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oVirt vs Proxmox VE: catalog facts
oVirt	Proxmox VE
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Freemium Free to download and use under the AGPLv3. Paid subscriptions add the enterprise…
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Cluster-wide live migration, high availability and storage domains from one portal	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
Development slowed considerably after Red Hat Virtualization reached end of life Setup expects enterprise-style shared storage and is heavy for a small homelab	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
Self-hosted	Operating system, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
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 20, 2026

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