Citrix Hypervisor AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like Citrix Hypervisor

Citrix Hypervisor is described as '(formerly XenServer) Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Citrix Hypervisor for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and Web-based apps. The best Citrix Hypervisor alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Citrix Hypervisor are Proxmox Virtual Environment, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), UTM and Unraid.

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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.

    70 VirtualBox alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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  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...

    52 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  3. KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.

    43 KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  4. UTM icon
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    UTM is a full featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS. It is based off of QEMU. In short, it allows you to run Windows, Linux, and more on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

    60 UTM alternatives

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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  5. Unraid icon
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    Flexible operating system combining storage management with support for mixed drive sizes, Docker containers, virtual machines, hardware and GPU passthrough, browser-based interface, file protocols, scalable expansion, integrated parity, and monitoring features.

    28 Unraid alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  6. Xen icon
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    Xen.org, home of the Xen hypervisor, the powerful open source industry standard for virtualization. It is a native (bare-metal) hypervisor providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.

    36 Xen alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  7. SmartOS icon
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    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
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  8. VMware vSphere Hypervisor ( based on ESXi ) is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.

    45 VMware vSphere Hypervisor alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
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  9. XCP-ng icon
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    XCP-ng is a high-performance, enterprise-level hypervisor with a rich ecosystem and is the result of massive cooperation between individuals and companies. All commercial features are enabled with no commitment required to a support agreement.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
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  10. Lima icon
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    Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

    64 Lima alternatives

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    • Mac
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