Open Source Proxmox Virtual Environment AlternativesTop Virtualization Tools and other similar apps like Proxmox Virtual Environment

The best open source alternative to Proxmox Virtual Environment is VirtualBox. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Proxmox Virtual Environment and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Proxmox Virtual Environment are OpenStack, XCP-ng, SmartOS and MOS (Modular Operating System).

filter to find the best alternatives

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.
More about Proxmox Virtual Environment
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Get a badge for your siteProxmox Virtual Environment alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. VirtualBox icon

    VirtualBox

     2996 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
    • US flagUnited States
    VirtualBox Manager
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    15
  2. OpenStack icon

    OpenStack

     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...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    OpenStack screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    1
  4. XCP-ng icon

    XCP-ng

     46 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Installation boot screen
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    1
  5. SmartOS icon

    SmartOS

     19 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    SmartOS screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  8. oVirt icon

    oVirt

     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
    • Global
    oVirt screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    1
  9. Lima icon

    Lima

     4 likes

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

    64 Lima alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Citrix Hypervisor icon

    Citrix Hypervisor

     22 likes

    (formerly XenServer) Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • RadeonPro
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
    • US flagUnited States
    Citrix Hypervisor screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Incus icon

    Incus

     3 likes

    Incus is a modern, secure and powerful system container and virtual machine manager.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  12. Harvester icon

    Harvester

     6 likes

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

    13 Harvester alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Harvester screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  13. Multipass icon

    Multipass

     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.

    64 Multipass alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Multipass screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  14. OpenNebula icon

    OpenNebula

     2 likes

    The Simplest Cloud Management Experience Simple yet Powerful Turnkey Solution to Build Clouds and Manage Data Center Virtualization.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    OpenNebula screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
12 of 34 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives