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Harvester vs Ganeti: catalog facts
HarvesterGaneti
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hardware and support are…

Free

Free and open source, supported through donations via SPI.

Linux, Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Runs virtual machines and containers on the same cluster and the same storage
  • Built on established hypervisors such as Xen and KVM
  • Designed for high availability on commodity servers
  • Installs on bare metal only and expects at least three nodes for a production cluster
  • Aimed at clusters of about 3 to 100 nodes
  • Requires Linux server administration skills
Self-hosted, Operating system Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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