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Microsoft Hyper-V Server vs XCP-ng

A side-by-side look at Microsoft Hyper-V Server and XCP-ng. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Microsoft Hyper-V Server

Microsoft Hyper-V Server

System & Hardware

Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free, standalone product that provides a hypervisor-based virtualization platform for running virtual machines on x64 Windows servers. It has a small footprint and basic management tools.

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XCP-ng

XCP-ng

Network & Admin

XCP-ng is an open-source hypervisor platform based on Xen. It is a community-driven fork of Citrix XenServer aimed at providing a free, fully-featured virtualization solution.

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