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Nutanix Community Edition vs Proxmox VE: catalog facts
Nutanix Community Edition	Proxmox VE
Free Free to download after joining the Nutanix community.	Freemium Free to download and use under the AGPLv3. Paid subscriptions add the enterprise…
Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Full-featured Nutanix platform on your own hardware Includes the AHV hypervisor and Prism management	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
Registration required to download Aimed at advanced users	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
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Operating system, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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