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OpenVZ vs SmartOS: catalog facts
OpenVZ	SmartOS
Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL.	Free The SmartOS ISO is free and open source; Triton offers paid private and hosted cloud…
Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Many isolated Linux containers on one server Better hardware utilisation than full VMs	Runs zones and KVM or bhyve VMs on the same host ZFS and DTrace built in
Linux guests only Server-focused, not a desktop virtualization tool	Illumos base is less familiar than Linux Cloud management features require Triton on top
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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