KVM alternatives and similar tools

Based on the "Virtualization" category.

Vagrant

9.5 9.2 L2 KVM VS Vagrant

Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing development environments.
Packer

9.1 9.2 KVM VS Packer

Packer is a tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.

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QEMU

8.9 10.0 L2 KVM VS QEMU

Official QEMU mirror. Please see https://www.qemu.org/contribute/ for how to submit changes to QEMU. Pull Requests are ignored. Please only use release tarballs from the QEMU website.
Otto

7.5 1.1 KVM VS Otto

Development and deployment system designed as the successor to Vagrant.
XenServer

4.3 0.0 L2 KVM VS XenServer

XenCenter, the Windows management console for XenServer
oVirt

4.1 8.1 KVM VS oVirt

oVirt website
Ganeti

4.1 6.7 L2 KVM VS Ganeti

Ganeti is a virtual machine cluster management tool built on top of existing virtualization technologies such as Xen or KVM and other open source software.
OpenNode

1.7 KVM VS OpenNode

Builds open-source infrastructure management software and implements cloud systems.
XCP-ng

- KVM VS XCP-ng

Based on Citrix XenServer, XCP-ng is a fully open source virtualization platform.
Proxmox VE

- KVM VS Proxmox VE

Complete open source virtualization management solution.
VirtualBox

- KVM VS VirtualBox

Virtualization product from Oracle Corporation.
Xen

- KVM VS Xen

Virtual machine monitor for 32/64 bit Intel / AMD (IA 64) and PowerPC 970 architectures.
ConVirt

- KVM VS ConVirt

Provides the core functionality for centrally managing your KVM or Xen virtualized environment.