oVirt

6.9easy start · #7 of 33
in Virtualization Management Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, Linux, self-hosted, Web.

oVirt is ranked #7 of 33 in virtualization management software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

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Community edition Free Free open-source virtualization solution · production use stated for version 4.5.7 ovirt.org · 2 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Live migration: Yes

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The record

Purpose: oVirt is a free open-source distributed virtualization solution designed to manage enterprise infrastructure.
Virtualization: oVirt uses the KVM hypervisor and is built on community projects including libvirt, Gluster, PatternFly, and Ansible.
Deployment: oVirt supports self-hosted Engine and standalone Engine deployments, and recommends the self-hosted Engine option.
High availability: A self-hosted Engine runs as a virtual machine on specialized hosts and is highly available without external HA management.
Storage: oVirt uses centralized storage for virtual machine disks, ISO files, and snapshots, with options including NFS, GlusterFS, iSCSI, local storage, Fibre Channel, pNFS, and other POSIX-compliant filesystems.
Automation and APIs: The documentation lists oVirt Ansible roles and collection, Python, Java, and Ruby SDKs, and a REST API.
Current release: The download page identifies oVirt 4.5.7 as intended for production use.
Supported platforms: For version 4.5.7, the Engine and hosts are listed for Enterprise Linux 9 or 10 and CentOS Stream 9 or 10, with oVirt Node based on CentOS Stream 9 also listed for hosts.
Security guidance: The security recommendations say not to disable HTTPS, SELinux, or the firewall, and recommend individual administrator accounts and limited host access.
Installation requirement: oVirt is installed using the command line.
Additional hosts: The download page says at least one additional host is required for advanced features such as migration and high availability.
Community support: The site points users to community forums, IRC and Matrix chat, and invites contributions to the project.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Virtualization Management Software in 2026#7 of 33
Best Virtual Machine Software in 2026#10 of 26
Best Hypervisor Software in 2026#6 of 23

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ovirt.org/community/about.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
ovirt.org/documentation/planning_and_prerequisite· checked 2 Oct 2026
ovirt.org/download/· checked 2 Oct 2026
ovirt.org/documentation/· checked 2 Oct 2026
ovirt.org/documentation/planning_and_prerequisite· checked 2 Oct 2026
ovirt.org· checked 2 Oct 2026