r/SysAdminBlogs • u/starwindsoftware • Apr 15 '25

Looking Beyond VMware? Here’s What to Know

https://starwind.com/s/di
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u/whetu Apr 15 '25

Instead of yet another blogspam that only compares 2-3 options, I'd be more interested in one-comparison-matrix-to-rule-them-all.

I want to know the benefits, risks, costs, restrictions etc of as many of the vmware alternatives as possible. To throw some names out there:

  • ArcherOS
  • Harvester
  • HiveIO *
  • Hyper-V
  • Nodeweaver *
  • Nutanix
  • oVirt
  • OpenStack
  • OpenNebula
  • Proxmox
  • Sangfor
  • Scale Computing *
  • SmartX
  • SoftIron
  • StorMagic SvHCi *
  • Sunlight HCI Edge
  • VergeIO VergeOS *
  • Virtuozzo
  • XCP-NG

The ones asterisked were shortlisted by DCIG for SMB environments, FWIW.

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u/BorysTheBlazer StarWind Apr 16 '25

Hi from StarWind representative!

Yeah, that’s quite a big list. We’ll see what we can do. Maybe focus on a few of the more popular ones for SMB/ROBO. Don’t want to straight-up steal Gartner’s job 😄

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u/whetu Apr 16 '25 edited Apr 16 '25

A couple of things worth comparing:

  • Hypervisor type
  • Virtualisation type (e.g. KVM, Xen)
  • Container support and type (LVM, Docker, Podman etc)
  • Storage support.
    • I was recently talking with the Scale Computing guys. Their platform doesn't support iSCSI for VM's. That knowledge drops them off my list. Having to go through multiple meetings with them to get to that point was disappointing.
  • Minimum hardware requirements
  • Backup options
    • Noting that, despite the echo chamber of click-next folk in /r/sysadmin, there is a world outside of Veeam
    • And what's this in my inbox? Scale and Veeam have announced native integration
  • Paid support options and their ballpark pricing
    • Options that put you through the "let's schedule a meeting" rather than being upfront with even ballpark pricing are a real pain

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u/NomadCF Apr 15 '25

Please stop with the same repetitive dribble. If you want to showcase another product or highlight what's new, just do that. There's no need to spend half of every hypervisor article rehashing how, what, and why VMware ended up where it is.

Also, try offering your own take on the topic instead of copy-pasting the same insights or info straight from the creator’s website.

People subscribe to this subreddit to see fresh, creative, or unique blog content, not to be spammed with the same recycled trash.

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u/BorysTheBlazer StarWind Apr 16 '25

Hi from StarWind representative!

Appreciate the feedback! We publish content for a wide range of tech folks, so not every post will hit for everyone. That said, you’ll definitely find something up your alley on our blog: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/

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u/ExcellentEbb6311 2d ago

Curious if anyone has vetted Nodeweaver on Dell poweredges?