If you’re after a no-fuss, web-based KVM manager that gets out of your way, VMmanager Free is your go-to. It’s not trying to be everything—it’s just trying to do the basics extraordinarily well. And hey, when you outgrow it, the path to a paid upgrade is already built in.
XCP-ng Center isn’t about flashy dashboards or vendor lock-in—it’s about giving seasoned administrators a crisp, responsive console that ties together every facet of their XCP-ng environment. If you value direct control, clear performance insights, and seamless live operations—without the overhead of heavyweight management suites—this is the tool that keeps your virtualized world running smoothly.
ESXi Free gives you the core of VMware’s enterprise hypervisor — and lets you use it, forever, on your own terms. No watermarks, no shutdown timers, no hidden limits. Just no-frills, production-grade virtualization for people who know what they’re doing.
There are times when a full hypervisor stack is overkill. For quick test environments, throwaway lab setups, or legacy system emulation, VirtualBox still proves useful. It’s not modern in the cloud-native sense, and it doesn’t pretend to be. But it runs reliably on most desktops, doesn’t ask for a license, and gets out of the way.
