VMware vSphere

Server virtualization platform made of the ESXi hypervisor and vCenter management. A closed product from Broadcom.

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6 open source alternatives to VMware vSphere
Tool	Fit	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
Harvester	Full replacement	5.2k	Apache-2.0	Open source	Yes	Go	v1.9.0	2026-10-06
OpenNebula	Full replacement	1.8k	Apache-2.0	Open source	Yes	JavaScript	release-7.4.1	2026-10-06
KubeVirt	Partial	7.1k	Apache-2.0	Open source	Yes	Go	v1.9.0	2026-10-06
Incus	Partial	6.3k	Apache-2.0	Open source	Yes	Go	v7.5.1	2026-10-06
Apache CloudStack	Partial	3.1k	Apache-2.0	Open source	Yes	Java	4.23.0.0	2026-10-06
Xen Orchestra	Partial	992	Other	Open source	Yes	JavaScript	xo-lite-v0.26.0	2026-10-06

6 alternatives

Open source hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software

Hyperconverged virtual machines on Kubernetes with KubeVirt and Longhorn storage.

The open source Cloud & Edge Computing Platform bringing real freedom to your Enterprise Cloud 🚀

Manages KVM and LXC hosts, storage and networks from one web UI, with multi-tenancy.

Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime in order to define and manage virtual machines.

Virtual machines as Kubernetes resources, run next to containers on the same cluster.

Powerful system container and virtual machine manager

System containers and virtual machines on clustered hosts, without vSphere's management suite.

Apache CloudStack is an opensource Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform

Runs KVM, VMware and XenServer hosts as a multi-tenant IaaS cloud with networking and self-service, not a vCenter replacement.

The global orchestration solution to manage and backup XCP-ng and XenServer.

Web management and backups for XCP-ng and XenServer pools, which provide the hypervisor.