Open Source Alternatives to VMware
18 open source Virtualization options similar to VMware, ranked by named competitors first, sector overlap, and our 0-100 AI-readiness score. Every company listed publishes its source: each one carries an open source sector tag and a public GitHub repository.
KubeVirt9Cloud ComputingContainer-native virtualization for Kubernetes, enabling VMs and containers to run side-by-side.
Open source · Self-hostable
Noobaa41EnterpriseSan Francisco, United States$5.0MNooBaa provides an open-source, S3-compatible object storage platform for managing data across private and public clouds.
Open source · Self-hostable
Databricks82Data AnalyticsSan Francisco, United States$36.7BA unified data analytics and AI platform built on the lakehouse architecture.
Open source · Self-hostable
Ubuntu70Operating SystemsLondon, United Kingdom$63.0MA popular open-source Linux distribution.
Open source · Self-hostable
Canonical61Open SourceLondon, United Kingdom$348KCanonical develops and supports Ubuntu, a leading open-source operating system for cloud, servers, and edge devices.
Open source · Self-hostable
Solo.io56Artificial IntelligenceCambridge, USA$174.8MEnterprise agentic AI orchestration
Open source · Self-hostable
KiloClaw54Artificial IntelligenceA managed, private, and production-grade environment for OpenClaw, offering access to over 500 AI models and essential tools.
Open source · Self-hostable
Kestra49Data OrchestrationParis, France$36.0MAn open-source orchestration platform for unifying data pipelines, AI workflows, and business processes.
Open source · Self-hostable
Cloudify40Cloud InfrastructureTel Aviv, Israel$7.0MCloudify provides an open-source cloud orchestration and automation platform for managing complex cloud environments.
Open source · Self-hostable
Camunda Inc.19Process AutomationBerlin, GermanyCompany
Open source · Self-hostable
Zsvirt2Open SourceA production-ready, lightweight open-source virtualization platform for environments from homelabs to hyperscale infrastructure.
Open source
Grafana Labs80ObservabilityNew York, United StatesCommercializes the open-source Grafana observability platform with AI features.
Open source · Self-hostable
Dremio69Data LakeSanta Clara, United States$395.0MSelf-service analytics on data lakes with data warehouse functionality and data lake flexibility.
Open source · Self-hostable
Pulumi66Infrastructure as CodeSeattle, United States$228.5MModern infrastructure as code platform enabling developers to manage cloud resources using familiar programming languages.
Open source · Self-hostable
Mirantis58Cloud InfrastructureCampbell, United States$255.0MMirantis provides cloud-native infrastructure and AI platforms for enterprises to manage and operate complex environments.
Open source · Self-hostable
Akash Network56DePINSan Francisco, United States$2.0MDecentralized cloud marketplace for compute resources, leveraging blockchain technology (DePIN).
Open source · Self-hostable
Nextcloud52Cloud ComputingNuremberg, Germany$63.0MOpen-source, self-hosted file sync and share and collaboration platform.
Open source · Self-hostable
Cua39AI AgentSan Francisco, United States$500KCua provides an open-source framework and cloud desktops for AI agents to control operating systems and desktop applications across Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android.
Open source