ManageIQ
ManageIQ: A self-hosted control plane for discovering, governing, and optimizing mixed infrastructure. Ranked #10 of 33 in Virtualization Management Software by our editors (8.2/10); pricing: Free plan; best for heterogeneous infrastructure operations.
At a glance
- Editor score8.2 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forHeterogeneous infrastructure operations
- Free planYes
- Paid fromFree
- Deployment modelSelf-hosted
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Covers VMware, OpenStack, KubeVirt, Nutanix, Proxmox, and major clouds
- Combines discovery, provisioning, compliance, optimization, monitoring, and chargeback
- Includes self-service catalogs, lifecycle management, and a REST API
Where it doesn't
- Self-hosted deployment requires responsibility for the management environment
- Automatic failover for managed workloads is not established
- Live migration without planned downtime is not established across providers
Our verdict on ManageIQ
ManageIQ is an open-source, self-hosted hybrid IT management platform for teams operating virtual machines, containers, public clouds, networks, and storage across different providers. It is designed for infrastructure operations groups that need one management layer for discovery, provisioning, governance, utilization analysis, reporting, chargeback, and lifecycle management. Web access and a REST API support administration and automation, while self-service catalogs provide a controlled path for requesting infrastructure services.
Provider coverage is the central reason to consider ManageIQ. It connects with VMware vSphere and vCloud, oVirt, Red Hat Virtualization, Microsoft SCVMM, OpenStack, KubeVirt, OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix, Proxmox, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Ansible Automation Platform. That range supports environments where workloads span traditional virtualization, containers, and public cloud. The feature set also extends beyond inventory: continuous discovery, compliance scanning, policy enforcement, capacity and right-sizing analysis, monitoring, alerts, reporting, and chargeback give operations teams several management functions in one platform.
ManageIQ is free and open source, with deployment as a virtual appliance or containerized application on supported infrastructure platforms. The trade-off is operational ownership: teams must run and maintain the management environment rather than adopting a hosted service. Its documented management-appliance and database capabilities do not establish automatic failover or disaster recovery for managed virtual workloads, and provider-specific migration capabilities do not establish live migration without planned downtime. Choose ManageIQ when provider diversity and centralized governance matter most; choose a more specialized platform when workload-level availability automation or consistently defined live-migration behavior is the primary requirement.
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ManageIQ pricing
ManageIQ fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Free |
| Deployment model | Self-hosted |
| Supported hypervisors | VMware vSphere; VMware vCloud; oVirt; Red Hat Virtualization; Microsoft SCVMM; KubeVirt/OpenShift Virtualization; Nutanix; Proxmox |
| Managed host limit | Not verified |
| Live migration | Not verified |
| High availability | Not verified |
| Disaster recovery | Not verified |
| API access | Yes |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | 2FA, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Community, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 16 integrations: VMware vSphere, VMware vCloud, oVirt, Red Hat Virtualization, Microsoft SCVMM, OpenStack … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan |
| Website | manageiq.org |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
ManageIQ integrations
ManageIQ lists 16 integrations on its own site.
- VMware vSphere
- VMware vCloud
- oVirt
- Red Hat Virtualization
- Microsoft SCVMM
- OpenStack
- KubeVirt
- OpenShift Virtualization
- Nutanix
- Proxmox
- Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Ansible Automation Platform
- ServiceNow
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Alternatives to ManageIQ
- Apache CloudStackA capable self-hosted choice for organizations managing varied virtualized environments.9.3
- Proxmox VEA capable self-hosted KVM/LXC manager with broad infrastructure features and optional paid support.9.2
- Nutanix Prism CentralA centralized control plane for managing enterprise Nutanix clusters, workloads, and operations.8.9
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