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Best Windows Admin Center Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from virtualization management software ranked against Windows Admin Center on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Proxmox VE Free plan AndroidapiLinuxself-hostedWeb €10/mo6.7
    Windows Admin Center vs Proxmox VE
  2. 2
    Virtuozzo Infrastructure Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Windows Admin Center vs Virtuozzo Infrastructure
  3. 3
    ZStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Windows Admin Center vs ZStack
  4. 4
    Apache CloudStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Windows Admin Center vs Apache CloudStack
  5. 5
    LXD Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.08/mo6.4
    Windows Admin Center vs LXD
  6. 6
    oVirt Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Windows Admin Center vs oVirt
  7. 7
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Windows Admin Center vs VMware Workstation Pro
  8. 8
    virt-manager Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Windows Admin Center vs virt-manager
  9. 9
    Xen Project Hypervisor Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Windows Admin Center vs Xen Project Hypervisor
  10. 10
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Windows Admin Center vs OpenStack Barbican
  11. 11
    Oracle VirtualBox LinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    Windows Admin Center vs Oracle VirtualBox
  12. 12
    OpenNebula apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Windows Admin Center vs OpenNebula
  13. 13
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo5.4
    Windows Admin Center vs Proxmox Backup Server
  14. 14
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Windows Admin Center vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  15. 15
    Xen Orchestra Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $83.33/mo5.4
    Windows Admin Center vs Xen Orchestra
  16. 16
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.3
    Windows Admin Center vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  17. 17
    Danube Cloud apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.3
    Windows Admin Center vs Danube Cloud
  18. 18
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.3
    Windows Admin Center vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  19. 19
    Scale Computing Platform Web 5.3
    Windows Admin Center vs Scale Computing Platform
  20. 21
    Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager LinuxWeb 5.2
    Windows Admin Center vs Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager

Windows Admin Center alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Proxmox VE6.7Free plan€10/moAndroid, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Virtuozzo Infrastructure6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
3ZStack6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Apache CloudStack6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5LXD6.4Free plan$2.08/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6oVirt6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7VMware Workstation Pro6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
8virt-manager6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9Xen Project Hypervisor6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10OpenStack Barbican6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
11Oracle VirtualBox5.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12OpenNebula5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Proxmox Backup Server5.4No€46.67/moLinux, Web
14SUSE Multi-Linux Manager5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Xen Orchestra5.4No$83.33/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Citrix Secure Private Access5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Danube Cloud5.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.3No—Web
19Scale Computing Platform5.3No—Web
21Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager5.2No—Linux, Web
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Questions about Windows Admin Center alternatives

What is the best alternative to Windows Admin Center?

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 Windows Admin Center?

Proxmox VE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.