Best oVirt Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from virtualization management software ranked against oVirt on the same published basis.
- 1oVirt vs Proxmox VE
- 2oVirt vs Virtuozzo Infrastructure
- 3oVirt vs ZStack
- 4oVirt vs Apache CloudStack
- 5oVirt vs LXD
- 7oVirt vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 8oVirt vs virt-manager
- 9oVirt vs Xen Project Hypervisor
- 10oVirt vs OpenStack Barbican
- 11oVirt vs Oracle VirtualBox
- 12oVirt vs OpenNebula
- 13oVirt vs Proxmox Backup Server
- 14oVirt vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
- 15oVirt vs Xen Orchestra
- 16oVirt vs Citrix Secure Private Access
- 17oVirt vs Danube Cloud
- 18oVirt vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
- 19oVirt vs Scale Computing Platform
- 20oVirt vs Windows Admin Center
- 21oVirt vs Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
oVirt alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proxmox VE | 6.7 | Free plan | €10/mo | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Virtuozzo Infrastructure | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | ZStack | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Apache CloudStack | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | LXD | 6.4 | Free plan | $2.08/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | VMware Workstation Pro | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | virt-manager | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Xen Project Hypervisor | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | OpenStack Barbican | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | Oracle VirtualBox | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | OpenNebula | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Proxmox Backup Server | 5.4 | No | €46.67/mo | Linux, Web |
| 14 | SUSE Multi-Linux Manager | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Xen Orchestra | 5.4 | No | $83.33/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Citrix Secure Private Access | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Danube Cloud | 5.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Scale Computing Platform | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Windows Admin Center | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 21 | Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Web |
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Questions about oVirt alternatives
What is the best alternative to oVirt?
Proxmox VE, number 1 in virtualization management software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Virtuozzo Infrastructure, ZStack, Apache CloudStack and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to oVirt?
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.