swap_horiz VMware ESXi Alternatives

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VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere is a converged infrastructure platform that allows organizations to create and manage multiple virtual ma...

Enterprise Vmware Type 1 Datacenter

9.3 Excellent

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VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro facilitates running multiple operating systems – including Windows and Linux – concurrently on a...

Vmware Desktop Hypervisor Type 2

9.1 Excellent

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KVM

KVM is an open-source virtualization solution integrated within the Linux kernel. It functions as a type-1 hypervisor, e...

Open Source Linux Kernel Type 1

9.0 Excellent

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Proxmox VE

Proxmox VE is an open source virtualization management platform utilizing KVM and LXC technologies. It functions as a Ty...

Open Source Type 1 Datacenter Hypervisor

9.0 Excellent

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Parallels Desktop

Parallels Desktop is a software solution that enables macOS users to operate other operating systems—primarily Windows—d...

Macos Desktop Hypervisor Type 2

8.9 Great

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QEMU

QEMU is an open source software project providing machine emulation capabilities. It translates computer instructions al...

Open Source Cross Platform Emulator CLI

8.7 Great

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Microsoft Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V is a type one hypervisor facilitating the creation and management of virtual machines. It operates on...

Enterprise Microsoft Type 1 Windows

8.5 Great

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Oracle VM VirtualBox

VirtualBox is an open source hypervisor allowing users to operate multiple virtual machine environments on a desktop com...

Open Source Cross Platform Desktop Hypervisor

8.4 Great

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VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion is a type-2 hypervisor for macOS. It enables users to operate multiple operating systems, such as Windows...

Macos Vmware Desktop Hypervisor

8.4 Great

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Nutanix AHV

Nutanix AHV is a type-1 hypervisor built into the Nutanix platform. It provides virtualization capabilities by directly...

Enterprise Nutanix Type 1 Hyperconverged

8.4 Great

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Xen Project

Xen Project provides a Type 1 hypervisor enabling simultaneous operation of diverse operating systems within virtual mac...

Enterprise Open Source Type 1 Hypervisor

8.3 Great

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UTM

UTM is an open source virtual machine environment created by the U.S. Army. It functions as a QEMU-based hypervisor desi...

Open Source Emulator Hypervisor Macos Ios

8.0 Great

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VMware Horizon

VMware Horizon provides enterprise-level remote desktop virtualization solutions. It enables secure access to applicatio...

Enterprise Vmware Remote Desktop Virtualization

8.0 Great

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VMware Workstation Player

VMware Workstation Player is a free application that allows users to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a...

Free Tier Vmware Desktop Hypervisor

7.8 Good

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Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer)

Citrix Hypervisor, formerly XenServer, is an open-source server virtualization platform that allows multiple operating s...

Enterprise Type 1 Citrix Hypervisor

7.6 Good

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Scale Computing HyperCore (HC3)

Scale Computing HC3 is a virtual machine that delivers persistent storage and compute resources simultaneously, utilizin...

Edge Hyperconverged Hypervisor Kvm Based

7.4 Good

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Red Hat Virtualization

Red Hat Virtualization is an open-source virtualization platform that allows organizations to create and manage multiple...

Enterprise Type 1 Red Hat Hypervisor

7.3 Good

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bhyve

BHyVE is a lightweight, open-source virtualization platform that allows users to run isolated Linux environments directl...

Open Source Freebsd Hypervisor Type 2

7.3 Good

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VMware Server

VMware Server is a free, standalone hypervisor that allows users to create and manage multiple virtual machines on a sin...

Server Vmware Discontinued Hypervisor

6.5 Fair

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Oracle VM Server for x86

Oracle VM Server for x86 is a hypervisor that allows you to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single ph...

Enterprise Oracle Type 1 Hypervisor

6.1 Fair