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libvirt vs Ganeti: catalog facts
libvirt	Ganeti
Free Free and released under open source licenses.	Free Free and open source, supported through donations via SPI.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
One management layer for many hypervisors Documented XML formats for domains, networks and storage	Built on established hypervisors such as Xen and KVM Designed for high availability on commodity servers
Mainly an API and daemon; a graphical manager is a separate program XML configuration takes time to learn	Aimed at clusters of about 3 to 100 nodes Requires Linux server administration skills
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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