No. 3 of 33 ·Virtualization Management Software

ZStack

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

ZStack is ranked #3 of 33 in virtualization management software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

ZStack plans and pricing

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ZStack ZSphere Free Unlimited server deployment · full features · free for three months en.zstack.io · 4 Oct 2026

ZStack Cloud Free Single server deployment · full features · free for one year en.zstack.io · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on virtualization management software

Free plan: Yes
Deployment model: self-hosted
Supported hypervisors: KVM, XDragon, VMware vSphere
Live migration: Yes
High availability: Yes
Disaster recovery: Yes
API access: Yes

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The record

Product scope: ZStack offers private-cloud, virtualization, AI infrastructure, hyperconverged infrastructure, storage, networking, container-cloud, and multi-cloud management products.
ZCF private cloud: ZCF combines compute, storage, networking, containers, and security in a software-defined private-cloud platform with a unified portal, operations, and identity management.
Compute: ZCF manages cloud hosts, disks, images, and snapshots and supports scheduling, elastic scaling, and scheduled tasks.
Virtualization: ZCF supports KVM virtualization, elastic bare metal, and management of heterogeneous virtualization platforms in one platform.
Storage: ZStone provides block, file, and object storage, with optional replication or erasure coding and support for existing SAN, NAS, and shared block storage.
Containers: Zaku supports one-click Kubernetes cluster creation and management, container orchestration, Helm and image repositories, and can manage containers alongside virtual machines.
Integrations: ZCF can manage public-cloud resources and work with platforms such as Alibaba Cloud; its network virtualization is based on OVN/OVS.
Security: ZCF supports vTPM 2.0, Secure Boot, KMS key management, role-based access controls, audit logs, and national-cryptography encryption.
Compliance: The company says its ZCF-based compliance capabilities support classified cybersecurity protection and cryptographic assessment construction.
Notable limit: ZLR enterprise disaster recovery is marked as coming soon, and the page says its capabilities and metrics are subject to the released version.
Who it serves: ZStack describes ZCF as suitable for enterprises with high compliance, security, stability, or performance requirements, including organizations building private clouds in their own data centers.
Downloads and API: The official download page lists ZStack Cloud installation files and SDKs, while the documentation menu links to an API Explorer.
Support: The official site provides documentation, training videos, certification training, a community, a knowledge base, and separate sales and after-sales phone options.
Company: The company identifies itself as Shanghai Yunzhou Technology Co., Ltd. (云轴科技), headquartered in Shanghai and founded in 2015.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

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Sources

zstack.io· checked 3 Oct 2026
zstack.io/product/full-stack-cloud/zstack-zcf/· checked 3 Oct 2026
zstack.io/resource/download/· checked 3 Oct 2026
zstack.io/support/trial-apply/· checked 3 Oct 2026
zstack.io/about/about_us/· checked 3 Oct 2026
en.zstack.io/product/zstack_cloud_standard/· checked 4 Oct 2026
zstack.io/download· checked 4 Oct 2026
en.zstack.io/product/private-cloud-platform/product-· checked 4 Oct 2026
en.zstack.io/customerstories/vmware-to-zstack-case-i· checked 4 Oct 2026
static.zstack.io/product/· checked 4 Oct 2026