VMware vSphere Alternatives

Apps similar to VMware vSphere include VirtualBox, which is free and open source. Other options are Proxmox Virtual Environment, OpenStack, VMmanager and Lima. There's no shortage of Virtualization Tools like VMware vSphere, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, the web, Mac and Windows.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
VMware vSphere alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. VirtualBox icon
     3003 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    Good alternative?
     
  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...

    53 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    1
  3. OpenStack icon
     64 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...

    85 OpenStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Lima icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Multipass icon
     9 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    Good alternative?
     
  7. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  8. oVirt icon
     24 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  9. ZSvirt icon
     1 like

    Core IaaS engine and cloud infrastructure foundation of ZSvirt.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Virtualizor icon
     4 likes

    Virtualizor is a powerful web based VPS Control Panel. It supports OpenVZ, Xen PV, Xen HVM, XenServer and Linux KVM virtualization.

    30 Virtualizor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  11. 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.

    61 VMware vCenter Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  12. VirtualBuddy icon
     2 likes

    VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers who need to test their apps on multiple versions of macOS, especially betas.

    56 VirtualBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
12 of 31 VMware vSphere alternatives