VMware vSphere Alternatives

VMware vSphere is described as 'VMware virtualizes computing, from the data center to the cloud to mobile devices, to help our customers be more agile, responsive, and profitable' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to VMware vSphere for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based, Mac and Windows apps. The best VMware vSphere alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VMware vSphere are Proxmox Virtual Environment, OpenStack, oVirt and Lima.

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VMware vSphere alternatives page was last updated Oct 20, 2024
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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.

    63 VirtualBox alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multiple languages
    3. Zalando icon  Zalando integration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Portable
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Hypervisor

    VirtualBox VS VMware vSphere

     
    • VirtualBox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to VMware vSphere.

    • VirtualBox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to VMware vSphere.

    • VirtualBox is Free and Open SourceVMware vSphere is Paid and Proprietary
    • VirtualBox is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVMware vSphere is not according to our users
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    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...

    43 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  WebUI Management
    3.  High Availability
    4.  Clustering
    5.  Live migration
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Container Virtualization
    8.  Portable
    9.  Dark Mode

    Proxmox Virtual Environment VS VMware vSphere

     
    Comments about Proxmox Virtual Environment as an Alternative to VMware vSphere
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    It’s free and mature solution for production ( pme )

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    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to VMware vSphere.

    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is Freemium and Open SourceVMware vSphere is Paid and Proprietary
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is LightweightVMware vSphere is not according to our users
  3. OpenStack icon
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    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...

    75 OpenStack alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Two-factor Authentication
    5.  Cloud IDE
    6.  Dashboard

    OpenStack VS VMware vSphere

     
    • OpenStack is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to VMware vSphere.

    • OpenStack is Free and Open SourceVMware vSphere is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenStack is Privacy focused and DecentralizedVMware vSphere is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    24 oVirt alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Cluster management
    2.  High Availability

    oVirt VS VMware vSphere

     
  5. Lima icon
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    Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

    57 Lima alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Lima VS VMware vSphere

     
  6. VMmanager icon
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    Linux-based VPS management web control panel, which presents perfect tools for creating virtual machines, providing VPS hosting services and building cloud infrastructure.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    VMmanager Features

    1.  Multi-location control
    2.  High Availability
    3.  Hypervisor
    4.  Integration with WHMCS
    5.  KVM over IP

    VMmanager VS VMware vSphere

     
    • VMmanager is the most popular commercial alternative to VMware vSphere.

    • VMmanager is Paid and ProprietaryVMware vSphere is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Multipass icon
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    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.

    57 Multipass alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft

    Multipass VS VMware vSphere

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

    24 Paperspace alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS

    Paperspace Features

    1.  Data science
    2.  Game Streaming

    Paperspace VS VMware vSphere

     
  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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Virtualizor Features

    1.  VPS
    2.  Live migration
    3.  Domain Forwarding

    Virtualizor VS VMware vSphere

     
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    Centrally manage your virtual infrastructure with VMware vCenter Server, server management software for your virtual infrastructure.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted

    VMware vCenter Server VS VMware vSphere

     
  11. Xen Orchestra icon
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    XO is a web UI providing a simple and nice web interface to manage XCP-ng and Citrix Hypervisor (formerly (XenServer) infrastructure (VM, servers, pools, etc.). It's also a fully feature backup solution for those platforms.

    14 Xen Orchestra alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Xen Orchestra Features

    1.  Differential Backup

    Xen Orchestra VS VMware vSphere

     
  12. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Danube Cloud Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Container Virtualization
    3.  Hardware virtualization
    4.  Server Monitoring
    5.  Multi-Tenant

    Danube Cloud VS VMware vSphere

     
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