Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Proxmox
The 20 closest server virtualization software alternatives to Proxmox, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 5 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Proxmox? The closest matches are nginx, OVHcloud and HashiCorp. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 12 ms
01 · Entity
About Proxmox
Proxmox proxmox.com
Proxmox - Powerful open-source server solutions
Proxmox develops powerful and efficient open-source server solutions like the Proxmox VE platform, Proxmox Backup Server, and Proxmox Mail Gateway.
Wikidata: family of free server management products by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH
Summary by Claude
Proxmox develops open-source server software: Proxmox VE for KVM virtual machines and LXC containers, Proxmox Backup Server for VM and host backups, Proxmox Datacenter Manager for multi-cluster management, and Proxmox Mail Gateway. Revenue comes from paid enterprise support subscriptions and services.
- Who it’s for
- IT administrators and businesses running data centers
- Business model
- Support subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Proxmox’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Proxmox
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Proxmox, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
OVHcloud
OVHcloud is a global, cloud provider delivering hosted private cloud, public cloud, and dedicated server solutions trusted by over 1.5 million developers.
Close cos 0.884 - 02
Vercel Security Checkpoint
American software company
Close cos 0.879 - 03
VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.
Close cos 0.878 - 04
RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions
RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for your own self-hosted server, a TeamViewer and AnyDesk alternative for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
Close cos 0.878 - 05
Oxylabs – High Quality Proxy Service & Web Search API for AI
Access fresh, reliable web data at any scale with APIs built for AI and premium proxies. Power agents and applications with 177M+ IPs and robust infrastructure.
- Google Search Console
- Atlassian
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
- Google Ads conversion tracking
Close cos 0.876 - 06
Veeam: Solving Impossible AI & Data Challenges
Discover cyber resilient solutions for AI and data. See risk everywhere, move data securely, stay compliant, and accelerate safe AI all with Veeam.
- Font Awesome
- Google Search Console
- Adobe
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Apple Business
Close cos 0.872 - 07
Kubernetes
Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes builds upon 15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google, combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community. Planet scaleDesigned on the same principles that allow Google to run billions of containers a week, Kubernetes can scale without increasing your operations team.
Close cos 0.872 - 08
Best Password Manager for Business, Enterprise & Personal | Bitwarden | Bitwarden
Bitwarden is the trusted, open source password manager for individuals, teams, and enterprises. Securely store, share, and manage passwords, passkeys, and secrets. Free to start.
Close cos 0.874 - 09
Oracle VirtualBox
open-source x86 virtualization application
Close cos 0.869 - 10
Mozilla - Internet for people, not profit (US)
We’re working to put control of the internet back in the hands of the people using it.
Close cos 0.869 - 11
The FreeBSD Project
free Unix-like operating system
Close cos 0.868 - 12
The Linux Kernel Archives
Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems
Close cos 0.869 - 13
Control your data governance with an independent cloud. Solutions hosted in the heart of Europe, designed to protect your confidentiality.
Close cos 0.869 - 14
Composer
A Dependency Manager for PHP
Close cos 0.866 - 15
Compare B2B Software, Download, & Develop Open Source & Business Software - SourceForge
SourceForge is the complete software discovery platform. SourceForge is the largest B2B software review and comparison site in the world, and features the largest business software directory, as well as free & fast open source software downloads and development.
Close cos 0.866 - 16
Beget — Hosting and Cloud Services | IT Infrastructure Rental
Beget is a Russian cloud provider ☁️Cloud services rental for businesses and IT projects: dedicated servers, VPS/VDS, S3 storage, DBaaS, hosting, and domain registration.⚡️ High speed ⚡️ Guaranteed 99.98% Uptime ⚡️ 24/7 Support
Close cos 0.868 - 17
The World's Most Distributed Cloud Computing Platform | Akamai
Build and deliver low-latency, edge native applications on Akamai Connected Cloud.
- Google Search Console
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Akamai
- Akamai Bot Manager
- Akamai Edge DNS
Close cos 0.864 - 18
openSUSE - Free Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers
openSUSE makes open source Linux operating systems, available for free in several flavors.
Close cos 0.863 - 19 Close cos 0.859
- 20
Home - KDE Community
KDE is an open community of friendly people who want to create a world in which everyone has control over their digital life and enjoys freedom and privacy.
Close cos 0.862
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to proxmox.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Proxmox uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Proxmox is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- Joomla meta generator: Joomla! - Open Source Content Management
- CSS & UI
- Font Awesome asset https://proxmox.com/media/system/css/joomla-fontawesome.min.css?761e7a
- Analytics
- Matomo page source: _paq.push(
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by Joomla (meta generator: Joomla! - Open Source Content Management)
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=RplCC4SRTfBgMPUzg1h1_oGD_zd1_tL0T7ZwjeLUIBk
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Proxmox adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 17/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on proxmox.com 9/20
- Google Workspace · not on proxmox.com 8/20
- Atlassian · not on proxmox.com 7/20
- nginx · not on proxmox.com 5/20
- Apple Business · not on proxmox.com 5/20
- DocuSign · not on proxmox.com 4/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on proxmox.com 4/20
- Cloudflare · not on proxmox.com 4/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on proxmox.com 4/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on proxmox.com 3/20
- React · not on proxmox.com 3/20
- Adobe · not on proxmox.com 3/20
- Stripe · not on proxmox.com 3/20
- Google Analytics · not on proxmox.com 3/20
- jQuery · not on proxmox.com 3/20