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bhyve vs Hyper-V: catalog facts
bhyve	Hyper-V
Free Free, included with FreeBSD.	Free Included at no extra cost in Windows Pro, Enterprise and Windows Server editions.
Self-hosted, Command line	Windows
Included with FreeBSD, nothing extra to install Also available on illumos	Built into Windows with nothing extra to buy Type-1 hypervisor with near-native performance
Only runs on FreeBSD and illumos hosts Managed from the command line unless paired with a front end	Not available on Windows Home editions Windows only
Operating system	Operating system
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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