VMware Alternative
Enterprise Virtualization, Built on KVM
Run long-lived Windows and Linux workloads on a VM-first platform with centralized management, high availability, live migration, flexible storage, backup, and software-defined networking. Deploy with existing shared storage in a converged architecture or use Ceph-powered hyperconverged infrastructure.
Virtualization Without Forced Architecture Choices
Retain the VM operating model your infrastructure team already understands while selecting the compute, storage,
and networking architecture that best fits each data center.
Unified VM
Operations
Converged or Hyperconverged
Private and Air-
Gapped
Enterprise VM Operations on KVM
Operate traditional applications, databases, infrastructure services, and virtual appliances using familiar VM workflows and open infrastructure technologies.
Centralized VM
Management
High Availability and Live Migration
Flexible Converged
Storage
Ceph Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Open vSwitch Networking and XaasIO NFV
Secure Operations and Data Protection
A Controlled Path from VMware to XaasIO Virtualization
Move virtual machine workloads without forcing application redesign. Migrate in controlled waves, validate each business service, and preserve familiar day-2 operating practices.
Assess
Migrate
Operate
Why XaasIO Virtualization
A practical VM-first alternative for organizations moving away from proprietary virtualization without being forced into a cloud-only, container-only, or HCI-only operating model.
vs. VMware vSphere and VCF
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Open KVM foundation without dependency on a proprietary hypervisor.
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Self-hosted management with open integration points and APIs.
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Choice of converged storage or Ceph-powered hyperconverged infrastructure.
vs. HCI-Only Platforms
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Hyperconverged infrastructure is an option, not a requirement.
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Customers can continue using supported SAN and NAS investments.
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Compute and storage can be scaled independently where required.
vs. Cloud-First VM Platforms
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VM-first operations for long-lived enterprise workloads.
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No cloud tenant or Kubernetes operating model is required for every VM.
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Familiar cluster, host, storage, and VM workflows for virtualization teams.
The XaasIO Advantage
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Assessment, migration, deployment, and day-2 support from one team.
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Integrated NFV, observability, automation, and data-protection options.
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Designed for private, sovereign, regulated, and air-gapped environments.
Software supply chain assurance
SPDX and CycloneDX outputs are available for every supported release
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
XaasIO Virtualization FAQs
XaasIO Virtualization is a VM-first enterprise virtualization platform built on KVM. It runs long-lived Windows and Linux virtual machines in converged architectures using supported external storage or in hyperconverged architectures using Ceph distributed storage.
Yes. XaasIO Virtualization is a KVM-based alternative for organizations moving appropriate workloads away from VMware vSphere and related proprietary virtualization infrastructure.
It provides virtual machine provisioning, templates, snapshots, high availability, live migration, flexible storage, backup integration and software-defined networking. Existing workload, networking, storage and operational dependencies should be assessed before migration.
Yes. High availability can restart protected virtual machines on healthy cluster nodes following a host failure.
Live migration can move running virtual machines between compatible hosts during planned maintenance. Migration behaviour depends on shared storage, processor compatibility, network capacity, workload activity and virtual device configuration.
Please use minimal interruption and do not publish an unconditional zero-downtime claim.
XaasIO Virtualization supports software-defined networking based on Open vSwitch, including VLAN networks and VXLAN overlay networks.
XaasIO NFV extends the platform with virtual routing, network segmentation, virtual firewalls, VPN services and load balancing.
XaasIO NFV provides selected networking and security capabilities commonly required in virtualized data centers, including overlay networking, virtual routing, segmentation, firewalls, VPN services and load balancing.
It should not be described as a complete feature-for-feature replacement for every VMware NSX deployment. XaasIO must first assess the customer’s existing NSX usage, security policies, routing model, microsegmentation requirements and third-party integrations.
Yes. XaasIO Virtualization can be deployed within private, sovereign, regulated and air-gapped data centers.
Core virtualization and management operations do not require an external SaaS control plane. Repositories, updates, identity, monitoring, backup and support procedures can be aligned with the customer’s network-isolation policies.
Compatibility depends on the guest operating-system version, virtual drivers, application dependencies, licensing requirements and vendor support policies. During migration, XaasIO validates each workload and installs or updates the required KVM-compatible drivers.
Migration begins with an assessment of virtul machines, applications, storage, networks, dependencies, performance and business criticality. Workloads are then grouped into controlled migration waves.
>Virtual disks and configurations are converted or imported into the KVM environment. Guest drivers are validated, storage and network mappings are applied, and application testing is completed ,before production cutover.
Each production migration wave should include validation criteria and a rollback plan.
XaasIO Virtualization supports VM snapshots, scheduled backup operations and integration with supported data-protection platforms.
Disaster recovery is designed according to the required recovery point objective, recovery time objective, site topology, replication method and application dependencies.
Backup, high availability and disaster recovery must be presented as separate capabilities.
XaasIO Virtualization scales by adding KVM compute nodes, expanding external shared storage or adding Ceph capacity to a hyperconverged cluster.
The appropriate design depends on processor generation, memory capacity, workload density, storage performance, network bandwidth, failure domains and operational requirements.
Do not publish an unsupported universal maximum cluster size.
XaasIO Virtualization is suitable for enterprises, government agencies, financial institutions, regulated organizations, service providers and data centers that operate long-lived Windows and Linux virtual machines.
It is particularly relevant for organizations evaluating a VMware exit, retaining existing SAN or NAS infrastructure, deploying Ceph-based HCI, operating air-gapped infrastructure or standardizing VM operations on KVM.
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