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Kernel-based virtual machine technology turning Linux into a hypervisor with near-native performance for virtual machine workloads.

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Free / Open Source

Founded

2007

Team size

1-10 employees

Headquarters

Community Project

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Free

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Integrates with

QEMULibvirt

About KVM

KVM is an open-source virtualization technology built into the Linux kernel that turns Linux into a type-1 hypervisor, letting a host run multiple isolated virtual machines with near-native performance using hardware virtualization extensions. It underpins most Linux-based cloud and on-prem virtualization stacks (OpenStack, Proxmox, oVirt, and public-cloud hosts). Its users are infrastructure and platform engineers running server virtualization.

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Pricing model: Free

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Free plan: Yes

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