swap_horiz VMware vSphere Alternatives

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VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that allows multiple operating systems and applications to run concurrently on a...

Enterprise Vmware Type 1 Bare Metal

9.2 Excellent

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VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro is a desktop virtualization software that allows users to run multiple operating systems simultan...

Vmware Desktop Hypervisor Type 2

9.1 Excellent

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KVM

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a virtualization technology built into the Linux kernel that allows multiple opera...

Open Source Linux Kernel Type 1

9.0 Excellent

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Proxmox VE

Proxmox VE is an open-source virtualization management platform built around Debian Linux, enabling users to efficiently...

Open Source Type 1 Datacenter Hypervisor

9.0 Excellent

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Parallels Desktop

Parallels Desktop allows users to run applications and operating systems, such as Windows or macOS, within a native Mac...

Macos Desktop Hypervisor Type 2

8.9 Great

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QEMU

QEMU is an open-source machine emulator and virtualizer that allows users to run operating systems and applications on d...

Open Source Cross Platform Emulator CLI

8.7 Great

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Microsoft Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V is a type 1 hypervisor that allows users to create and manage multiple virtual machines on Windows Ser...

Enterprise Microsoft Type 1 Windows

8.5 Great

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Oracle VM VirtualBox

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free and open-source software platform that enables users to run multiple operating systems si...

Open Source Cross Platform Desktop Hypervisor

8.4 Great

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VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion is software that allows users to run operating systems like Windows or Linux on a Mac by creating and mana...

Macos Vmware Desktop Hypervisor

8.4 Great

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Nutanix AHV

Nutanix AHV is a hyperconverged infrastructure platform that delivers virtualization by managing and orchestrating VMs d...

Enterprise Nutanix Type 1 Hyperconverged

8.4 Great

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Xen Project

Xen is a type 1 hypervisor that allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on the same physical hardware, uti...

Enterprise Open Source Type 1 Hypervisor

8.3 Great

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VMware Horizon

VMware Horizon is a virtualization platform that allows users to securely access applications and desktops hosted on cen...

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

16

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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GNOME Boxes

GNOME Boxes is a graphical application for creating and managing virtual machines on Linux systems, allowing users to ru...

Linux Desktop Frontend Hypervisor

7.1 Good

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oVirt

oVirt is an open-source virtualization management platform that allows administrators to deploy, manage, and monitor mul...

Management Enterprise Open Source Hypervisor

7.0 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