Self-Hosted Proxmox Virtual Environment Alternatives

Proxmox Virtual Environment is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is OpenStack, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Proxmox Virtual Environment and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Proxmox Virtual Environment are SmartOS, VMmanager, VMware vCenter Server and VMware vSphere.

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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. OpenStack icon
     63 likes

    OpenStack OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement...

    79 OpenStack alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    OpenStack vs Proxmox Virtual Environment Comments
    Misha Knarg
    Negative
    4

    Openstack is for global companies, this solution is too expensive compare to Proxmox. Openstack is googd alternative to VMware vCloud Director for example.

    • OpenStack is Free and Open SourceProxmox Virtual Environment is Freemium and Open Source
  2. SmartOS icon
     18 likes

    SmartOS is a hypervisor lean enough to run entirely in memory, powerful enough to run as much as you want to throw at it. Provisioning is blindingly fast, thanks to zones and ZFS file system creation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    VMmanager vs Proxmox Virtual Environment Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    The open version is heavily crippled compared to proxmox's open feature set

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • VMmanager is Paid and ProprietaryProxmox Virtual Environment is Freemium and Open Source
  4. 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.

    56 VMware vCenter Server alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Harvester icon
     6 likes

    Harvester is the next generation of open-source hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed for modern cloud-native environments.

    12 Harvester alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. 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.

    26 Virtualizor alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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

    8 OpenNebula alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Danube Cloud icon
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    Danube Cloud is a cloud management software used for deploying, maintaining and automating cloud data centers and their processes.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. VirtEngine icon
     4 likes

    VirtEngine is an Open Source Cloud Management platform that integrates with OpenNebula (Compute), Docker (Containers), Bitnami (Applications), and Ceph (Storage), WHMCS (Billing: Commercial) in a simple and powerful User Interface for the user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. ManageIQ icon
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    Discover, optimize, and control your hybrid IT. Manage containers, virtual machines, networks, and storage from a single platform.

    Continuous Discovery

    Connect ManageIQ to your virtualization, container, network, and storage management systems, where it will discover inventory.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Vagrant
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Kubernetes
    • Microsoft Azure
    • OpenShift
    • OpenStack
    • QEMU
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • VMware vSphere
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
     
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