Buyer’s guide to VMware Alternatives

Buyer’s guide to VMware Alternatives - 2025

Learn how Platform9 Private Cloud Director provides the best alternative to VMware vSphere, Nutanix AHV, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization across 34 virtualization management capabilities

Detailed analysis and side-by-side comparison of critical features:

Core virtualization capabilities
Management tools
Virtual machine operations
Networking & storage features
Scalability and upgrades
Enterprise support & licensing options

Why enterprises are choosing Platform9 Private Cloud Director

Familiar VM management with the enterprise features you expect

Easy-to-use private cloud software for VMware admins offering granular features to handle VMs with minimal to no downtime tolerance.

Integrates with your existing storage and server hardware

Protect your existing investments in storage, server hardware, and more. Avoid lock-in to Hyper Converged Integrated (HCI) stacks or operating systems.

Offers critical VMware management features

Drop-in replacement for VM-High Availability, VMware DRS, vMotion, Distributed Virtual Switches, Software Defined Networking, vVol, and more.

BEST migration experience in the industry

vJailbreak can execute live or cold migration of entire vSphere clusters over to Private Cloud Director in weeks and at one-tenth the cost of the industry analysts' estimates.