VMware Replacement

Replace VMware Without Compromising Your Workloads

Migrate VMs to a modern, Kubernetes-native platform. No vendor lock-in. No per-socket VMware tax.

The Problem

VMware vs Kube-DC

Expensive per-socket licensing with forced upgrade cycles

Per-socket pricing starting at €0 (FREE tier) with no forced upgrades

Proprietary stack with deep vendor lock-in

Open-source foundation (KubeVirt, K3S, Kube-OVN) — full control

Separate management for VMs, containers, and networking

Unified platform: VMs, containers, and K8s in one control plane

How It Works

How Kube-DC Replaces VMware

Kube-DC uses KubeVirt — a CNCF project that runs full KVM virtual machines directly on Kubernetes. Supported OS: Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04, Debian, CentOS/RHEL, Fedora, Windows, and more. Zero-downtime maintenance via Live Migration. Point-in-time recovery with VM snapshots. GPU passthrough for high-performance workloads.

Capabilities

Full VM Lifecycle Management

Web UI & API

Full VM lifecycle management — create, start, stop, pause, snapshot, clone, migrate.

Live Migration

Move VMs between nodes with zero downtime for maintenance and load balancing.

VM Templates & Snapshots

Standardized deployments across your organization with point-in-time recovery.

Cloud-init Support

Automated VM provisioning with scripts, SSH keys, and packages.

VNC Console & SSH

Access VMs directly from your browser — VNC console and SSH terminal.

Real-time Monitoring

CPU, memory, and storage monitoring per VM with Prometheus metrics.

Unified Networking

Same networking for VMs and containers — VPC, floating IPs, load balancers via Kube-OVN.

Multi-Tenant Isolation

VMs isolated per Organization → Project namespace with RBAC.

Kubernetes Storage

PVCs, live volume resize, and snapshots via CDI for flexible storage.