Xen Project Hypervisor
No phone app
5.3No. 20 of 31
in Virtualization Management Software
in Virtualization Management Software
- Recognised40% of the score20
- Phone app26% of the score0
- Documented20% of the score51
- Free plan14% of the score30
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Linux, self-hosted
Summary
Xen Project Hypervisor is ranked #20 of 31 in virtualization management software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.
Xen Project Hypervisor plans and pricing
All plansXen Project Hypervisor Free Open-source hypervisor source releases for building, packaging, and platform integration xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
Compared on virtualization management software
- Free plan
- Yesxenproject.org
- Host platforms
- Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSDxenproject.org
- Nested virtualization
- Yesxenproject.org
Facts
- Guest architecture
- bothxenproject.org · 20 Sept 2026
- VM snapshots
- Yesxenproject.org · 20 Sept 2026
- GPU acceleration
- Yesxenproject.org · 20 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Xen is a type-1 bare-metal hypervisor that runs multiple operating systems in parallel on one host.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The project describes Xen as a foundation for server virtualization, IaaS, desktop virtualization, security applications, embedded systems, and hardware appliances.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Microkernel design
- Xen says its microkernel design has a small memory footprint and a restricted interface to guests.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Driver isolation
- Xen can run a system’s main device driver inside a VM so that VM can be restarted after a driver crash or compromise without affecting the rest of the system.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Paravirtualization
- On x86, Xen supports fully paravirtualized guests that can run on hardware without virtualization extensions.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Host operating systems
- Linux is the most common control stack, and Xen also names NetBSD and FreeBSD as alternatives.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Management
- The separate XAPI toolstack supports multiple hosts, VM snapshots and migration, resource pools, Open vSwitch, storage migration, event tracking, upgrades, patching, and monitoring.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Guest support
- XAPI provides built-in support and templates for Windows and Linux guests.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The downloads page lists Xen 4.22.0 source and describes the Xen artifacts as source releases for building, packaging, and platform integration.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The security policy asks vulnerability reporters to contact [email protected] and describes private downstream notification followed by public disclosure.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Release support
- Xen 4.20 and later releases receive three years of full support and two additional years of security-only support.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Project governance
- Xen Project is a Linux Foundation collaborative project with an open governance process based on openness, transparency, and meritocracy.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The project says software hosted on XenProject.org is open source and licensed under GPL2.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The project identifies infrastructure, embedded, automotive, security-sensitive, and safety-critical systems as areas Xen serves.xenproject.org · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- xenproject.org/projects/hypervisor/· checked 20 Sept 2026
- xenproject.org/projects/xapi/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- xenproject.org/resources/downloads/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- xenproject.org/about/security-policy/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- xenproject.org/blog/xen-4-22-release/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- xenproject.org/about/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- xenproject.org· checked 4 Oct 2026