Best Virtual Machine Software

Compare the Top Virtual Machine Software as of October 2026

What is Virtual Machine Software?

Virtual machine software allows users to run multiple operating systems on a single physical computer by creating isolated, virtualized environments. Each virtual machine (VM) operates as a fully functional computer with its own CPU, memory, storage, and network resources, independent of the host system. This technology is widely used for software testing, development, running legacy applications, and server consolidation. Many VM solutions support snapshots, cloning, and resource management to optimize performance and recovery. By enabling flexibility, scalability, and cost savings, virtual machine software is a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure and cloud computing. Compare and read user reviews of the best Virtual Machine software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Google Compute Engine
    Google Compute Engine's virtual machines (VMs) provide users with customizable and scalable compute resources that can be tailored to specific needs. With support for a wide variety of operating systems, users can run Linux, Windows, and other environments, enabling flexibility for a broad range of applications. VMs can be easily configured with different CPU, memory, and storage options to suit the workload, offering both performance and cost-efficiency. New customers can take advantage of $300 in free credits to create and deploy virtual machines on Google Compute Engine, allowing them to experiment with different configurations and optimize their infrastructure.
    Starting Price: Free ($300 in free credits)
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    BVR CLOUD

    BVR CLOUD

    BVR CLOUD

    BVR CLOUD is an American privately-owned cloud hosting company that provides Cloud Products Ranging from Virtual Machines to Managed Satellites. Currently, it Provides More than 50 Products." BVR CLOUD Products Includes Virtual Machines Baremetal Servers GPU Kubernetes Virtual Desktops Onetime Bandwidth Object Storage Block Storage Longterm Store Longterm Store Plus Content Delivery Network Cloud firewall Managed Satellites Audio/Video Streaming Transcoder Loadbalancer, etc.
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    Starting Price: $10
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    V2 Cloud

    V2 Cloud

    V2 Cloud Solutions

    V2 Cloud is a virtual cloud computing platform that enables organizations to securely deliver workstations and all of the computing resources associated with them, such as files and databases, business applications of any kind, and servers of any kind including Linux, to users anywhere in the world. While V2 Cloud is often described as Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS), it goes well beyond virtual desktops: it's a complete cloud computing environment that brings desktops, applications, data, and servers together in one managed platform. Unlike traditional VDI solutions that require significant IT resources and specialized infrastructure expertise, V2 Cloud provides an intuitive, managed platform that can be deployed in minutes. Organizations can centralize computing resources, improve security, simplify IT operations, and support remote, hybrid, branch, and distributed workforces without investing in on-premise infrastructure.
    Starting Price: $40 per VM per month
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    Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    VM Backup (formerly Altaro VM Backup) is an award-wining virtual machine backup and replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware environments. It is used by 40,000+ businesses worldwide. Designed for IT departments, IT resellers, IT consultants and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), the solution provides robust, streamlined, enterprise-level functionality. It’s characterised by ease of use, speed and affordability. With its WAN-Optimized Replication and Continuous Data Protection (CDP), you can achieve minimal RPO and RTO, i.e., drastically reduce the length of time your virtual machines are down and the amount of data lost when disaster strikes – to just minutes. Virtual machine backup and replication software packed with powerful features for Hyper-V and VMware.
    Starting Price: $595.00/one-time
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    Akamai Cloud
    Akamai Cloud (formerly Linode) is the world’s most distributed cloud computing platform, designed to help businesses deploy low-latency, high-performance applications anywhere. It delivers GPU acceleration, managed Kubernetes, object storage, and compute instances optimized for AI, media, and SaaS workloads. With flat, predictable pricing and low egress fees, Akamai Cloud offers a transparent and cost-effective alternative to traditional hyperscalers. Its global infrastructure ensures faster response times, improved reliability, and data sovereignty across key regions. Developers can scale securely using Akamai’s firewall, database, and networking solutions, all managed through an intuitive interface or API. Backed by enterprise-grade support and compliance, Akamai Cloud empowers organizations to innovate confidently at the edge.
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    Scaleway

    Scaleway

    Scaleway

    The Cloud that makes sense. From high-performance cloud ecosystem to hyperscale green datacenters, Scaleway provides the foundation for digital success. Cloud platform designed for developers & growing companies. All you need to create, deploy and scale your infrastructure in the cloud. Compute, GPU, Bare Metal & Containers. Evolutive & Managed Storage. Network. IoT. The largest choice of dedicated servers to succeed in the most demanding projects. High-end dedicated servers Web Hosting. Domain Names Services. Take advantage of our cutting-edge expertise to host your hardware in our resilient, high-performance and secure data centers. Private Suite & Cage. Rack, 1/2 & 1/4 Rack. Scaleway data centers. Scaleway is driving 6 data centers in Europe and offers cloud solutions to customers in more that 160 countries around the world. Our Excellence team: Experts by your side 24/7 year round Discover how we help our customers to use, tune & optimize their platforms with skilled expert
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    ClearML

    ClearML

    ClearML

    ClearML is the leading open source MLOps and AI platform that helps data science, ML engineering, and DevOps teams easily develop, orchestrate, and automate ML workflows at scale. Our frictionless, unified, end-to-end MLOps suite enables users and customers to focus on developing their ML code and automation. ClearML is used by more than 1,300 enterprise customers to develop a highly repeatable process for their end-to-end AI model lifecycle, from product feature exploration to model deployment and monitoring in production. Use all of our modules for a complete ecosystem or plug in and play with the tools you have. ClearML is trusted by more than 150,000 forward-thinking Data Scientists, Data Engineers, ML Engineers, DevOps, Product Managers and business unit decision makers at leading Fortune 500 companies, enterprises, academia, and innovative start-ups worldwide within industries such as gaming, biotech , defense, healthcare, CPG, retail, financial services, among others.
    Starting Price: $15
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    Uranium Backup

    Uranium Backup

    Nanosystems

    The intuitive interface allows configuring a backup set in a few seconds. Data are always under control, as the reporting system will alert in case of malfunction. This saves your time and ensures security. The support team provides a fast, skilled and free technical support to all subscribers of a license. You can access Support by phone or e-mail. Uranium Backup performs backup of files and folders, disk images (Drive Image), Exchange mailboxes, databases, and virtual machines on multiple storage such as hard disks, NAS, tapes, FTP servers and Cloud destinations. With more than 100K active users in 110 countries and 7 million backups performed every month, Uranium Backup is the all-in-one solution chosen by thousands of companies, professionals and individuals. Each installation requires one, unlimited license. This includes updates and free technical support. No extra charge on Server systems.
    Starting Price: $95.00/one-time
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    VMmanager

    VMmanager

    ISPsystem

    VMmanager automates virtual infrastructure leasing and high-availability virtual environments. Handles hardware and container virtualization, isolates virtual infrastructure from physical hardware. Key features: IaaS VPS and SaaS delivery. Built‑in library of 60+ OS images and app stacks for rapid VM deployment. Integrated IPAM simplifies networking. IP‑Fabric over BGP enables isolated private networks and saves public IPs. Extra services (IPs, VXLAN, data protection) provisioned via unified workflow. Self‑service portal: reboot machines, monitor performance, manage IPs, remote connections – no support needed. Scalability: 25,000+ VMs and 350+ physical nodes per installation. HA via clusters, live migration, DRS, built‑in backup. GPU passthrough and vGPU for graphics workloads. API‑first: integrates into existing toolchains and billing systems without vendor lock‑in. Scale virtual infrastructure on demand without switching platforms.
    Starting Price: €16/month
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    Delska

    Delska

    Delska

    Delska (former DEAC European Data Center & Data Logistics Center) is a carrier-neutral data center and network provider in Northern Europe with 25 years of experience delivering reliable, personalized IT and network solutions in cloud computing, colocation, data security, network, and more. We own five data centers (one under construction, launching in 2025) in Riga and Vilnius, along with points of presence in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. For quick IT infrastructure deployment in Riga, Vilnius and Frankfurt, we have created the self-service myDelska cloud platform. It offers fast, secure, and scalable solutions and, in the summer of 2025, along with the VM management, will also offer bare metal servers. Delska data centers stand out for their energy efficiency, operating at PUE under 1.3 and powered entirely by green energy. Our upcoming Tier III-certified, 10 MW data center in Riga will exemplify green construction.
    Starting Price: €10
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    CloudPe

    CloudPe

    Leapswitch Networks

    CloudPe is a global cloud solutions provider offering scalable and secure cloud technologies tailored for businesses of all sizes. As a collaborative venture between Leapswitch Networks and Strad Solutions, CloudPe combines extensive industry expertise to deliver innovative services. Key Offerings: Virtual Machines: High-performance VMs designed for various business needs, including hosting websites, building applications, and data processing. GPU Instances: NVIDIA-powered GPUs for AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing, available on-demand. Kubernetes-as-a-Service: Simplified container orchestration for deploying and managing containerized applications efficiently. S3-Compatible Storage: Highly scalable and cost-effective storage solutions. Load Balancers: Intelligent load balancing to distribute traffic evenly across resources, ensuring fast and reliable performance. Why Choose CloudPe? 1. Reliability 2. Cost Efficiency 3. Instant Deployment
    Starting Price: ₹931/month
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    STORServer VMB

    STORServer VMB

    STORServer

    STORServer® Virtual Machine Backup (VMB) lets you back up and archive VMware virtual machines to your IBM Spectrum® Protect server on a STORServer Appliance or in an existing IBM Spectrum Protect environment. STORServer VMB can be installed and configured quickly, takes minutes a day to manage, and is an ideal solution for businesses backing up virtual environments. STORServer VMB supports the use of two different backup technologies, one developed by STORServer (VMB Native, which is used by default) and the other, VMB Spectrum, which is based on IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments, Data Protection for VMware. You may configure STORServer VMB to use the backup technology that best meets your backup needs. Virtual machine (VM) data is moved directly to and from VMs and IBM Spectrum Protect storage pools without ESX/ESXi server involvement. Changed block tracking (CBT) minimizes the amount of data transferred.
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    Google Shielded VMs
    Shielded VMs are virtual machines (VMs) on Google Cloud hardened by a set of security controls that help defend against rootkits and bootkits. Using Shielded VMs helps protect enterprise workloads from threats like remote attacks, privilege escalation, and malicious insiders. Shielded VMs leverage advanced platform security capabilities such as secure and measured boot, a virtual trusted platform module (vTPM), UEFI firmware, and integrity monitoring. Quickly protect VMs against advanced threats: In just a few clicks, you can enable Shielded VMs to help protect against threats such as malicious project insiders, malicious guest firmware, and kernel- or user-mode vulnerabilities. & more
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    Azure Bastion

    Azure Bastion

    Microsoft

    Managed RDP/SSH to VMs over SSL using private IP on the VM Azure Bastion is a fully managed PaaS service that provides secure and seamless RDP and SSH access to your virtual machines directly through the Azure Portal. Azure Bastion is provisioned directly in your Virtual Network (VNet) and supports all VMs in your Virtual Network (VNet) using SSL without any exposure through public IP addresses. Connect your RDP and SSH sessions directly in the Azure Portal using a single click experience Log into your Azure virtual machines and avoid public Internet exposure using SSH and RDP with private IP addresses only Integrate and traverse existing firewalls and security perimeter using a modern HTML5 based web client and standard SSL ports Use your SSH keys for authentication when logging into your Azure virtual machines
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    Synology Virtual Machine Manager
    Virtual Machine Manager opens up abundant possibilities. You can set up and run various virtual machines, including Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Oracle) or Virtual DSM all on one Synology NAS. You can also test a new software version in a sandbox environment, isolate your customers' machines or increase the flexibility of your server. Synology VMM lets you build a cost-effective and easily managed virtualization environment by combining computing, storage and networking resources on a single hardware platform. VMM provides an equally intuitive experience as DiskStation Manager, offering a reliable storage solution with robust features. You can run multiple virtual machines on your Synology NAS with operating systems including Windows, Linux and Virtual DSM.
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    EnduraData EDpCloud
    Cross-platform real-time file replication for Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, AIX, OpenBSD, and more. EnduraData EDpCloud replicates and synchronizes data between different operating systems, geographic locations, cloud providers.
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    Hive Fabric
    HiveIO Delivers the Most Advanced Virtualization Platform for VDI. Period. The only solution to deliver an entire Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, tightly integrated into a single product. For many organizations considering VDI, Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop seems like a great option at first glance. However, there are several questions you should ask before making a quick decision. This whitepaper will explore several key considerations when determining if WVD is the best choice for your team. HiveIO’s free community edition is intelligent virtualization software that give you the ability to create 5 virtual machines on a single host. See how Hive Fabric enables your remote workforce in a secure fashion -- at a fraction of the cost of other VDI options. Using swarm theory, intelligently utilize resources and scale your infrastructure.
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    Softchoice

    Softchoice

    Softchoice

    VMware Enterprise Licensing Agreement (ELA). Simplify software asset management (SAM) for VMware. Make the most of your VMware investments. Even the most advanced IT department may struggle to procure, deploy and manage thousands of enterprise VMware assets. Navigating the negotiation and renewal process only adds time and complexity. Without a deep understanding of VMware licensing programs, terms and conditions, it’s easy to fall behind – and risk overspending. A VMware enterprise licensing agreement (ELA) simplifies licensing and reduces costs. With enterprise-wide coverage and 3-year terms, it frees IT resources from time-consuming licensing tasks. Working with Softchoice ensures you get the best value from your ELA. Make the most of your VMware investments. Right-size your SAM strategy. Enterprise software agreements have made it much more cost-effective to acquire the technology that powers your business.
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    KeepItSafe

    KeepItSafe

    KeepItSafe

    KeepItSafe delivers comprehensive data availability and Data Protection-as-a-Service solutions for cloud backup, disaster recovery, mobile endpoint, and SaaS applications. With 20+ global data center locations, KeepItSafe is SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI compliant and offers custom managed and monitored services including 24/7 support. The industry’s most secure, scalable, and easy-to-manage cloud backup and on-demand data recovery service — offering Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) with fully managed and monitored 24/7 support. An all-in-one disaster recovery and online backup solution — offering fully managed and monitored DRaaS that replicates and protects data across multiple off-site secure servers, and provides failover in the event of any emergent event. Powerful endpoint backup, file sharing, collaboration, and data-loss prevention in one unified solution. KeepItSafe Mobile provides IT managers with the control they need to protect their enterprise against unforeseen data catastrophe.
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