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Incus vs Virtual Machine Manager: catalog facts
Incus	Virtual Machine Manager
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0, maintained by Red Hat.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux
One manager for containers and virtual machines	The standard interface for KVM, so guides and answers are everywhere Command line tools for creating and editing machines without a desktop
The host needs Linux; clients can run on other systems.	Linux only The interface is functional and has barely changed in years
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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