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oVirt

A free open-source distributed virtualization solution for managing enterprise infrastru

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oVirt is a free, open-source distributed virtualization solution for managing enterprise infrastructure from a single interface. It is built on the KVM hypervisor and integrates community projects including libvirt, Gluster, PatternFly, and Ansible, addressing the need to run and administer virtual machines across a data center.

Its capabilities include OVN networking, high availability, and Ansible automation, with releases such as 4.5.7 available through the project. The software is community-driven, accepting code contributions, bug reports, design work, and documentation, with support channels including user forums, IRC, and Matrix. As a community project, it is distributed as free open-source software rather than through paid editions or seat-based plans.

12 alternatives to oVirt

Ranked by how well each tool replaces oVirt: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. Ubuntu

    Enterprise open source operating system published by Canonical

    Covers 1 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    78 out of 100 matchContact sales

  2. Oracle VirtualBox

    Powerful open source virtualization for personal and enterprise use

    Covers 2 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    65 out of 100 matchContact sales

  3. OpenStack

    Cloud Infrastructure for Virtual Machines, Bare Metal, and Containers

    Covers 2 of 7 key features.

    Open source
    64 out of 100 match—

  4. Scaleway

    European Cloud & AI provider (as described on the site)

    Covers 1 of 7 key features.

    63 out of 100 match—

  5. Proxmox

    Powerful open-source server solutions

    Covers 2 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    63 out of 100 matchContact sales

  6. OpenNebula

    The open platform for sovereign cloud infrastructure.

    Covers 0 of 7 key features.

    Open source
    61 out of 100 match—

  7. OVHcloud Labs

    Innovation Zone

    Covers 1 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    59 out of 100 matchContact sales

  8. OVHcloud

    Cloud computing and hosting.

    Covers 1 of 7 key features.

    59 out of 100 matchUsage-based

  9. Apache CloudStack

    Apache CloudStack — Infrastructure for Virtual Machines and Bare Metal

    Covers 1 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    58 out of 100 matchFree

  10. Apache Helix

    A cluster management framework for partitioned and replicated distributed resources

    Covers 2 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    58 out of 100 matchContact sales

  11. Qubes OS

    A reasonably secure operating system

    Covers 2 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    58 out of 100 matchFree

  12. Xen Project

    Open source virtualization for systems that demand isolation and control.

    Covers 2 of 7 key features.

    Open source
    58 out of 100 match—