XCP-ng
Pricing is per host - no feature restrictions
no license fees, you only pay for support.
Compare XCP-ng with other virtualization solutions
XCP-ng stands as the premier open-source virtualization platform, tailored for businesses seeking a robust alternative to VMware. Leveraging the Citrix XenServer hypervisor, XCP-ng offers an enterprise-grade environment, delivering essential features for both large-scale data centers and small businesses. As the most cost-effective substitute for Citrix XenServer, VMware ESXi, and Microsoft Hyper-V, XCP-ng caters specifically to the needs of companies transitioning from VMware.
Elevate your infrastructure with Xen Orchestra, the dedicated web-UI for XCP-ng and XenServer. Designed with precision, it provides an extensive suite of management tools, including comprehensive backup solutions and advanced cloud initiation capabilities, to streamline and enhance your virtualization experience.
The Vates Virtualization Management Stack, encompassing both XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra, represents a cutting-edge alternative to conventional virtualization solutions like VMware.
XCP-ng free vs XenServer free
| Top Features | Description | XCP-ng | XenServer Free ed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum pool size | Number of hosts you can have in a unique pool | 64 | 3 |
| Dynamic Memory Control (DMC) | Automatically adjusts the amount of memory available for use by a guest VM's operating system | ✔ | ❌ |
| Live storage migration | Enables administrators to select a new storage repository for a VM’s disks then moving them live without downtime | ✔ | ❌ |
| Live patching | Enables administrators to patch hypervisors without needing to migrate, shut down or suspend VMs (no host reboots required) | ✔ | ❌ |
| USB Passthrough | Pass through individual, physical USB devices to a VM. The VM's OS can use it as a local USB device | ✔ | ❌ |
| SR-IOV Networking | Enables Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) - allows a single PCI device to appear as multiple PCI devices on the physical system | ✔ | ❌ |
| GPU Passthrough | Enables 3D graphics deployment within VMs and VDI for various utilization (CAD, CAM...) | ✔ | ❌ |
Top XCP-ng features
Multi-server management
Manage, monitor and administer all of your infrastructure in a single agentless web interface by using Xen Orchestra.
Live VM Migration
XCP-ng allows you to migrate your VMs live with no downtime.
Accelerated performance
Designed to work with XCP-ng Center (Windows-based) or Xen Orchestra web UI (OS agnostic). You can monitor, administer and manage all of your infrastructure from a single interface.
Storage migration
With live storage migration, you can also move the virtual disk (VDI) within and across resource pools. You can now adapt, administer, and maintain your infrastructure and storage with zero downtime.
Live patching
With live patching, you have the ability to patch the XCP-ng hypervisor without having to migrate VMs from the host, shut down or suspend VMs.
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