Best Citrix XenServer Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from virtual machine software ranked against Citrix XenServer on the same published basis.
- 1Citrix XenServer vs Proxmox VE
- 2Citrix XenServer vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 3Citrix XenServer vs QEMU
- 4Citrix XenServer vs KVM
- 5Citrix XenServer vs Xen Project Hypervisor
- 6Citrix XenServer vs virt-manager
- 7Citrix XenServer vs Oracle VirtualBox
- 8Citrix XenServer vs oVirt
- 9Citrix XenServer vs UTM
- 10Citrix XenServer vs Multipass
- 11Citrix XenServer vs Parallels Desktop
- 13Citrix XenServer vs OpenNebula
- 14Citrix XenServer vs GNOME Boxes
- 15Citrix XenServer vs Scale Computing Platform
- 16Citrix XenServer vs IBM PowerVM
- 17Citrix XenServer vs IBM z/VM
- 18Citrix XenServer vs Cloud Hypervisor
- 19Citrix XenServer vs Proxmox Backup Server
- 20Citrix XenServer vs Firecracker
- 21Citrix XenServer vs VergeOS
Citrix XenServer alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proxmox VE | 8.2 | Free plan | €10/mo | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | VMware Workstation Pro | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | QEMU | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | KVM | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 5 | Xen Project Hypervisor | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | virt-manager | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | Oracle VirtualBox | 7.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | oVirt | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | UTM | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 10 | Multipass | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Parallels Desktop | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | OpenNebula | 5.9 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | GNOME Boxes | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | Scale Computing Platform | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | IBM PowerVM | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 17 | IBM z/VM | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 18 | Cloud Hypervisor | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Proxmox Backup Server | 5.4 | No | €46.67/mo | Linux, Web |
| 20 | Firecracker | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | VergeOS | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Citrix XenServer alternatives
What is the best alternative to Citrix XenServer?
Proxmox VE, number 1 in virtual machine software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: VMware Workstation Pro, QEMU, KVM and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Citrix XenServer?
Proxmox VE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.