Top 9 Open-Source Alternatives to VMware

The top open-source alternatives to VMware are Docker, Rancher, and Kubernetes. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Docker Landing Page
1

Docker

Docker is an open platform that enables developers and system administrators to create distributed applications.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Containers As A Service #Container Tools 62 social mentions
Rancher Landing Page
2

Rancher

Open Source Platform for Running a Private Container Service
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Continuous Integration And Delivery 24 social mentions
Kubernetes Landing Page
3

Kubernetes

Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #DevOps Tools #Containers As A Service 285 social mentions
OpenStack Landing Page
4

OpenStack

OpenStack software controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter, managed through a dashboard or via the OpenStack API.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Cloud Computing #VPS #Cloud Infrastructure 2 social mentions
Amazon ECS Landing Page
5

Amazon ECS

Amazon EC2 Container Service is a highly scalable, high-performance container management service that supports Docker containers.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Containers As A Service #Cloud Computing 46 social mentions
Xen Landing Page
6

Xen

Xen Project: Open Source Hypervisor, High Performance Clouds, Free Software, Open Source Virtualization, Open Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Mobile Virtualization, Embedded Virtualization.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Cloud Computing #Virtualization #Virtual Machine Management 10 social mentions
Ansible Landing Page
7

Ansible

Radically simple configuration-management, application deployment, task-execution, and multi-node orchestration engine
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #IT Automation #Build And Deployment Automation 9 social mentions
QEMU Landing Page
8

QEMU

QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Virtualization #Cloud Computing #Virtual Machine Management 3 social mentions
Serverspace.io Landing Page
9

Serverspace.io

Serverspace offers automated, simple, and affordable cloud infrastructure to everyone. Get started building your cool digital stuff right now.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- $4.95 / Monthly (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD, 50 Mbps Bandwidth)
#VPS #Cloud Computing #Cloud Storage 3 social mentions