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oVirt vs Cockpit Machines: catalog facts
oVirt	Cockpit Machines
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Cluster-wide live migration, high availability and storage domains from one portal	Manage libvirt VMs from a web browser Fits into an existing Cockpit console
Development slowed considerably after Red Hat Virtualization reached end of life Setup expects enterprise-style shared storage and is heavy for a small homelab	Requires Cockpit and libvirt on a Linux host Not a standalone application
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is 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 October 1, 2026

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