Best OpenVZ Alternatives (27)

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What is OpenVZ? OpenVZ is an open source container-based virtualization platform for Linux. It allows multiple isolated virtual containers to run on a single physical server, sharing the same Linux kernel.

Top Alternatives to OpenVZ

OpenStack

OpenStack

Open Source

OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that allows companies to create and manage public and private clouds. It provides …

Score: 21
QEMU

QEMU

Free

QEMU is an open source machine emulator and virtualizer. It can emulate a complete computer system, including peripherals, and allow …

Score: 20
VirtualBox

VirtualBox

free

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free and open-source virtualization platform that enables users to run multiple operating systems on a …

Score: 1
containerd

containerd

Open Source

containerd is an open source container runtime that manages the complete container lifecycle of its host system. It is designed …

Distrobox

Distrobox

Open Source

Distrobox is an open-source tool that allows users to run different Linux distributions and software containers as containers within their …

LXC Linux Containers (LXC) provides lightweight, operating system-level virtualization on Linux. It allows running multiple isolated Linux systems on a …

CoreCluster

CoreCluster

Open Source

CoreCluster is an open-source platform for deploying and managing containerized applications across on-prem and cloud environments. It provides a simple …

VMware Fusion is a hypervisor that allows users to run virtual machines on Mac hardware. It enables running Windows, Linux, …

Windows Sandbox is a lightweight desktop environment included in Windows 10 and 11 that allows users to safely run untrusted …

Kata Containers

Kata Containers

Open Source

Kata Containers is an open source container runtime that focuses on speed, security, and isolation. It uses lightweight virtual machines …

VMware Workstation Player is a virtualization software that allows users to run multiple virtual machines on a single physical machine. …

SmartOS

SmartOS

Open Source

SmartOS is an open-source operating system designed for cloud computing environments. It is built on top of the Illumos kernel, …

Docker

Docker

Free

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. It allows developers to package applications into containers—standardized executable …

VMware Workstation Pro is a desktop virtualization software that allows users to run multiple operating systems as virtual machines on …

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is an open-source virtualization technology that allows you to create and run virtual machines (VMs) on …

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OpenVZ Overview

OpenVZ is an open source container-based virtualization platform for Linux operating systems. It provides operating system-level virtualization that allows multiple isolated virtual containers, called Virtual Private Servers (VPSs), to run on a single physical server.With OpenVZ, each VPS runs its own operating system and applications separate from the other VPSs on the server. This is achieved through container isolation where each container gets allocated CPU time, memory, storage and other resources that are separate from other containers.Some key features of …

Pricing: Open Source

Quick Comparison

SoftwarePricingScore
OpenVZOpen Source
OpenStackOpen Source21
QEMUFree20
VirtualBoxfree1
containerdOpen Source
DistroboxOpen Source
LXC Linux ContainersN/A
CoreClusterOpen Source
VMware FusionN/A
Windows SandboxN/A
Kata ContainersOpen Source

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