VMware Cloud Director vs VMmanager

VMware Cloud Director8.8Visit VMmanager8.5Visit

Higher score VMware Cloud Director #4 in Virtualization Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Broadcom

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VMmanager #7 in Virtualization Management Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit VMmanager

• VMware Cloud Director fits best

  VMware-based service providers

• VMmanager fits best

  Hosting providers needing broad import support

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Side by side

Feature	VMware Cloud Director 8.8/10 Visit ↗	VMmanager 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#4 in Virtualization Management Software	#7 in Virtualization Management Software
Best for	VMware-based service providers	Hosting providers needing broad import support
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VMware Cloud Director 4/4 · VMmanager 4/4
Live migration	✓	✓
High availability	✓	✓
Disaster recovery	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Supported hypervisors	VMware vSphere	KVM, LXD, Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware, Xen, QEMU-KVM
Managed host limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Multi-tenant resource pools, self-service, and tenant isolation NSX networking, firewalling, load balancing, and VPN services Kubernetes, Terraform, APIs, live migration, and disaster recovery	Imports VMs from Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware, Xen, and QEMU-KVM Combines KVM/LXD clusters with HA, live migration, and DRS Includes self-service portals, APIs, and storage integrations
Cons	Supports VMware vSphere as its hypervisor platform Pricing requires contact with sales Self-hosted deployment requires provider-managed infrastructure	Pricing requires contacting sales rather than showing an entry price Self-hosted deployment is the only listed deployment model No free plan and no AI features are included
Our verdict	VMware Cloud Director is a self-hosted cloud service-delivery and infrastructure management platform for providers serving multiple enterprise customers across distributed data centers. Its core focus is multi-tenant virtual data center… Read the review →	VMmanager is a self-hosted virtualization management platform from ISPsystem LTD for hosting providers, service providers, and corporate or government IT teams. It manages KVM and LXD clusters, virtual machines, containers, virtual… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• VMware Cloud Director — where it wins

  • Multi-tenant resource pools, self-service, and tenant isolation
  • NSX networking, firewalling, load balancing, and VPN services
  • Kubernetes, Terraform, APIs, live migration, and disaster recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports VMware vSphere as its hypervisor platform
  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Self-hosted deployment requires provider-managed infrastructure

• VMmanager — where it wins

  • Imports VMs from Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware, Xen, and QEMU-KVM
  • Combines KVM/LXD clusters with HA, live migration, and DRS
  • Includes self-service portals, APIs, and storage integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than showing an entry price
  • Self-hosted deployment is the only listed deployment model
  • No free plan and no AI features are included

• VMware Cloud Director8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad VMware platform for providers managing tenants, infrastructure, automation, and recovery.

  Visit BroadcomFull verdict →
• VMmanager8.5/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad hypervisor import and cluster management for hosting-focused infrastructure teams.

  Visit VMmanagerFull verdict →