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HarvesterKubeVirt
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Runs virtual machines and containers on the same cluster and the same storage
  • Runs VMs and containers in one Kubernetes cluster
  • Helps migrate VM workloads to containers gradually
  • Installs on bare metal only and expects at least three nodes for a production cluster
  • Requires a Kubernetes cluster and Kubernetes knowledge
  • Not suited to running a VM on a single desktop
Self-hosted, Operating system Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
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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