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Ganeti vs OpenNebula: catalog facts
GanetiOpenNebula
Free

Free and open source, supported through donations via SPI.

Freemium

Open-source platform, with paid subscriptions for support and integrated OS subscriptions.

Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Built on established hypervisors such as Xen and KVM
  • Designed for high availability on commodity servers
  • Manages VMs and Kubernetes in one platform
  • High availability, scheduling and multi-site federation
  • Aimed at clusters of about 3 to 100 nodes
  • Requires Linux server administration skills
  • Built for data centres, too large for a single home server
  • Support and some integrations come through paid subscriptions
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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