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Best Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from virtualization management software ranked against Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ZStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs ZStack
  2. 2
    Virtuozzo Infrastructure Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Virtuozzo Infrastructure
  3. 3
    LXD Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.08/mo7.5
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs LXD
  4. 4
    Proxmox VE Free plan AndroidapiLinuxself-hostedWeb €10/mo7.5
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Proxmox VE
  5. 5
    Apache CloudStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Apache CloudStack
  6. 6
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  7. 7
    oVirt Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs oVirt
  8. 8
    Xen Orchestra Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $83.33/mo6.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Xen Orchestra
  9. 9
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.8
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs VMware Workstation Pro
  10. 10
    Oracle VirtualBox LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Oracle VirtualBox
  11. 11
    virt-manager Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs virt-manager
  12. 12
    Xen Project Hypervisor Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Xen Project Hypervisor
  13. 13
    OpenNebula apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs OpenNebula
  14. 14
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs OpenStack Barbican
  15. 15
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo6.4
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Proxmox Backup Server
  16. 16
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.3
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  17. 17
    Scale Computing Platform Web 6.1
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Scale Computing Platform
  18. 18
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.0
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  19. 19
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Linux 6.0
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  20. 20
    Windows Admin Center WebWin 5.9
    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager vs Windows Admin Center

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ZStack7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Virtuozzo Infrastructure7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
3LXD7.5Free plan$2.08/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Proxmox VE7.5Free plan€10/moAndroid, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Apache CloudStack7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software6.9No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
7oVirt6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Xen Orchestra6.9No$83.33/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
9VMware Workstation Pro6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
10Oracle VirtualBox6.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11virt-manager6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12Xen Project Hypervisor6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
13OpenNebula6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14OpenStack Barbican6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
15Proxmox Backup Server6.4No€46.67/moLinux, Web
16Citrix Secure Private Access6.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Scale Computing Platform6.1No—Web
18Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.0No—Web
19SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.0No—Linux
20Windows Admin Center5.9No—Web, Windows
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Questions about Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager alternatives

What is the best alternative to Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager?

ZStack, number 1 in virtualization management software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Virtuozzo Infrastructure, LXD, Proxmox VE and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager?

ZStack is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.