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Best Linux Virtual Server Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from load balancing software ranked against Linux Virtual Server on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    Linux Virtual Server vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  2. 2
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Linux Virtual Server vs VMware Workstation Pro
  3. 3
    AWS Elastic Load Balancing Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing
  4. 4
    Loadbalancer.org Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs Loadbalancer.org Enterprise
  5. 5
    Progress Kemp LoadMaster Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster
  6. 6
    HAProxy Community Edition Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Linux Virtual Server vs HAProxy Community Edition
  7. 7
    MetalLB Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Linux Virtual Server vs MetalLB
  8. 8
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 6.5
    Linux Virtual Server vs A10 Thunder ADC
  9. 9
    OpenELB Linuxself-hosted 6.3
    Linux Virtual Server vs OpenELB
  10. 10
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.2
    Linux Virtual Server vs Radware Alteon
  11. 11
    Vultr Block Storage apiLinuxWebWin $0.03/mo6.2
    Linux Virtual Server vs Vultr Block Storage
  12. 12
    kube-vip Linuxself-hosted 6.1
    Linux Virtual Server vs kube-vip
  13. 13
    PureLB Linuxself-hosted 6.1
    Linux Virtual Server vs PureLB
  14. 14
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) apiLinuxself-hosted 6.0
    Linux Virtual Server vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
  15. 15
    Google Cloud Load Balancing apiWeb 6.0
    Linux Virtual Server vs Google Cloud Load Balancing
  16. 16
    HAProxy Enterprise apiLinuxself-hosted 6.0
    Linux Virtual Server vs HAProxy Enterprise
  17. 17
    Hetzner Cloud Volumes Web 6.0
    Linux Virtual Server vs Hetzner Cloud Volumes
  18. 18
    Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer Web $0.01/mo5.9
    Linux Virtual Server vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer
  19. 19
    Array APV WebLinux 5.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs Array APV
  20. 20
    DigitalOcean Load Balancers Web $12/mo5.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs DigitalOcean Load Balancers

Linux Virtual Server alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1F5 BIG-IP APM7.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2VMware Workstation Pro6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
3AWS Elastic Load Balancing6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
4Loadbalancer.org Enterprise6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Progress Kemp LoadMaster6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6HAProxy Community Edition6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
7MetalLB6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
8A10 Thunder ADC6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted
9OpenELB6.3No—Linux, self-hosted
10Radware Alteon6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Vultr Block Storage6.2No$0.03/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
12kube-vip6.1No—Linux, self-hosted
13PureLB6.1No—Linux, self-hosted
14Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)6.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted
15Google Cloud Load Balancing6.0No—API, Web
16HAProxy Enterprise6.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted
17Hetzner Cloud Volumes6.0No—Web
18Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer5.9No$0.01/moWeb
19Array APV5.8No—Web, Linux
20DigitalOcean Load Balancers5.8No$12/moWeb
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Questions about Linux Virtual Server alternatives

What is the best alternative to Linux Virtual Server?

F5 BIG-IP APM, number 1 in load balancing software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: VMware Workstation Pro, AWS Elastic Load Balancing, Loadbalancer.org Enterprise and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Linux Virtual Server?

VMware Workstation Pro is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.