Compare software

Harvester vs XCP-ng: catalog facts
Harvester	XCP-ng
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hardware and support are…	Free The hypervisor is free and open source. Vates sells support and the prebuilt Xen Orchestra…
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Runs virtual machines and containers on the same cluster and the same storage	No feature is locked behind a licence key Xen Orchestra adds backup, replication and a web console across a pool of hosts
Installs on bare metal only and expects at least three nodes for a production cluster	Xen Orchestra's prebuilt appliance is a paid product; the free path is building it from source Hardware compatibility follows Xen, which is narrower than KVM
Self-hosted, Operating system	Self-hosted, Operating system
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.