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We've compiled a list of 26 free and paid alternatives to KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). The primary competitors include VirtualBox, VMware Workstation Pro. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and VMware Workstation Player, QEMU, VMware Fusion. Also you can look at other similar options here: Network and Admin Software.


VirtualBox
Free Open Source

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as...

VMware Workstation Pro is a commercial hypervisor that allows users to create and run virtual machines on one computer.

QEMU
Free Open Source

QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that...

Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac.

Xen
Free Open Source

Xen.org, home of the Xen hypervisor, the powerful open source industry standard for virtualization.

bochs
Free Open Source

Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most...

Portable Virtualbox
Free Open Source

Portable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system...

KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware...

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Platforms

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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Overview

KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.ko, that provides the core virtualization infrastructure and a processor specific module, kvm-intel.ko or kvm-amd.ko. KVM also requires a modified QEMU although work is underway to get the required changes upstream.

Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified Linux or Windows images. Each virtual machine has private virtualized hardware: a network card, disk, graphics adapter, etc.

The kernel component of KVM is included in mainline Linux, as of 2.6.20.

KVM is open source software.

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Features

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tick-square Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Tags

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