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Hyper-V vs Proxmox VE: catalog facts
Hyper-V	Proxmox VE
Free Included at no extra cost in Windows Pro, Enterprise and Windows Server editions.	Freemium Free to download and use under the AGPLv3. Paid subscriptions add the enterprise…
Windows	Linux, Self-hosted
Built into Windows with nothing extra to buy Type-1 hypervisor with near-native performance	One web interface for KVM virtual machines and LXC containers on the same host Backup, restore and high-availability clustering included rather than sold separately
Not available on Windows Home editions Windows only	Dedicated hardware: it is the operating system, not an app you run on your desktop Without a subscription you use the no-subscription repository and see a reminder at each login
Operating system	Operating system, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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