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KubeVirt vs Xen Orchestra
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | KubeVirt | Xen Orchestra |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | JavaScript |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Stars | 7.1k | 992 |
| Latest | v1.9.0 | xo-lite-v0.26.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 31 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 54+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 34 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace VMware vSphere. Alternatives to VMware vSphere →
PartialKubeVirtVirtual machines as Kubernetes resources, run next to containers on the same cluster.
PartialXen OrchestraWeb management and backups for XCP-ng and XenServer pools, which provide the hypervisor.
KubeVirt
- v1.10.0-alpha.02026-09-04tag v1.10.0-alpha.0pre-release
- v1.9.02026-07-30tag v1.9.0
- v1.9.0-rc.22026-07-28tag v1.9.0-rc.2pre-release
- v1.9.0-rc.12026-07-16tag v1.9.0-rc.1pre-release
- v1.9.0-rc.02026-07-02tag v1.9.0-rc.0pre-release
Xen Orchestra
- xo-lite-v0.26.02026-10-01[Host] Add possibility to reboot a host (PR #10250)
- xo-lite-v0.25.02026-09-01[Treeview] Add VM tree actions (PR #10304)
- xo-lite-v0.24.02026-07-30[Host/dashboard] Switch CPU and RAM panels order to match Pool dashboard layout (PR #10059)
- xo-lite-v0.23.02026-06-30Update the UiTitle component to use the one from web-core (PR #9869)
- xo-lite-v0.21.02026-04-29
KubeVirt
✓ signed The latest release, v1.9.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Xen Orchestra
✓ signed The latest release, xo-lite-v0.26.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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