Virtuozzo Infrastructure vs Windows Admin Center

Virtuozzo Infrastructure8.6Visit Windows Admin Center8.4Visit

Higher score Virtuozzo Infrastructure #6 in Virtualization Management Software 8.6/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Virtuozzo

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Windows Admin Center #8 in Virtualization Management Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Microsoft

• Virtuozzo Infrastructure fits best

  Hybrid KVM infrastructure and service providers

• Windows Admin Center fits best

  Free Hyper-V administration

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Side by side

Feature	Virtuozzo Infrastructure 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Windows Admin Center 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#6 in Virtualization Management Software	#8 in Virtualization Management Software
Best for	Hybrid KVM infrastructure and service providers	Free Hyper-V administration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Free plan · pricing on request · 30-day trial	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux, macOS	Web, Windows
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	20 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Virtuozzo Infrastructure 4/4 · Windows Admin Center 4/4
Live migration	✓	✓
High availability	✓	✓
Disaster recovery	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported hypervisors	KVM	Hyper-V
Managed host limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Live migration, high availability, and node evacuation across compute nodes Replicated and erasure-coded storage with integrated backup and restoration Multitenancy, self-service portals, and OpenStack-compatible automation	Free access to Hyper-V VM lifecycle and host monitoring tools Supports live migration, failover clusters, and hyper-converged infrastructure Adds Azure recovery, Entra authentication, PowerShell, and WMI extensions
Cons	Production licensing requires contact with sales channels The platform is self-managed and may require infrastructure expertise Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller virtualization deployments	Supports Hyper-V rather than multiple hypervisor platforms Depends on underlying Microsoft services for several capabilities Primarily provides management rather than virtualization infrastructure itself
Our verdict	Virtuozzo Infrastructure is a self-managed hyperconverged platform for service providers and organizations building private or public clouds. It brings KVM-based virtual machines, clustered software-defined storage, software-defined… Read the review →	Windows Admin Center is a browser-based management tool for Windows Server systems, failover clusters, Hyper-V hosts, hyper-converged infrastructure, Windows PCs, and Azure virtual machines. For virtualization teams, its focus is Hyper-V… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Virtuozzo Infrastructure — where it wins

  • Live migration, high availability, and node evacuation across compute nodes
  • Replicated and erasure-coded storage with integrated backup and restoration
  • Multitenancy, self-service portals, and OpenStack-compatible automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Production licensing requires contact with sales channels
  • The platform is self-managed and may require infrastructure expertise
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller virtualization deployments

• Windows Admin Center — where it wins

  • Free access to Hyper-V VM lifecycle and host monitoring tools
  • Supports live migration, failover clusters, and hyper-converged infrastructure
  • Adds Azure recovery, Entra authentication, PowerShell, and WMI extensions

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports Hyper-V rather than multiple hypervisor platforms
  • Depends on underlying Microsoft services for several capabilities
  • Primarily provides management rather than virtualization infrastructure itself

• Virtuozzo Infrastructure8.6/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad hybrid KVM platform for service providers and private or public cloud teams.

  Visit VirtuozzoFull verdict →
• Windows Admin Center8.4/10 · Free plan

  A free Hyper-V management plane with strong cluster, migration, and Azure recovery tools.

  Visit MicrosoftFull verdict →