Alternatives to KVM

Research overview

10 alternatives

  1. 1Hyperconverged infrastructure and virtualization

    Nutanix

    Hybrid Cloud Management

    Both KVM and Nutanix provide virtualization and HCI capabilities, but Nutanix is a proprietary commercial solution while KVM is open-source. Organizations may choose one or the other based on cost and feature requirements.

    Free planFree trialZero Trust SecurityCloud Resource Tagging

    Vendor sources: linux-kvm.org [1]nutanix.com [2]

    Last verified
  2. 2Cloud Infrastructure

    ControlPlane

    Cloud Infrastructure

    Control Plane is a cloud virtualization platform enabling you to combine any cloud infrastructure into one AI-native virtual cloud.

    Free planFree trialSOC 2PCI DSSHIPAAGDPR
  3. 3Cloud Infrastructure

    Unisys ClearPath

    Cloud Infrastructure

    Enterprise server family running OS 2200 and MCP workloads with modernization to Linux and cloud environments.

    Managed services and infrastructure supportScalable infrastructure for capacity growth
  4. 4Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

    Neverinstall

    Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

    Cloud-native workspace platform streaming high-performance applications and development environments to any browser.

    PCI DSSHIPAADigital Workspace PlatformsCloud Development Environments

    Price$9.99+ / month

  5. 5Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

    Paperspace

    Cloud Computing

    Cloud computing platform for AI and ML workloads offering GPU virtual machines, notebooks, and deployment tools.

    Free planFree trialSOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSTiered plans
  6. 6Cloud Infrastructure

    Flex AI

    Cloud Infrastructure

    GPU cloud platform offering on-demand and reserved GPU clusters for AI workloads at scale.

    Free planFree trialUsage-basedAI InfrastructureAI/ML Infrastructure

    PriceUsage-based

  7. 7Cloud Infrastructure

    CloudSigma

    Cloud Infrastructure

    Swiss cloud IaaS provider serving enterprises and telcos with flexible virtual machines.

    Free trialAI InfrastructureCloud Hosting

    PriceUsage-based

  8. 8Cloud Infrastructure

    Lumen Edge

    Cloud Infrastructure

    Edge computing platform by Lumen Technologies with bare metal and virtual resources at distributed network locations.

    Low latency edge computing infrastructureMulti cloud connectivity and orchestration
  9. 9Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

    Kamatera

    Cloud Infrastructure

    Global cloud infrastructure provider with 18 data centers offering customizable virtual servers and managed cloud services.

    Multiple operating system supportGlobal data center locations

    Price$4+ / month

    Starting price: below the category median.
  10. 10Cloud Infrastructure

    CoreWeave

    Cloud Infrastructure

    GPU cloud provider specializing in large-scale AI and ML workloads with NVIDIA GPU infrastructure.

    Usage-basedCloud ComputingCloud Hosting