Alternatives to Xen Orchestra

A web interface for managing, backing up and monitoring XCP-ng and XenServer hosts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Xen Orchestra.

  • Ganeti

    An open-source cluster manager for running virtual machines on Xen or KVM across several servers.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hostedCommand line

    Ganeti is an open source cluster manager for Xen or KVM VMs, run from the command line, without Xen Orchestra's web console and built-in backups.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Xen Orchestra as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • NAKIVO Backup & Replication

    Backup and replication for virtual machines, physical servers and Microsoft 365.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

    Xen Orchestra is open source and offers web-based management and VM backup, but only for XCP-ng and XenServer hosts.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication

    Windows backup server that protects virtual machines, physical machines, NAS shares and cloud workloads.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Xen Orchestra is an open-source web console with built-in VM backup, but it only works with XCP-ng and XenServer hypervisors.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition

    A free edition of Veeam Backup & Replication for backing up virtual machines and physical servers.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Xen Orchestra is open source under AGPL-3.0 and includes VM backup through a web console, but it only works with XCP-ng and XenServer hypervisors.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.