29 VMware vSphere alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. OVH icon
     21 likes

    OVH provides all server solutions, whether it be cloud computing, VPS or a dedicated server. OVH under its brand name sells high end servers, mid-range servers by the brand name 'So You Start' and low-end under the brand name 'Kimsufi'.

    115 OVH alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Radius icon
     3 likes

    Radius is an open-source, cloud-native, application platform that enables developers and the operators that support them to define, deploy, and collaborate on cloud-native applications across public clouds and private infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. DedicatedCore icon
     117 likes

    VPS and dedicated servers with unlimited SSD, LiteSpeed technology offering increased speeds, free domain registration, Indian data centers, 24/7 support, custom OS and control panel choices, full root access, bandwidth, and backup solutions provided.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)
     
  8. V2 Cloud icon
     7 likes

    Desktop virtualization doesn't have to be complicated. V2 Cloud is the IT nerd you need. We work with Independent Software Vendors, Business owners, Managed Service Providers, IT managers and many others to grow their businesses with the Cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Skytap Cloud icon
     2 likes

    Skytap provides cloud automation solutions for enterprises and software vendors to develop, test, migrate, evaluate, demo, and train on new and existing applications in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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