HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software: A self-hosted choice for unified HVM and VMware VM lifecycle management. Ranked #16 of 33 in Cloud Management Software by our editors (7.7/10); pricing: Paid; best for HVM and VMware VM management.
At a glance
- Editor score7.7 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forHVM and VMware VM management
- Free planNo
- Founded2015 · Spring, Texas, United States
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Manages HVM and VMware virtual machines in one environment
- Supports live migration, high availability, backup, and restore
- Connects with VMware, storage, networking, DNS, and automation tools
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Self-hosted deployment requires supported infrastructure
- Primarily focused on enterprise virtualization environments
Our verdict on HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software combines an HPE Morpheus VM Essentials KVM-based hypervisor with unified management for HVM and VMware virtual machines. It is designed for IT decision-makers, architects, system engineers, partners, and system administrators managing enterprise virtualization environments. Core capabilities include VM provisioning, host-to-host live migration with zero downtime, automatic VM restart after host failure, intelligent workload placement, native VM backup and restore, and VMware-to-HVM image conversion.
The licensing structure includes 1-year E-LTU, 3-year E-LTU, and 5-year E-LTU plans. Each plan lists HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software and HVM hypervisor and VMware management among its highlights. The software is paid, has no free plan, and term-license pricing is listed per CPU socket in USD. It can be deployed as standalone software for supported hardware or embedded in HPE private-cloud offerings, making deployment planning an important consideration for organizations with existing infrastructure requirements.
Integration breadth is a major part of the product’s fit. It supports VMware vCenter/vSphere, HPE Alletra Storage MP, Aruba CX networking, Veeam, Infoblox, phpIPAM, BlueCat, SolarWinds, Microsoft DNS, Active Directory, LDAP, Okta, and OneLogin. Bash and PowerShell support provisioning and day-two automation, while REST API and CLI administration provide additional management options. Organizations seeking a unified platform for HVM and VMware operations should consider it; teams seeking a free, externally hosted, or narrowly focused VM tool may prefer another approach.
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HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Cloud coverage | Not verified |
| Cloud providers | Not verified |
| Policy governance | Not verified |
| Provisioning automation | Not verified |
| Infrastructure as code | Not verified |
| Self-service catalog | Not verified |
| Deployment model | Not verified |
| Deployment | Self-hosted, Cloud |
| Compliance & security | SSO/SAML |
| Support | Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 17 integrations: VMware vCenter/vSphere, HPE Alletra Storage MP, Aruba CX networking, Veeam, Infoblox, phpIPAM … |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | hpe.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software integrations
HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software lists 17 integrations on its own site.
- VMware vCenter/vSphere
- HPE Alletra Storage MP
- Aruba CX networking
- Veeam
- Infoblox
- phpIPAM
- BlueCat
- SolarWinds
- Microsoft DNS
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Active Directory
- LDAP
- Okta
- OneLogin
- Azure AD
- SAML
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