KVM vs Proxmox VE vs VMware vSphere

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KVM

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225
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8
Proxmox VE

324
315
+ 1
41
VMware vSphere

610
536
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30
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Pros of KVM
Pros of Proxmox VE
Pros of VMware vSphere
  • 4
    No license issues
  • 2
    Very fast
  • 2
    Flexible network options
  • 9
    HA VM & LXC devices
  • 8
    Ease of use
  • 7
    Robust architecture
  • 6
    Avoid vendor lock-in
  • 6
    Free
  • 3
    Cluster
  • 2
    Backup
  • 8
    Strong host isolation
  • 6
    Industry leader
  • 5
    Great VM management (HA,FT,...)
  • 4
    Easy to use
  • 2
    Feature rich
  • 2
    Great Networking
  • 1
    Free
  • 1
    Running in background
  • 1
    Can be setup on single physical server

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Cons of KVM
Cons of Proxmox VE
Cons of VMware vSphere
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      • 8
        Price

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      What is KVM?

      KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V).

      What is Proxmox VE?

      It is a complete open-source platform for all-inclusive enterprise virtualization that tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single platform, and easily manages high availability clusters and disaster recovery tools with the built-in web management interface.

      What is VMware vSphere?

      vSphere is the world’s leading server virtualization platform. Run fewer servers and reduce capital and operating costs using VMware vSphere to build a cloud computing infrastructure.

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      What tools integrate with KVM?
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        What are some alternatives to KVM, Proxmox VE, and VMware vSphere?
        VirtualBox
        VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
        Qemu
        When used as a machine emulator, it can run OSes and programs made for one machine (e.g. an ARM board) on a different machine (e.g. your own PC). By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performance. When used as a virtualizer, it achieves near native performance by executing the guest code directly on the host CPU. it supports virtualization when executing under the Xen hypervisor or using the KVM kernel module in Linux. When using KVM, it can virtualize x86, server and embedded PowerPC, 64-bit POWER, S390, 32-bit and 64-bit ARM, and MIPS guests.
        OpenVZ
        Virtuozzo leverages OpenVZ as its core of a virtualization solution offered by Virtuozzo company. Virtuozzo is optimized for hosters and offers hypervisor (VMs in addition to containers), distributed cloud storage, dedicated support, management tools, and easy installation.
        Xen
        It is a hypervisor using a microkernel design, providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently. It was developed by the Linux Foundation and is supported by Intel.
        Docker
        The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere
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