Microsoft Hyper-V
Virtualisation built into Windows and Windows Server.
About Microsoft Hyper-V
In Microsoft Hyper-V’s own words: “Hyper-V in Windows Server enables you to run Windows and Linux virtual machines at scale, providing flexibility and maximizing resources.”
Microsoft Hyper-V runs on Windows.
People switching from Proxmox and VMware often consider Microsoft Hyper-V.
Microsoft Hyper-V is an alternative to
Similar to Microsoft Hyper-V
- Nutanix AHVHyperconverged infrastructure with its own hypervisor.
- XCP-ngOpen-source Xen-based virtualisation platform.
- OpenStackOpen-source cloud infrastructure software.
- Proxmox VEOpen-source virtualisation with KVM and LXC.
- Red Hat OpenShiftEnterprise Kubernetes platform.
- UnraidHome-server OS for storage, VMs and Docker.
- VirtualBoxFree, open-source desktop virtualisation.
- VMware vSphereBroadcom’s enterprise virtualisation platform.
Listed for information; LaunchStall isn’t affiliated with Microsoft Hyper-V. The quoted description comes from learn.microsoft.com. Features and plans change — check the official site for current details.