# ZSvirt

> Replace VMware with production-ready open virtualization and migrate through a transparent, controlled, and reversible path. ZSvirt is an open source virtualization platform for enterprise virtualization, VMware migration, and private cloud infrastructure.

ZSvirt brings ZStack's enterprise-proven ZSphere virtualization engine into the open-source world. Backed by ZStack, a mature infrastructure leader, ZSvirt delivers a lightweight, scalable platform designed for absolute freedom—from high-performance homelabs to hyperscale infrastructure without vendor lock-in.

## Open-source VMware replacement

- [Open source alternative to VMware](https://zsvirt.io/vmware-alternative.md): Replace VMware with production-ready open virtualization and migrate through a transparent, controlled, and reversible path.
- [Virtualization Watch Issue 001: ZSvirt Core IaaS Engine Goes Open Source, VMware Explore 2026 Kicks Off, Proxmox VE 8 Reaches EOL](https://zsvirt.io/blog/virtwatch-weekly-issue-001.md): Issue 001: ZSvirt open-sources its core IaaS engine under GPL-3.0 and launches the Storytellers YouTube Challenge; VMware Explore 2026 opens today in Las Vegas; Proxmox VE 8 officially reaches end of life; CVE-2026-59310 exploited in the wild across 47 countries; QEMU maintenance releases and Nutanix earnings.
- [Two Weeks After Open-Sourcing ZSvirt, Trial Setup Now Takes Five Minutes](https://zsvirt.io/blog/two-weeks-after-open-sourcing-zsvirt.md): Two weeks after open-sourcing ZSvirt: 1.4k stars, OVA and QCOW2 images in the download center for a five-minute trial with no physical hardware, four technical docs shipped alongside the source, and a user experience program starting on GitHub Discussions.
- [Evaluating ZSvirt as a VMware Alternative: A PoC Guide from Deployment to Migration](https://zsvirt.io/blog/evaluate-zsvirt-as-a-vmware-alternative.md): An executable PoC guide: from defining your evaluation scope and standing up a minimal resource chain, to verifying day-to-day operations, storage and networking, permissions and automation, and finally completing a VMware migration — to help you decide whether ZSvirt fits your environment.
- [ZSvirt Migration in Practice: Three Ways to Migrate VMs from VMware](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zmigrate-workflow-walkthrough.md): Introduces three ways to migrate VMs with ZSvirt — ZMigrate online migration, OVF import, and VMDK image upload — with a full hands-on walkthrough of ZMigrate from download and deployment through to a successful cutover.
- [Why We Open-Sourced ZSvirt](https://zsvirt.io/blog/why-we-open-sourced-zsvirt.md): Why we open-sourced ZSvirt: our GPL 3.0 license commitment, the community-vs-commercial boundary, and how the project will be run in the open.
- [ZSvirt is Open Source: Enterprise-Grade Virtualization, Now Open to the Community](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zsvirt-is-open-source.md): ZSvirt is now officially open source under GPL 3.0. Full source code on GitHub, ISO images and docs on the community site — enterprise-grade virtualization without vendor lock-in.
- [From Zero to Your First VM: A Hands-On ZSvirt Deployment Guide](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zsvirt-quickstart-deploy-your-first-vm.md): A hands-on tutorial for administrators new to ZSvirt: install from the ISO, deploy the management node, initialize the datacenter, add hosts/storage/images/networks, and create your first VM.
- [Key Insights from Gartner's 2025 Market Guide for Server Virtualization Platforms: Navigating VMware Replacement](https://zsvirt.io/blog/insights-from-gartners-2025-market-guide-for-server-virtualization-platforms-on-vmware-replacement.md): Explore key insights from Gartner's 2025 Market Guide for Server Virtualization Platforms, including VMware alternatives, migration strategies, and the evolving virtualization landscape.
- [Zero Downtime: An In-Depth Analysis of Four Core Virtualization Hot Migration Technologies and Best Practices](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zero-downtime-in-depth-analysis-of-4-virtualization-hot-migration-core-technologies-and-practices.md): Explore the four core technologies behind virtualization hot migration: pre-copy memory migration, post-copy memory migration, shared storage migration, and network-assisted migration.
- [5 Key Considerations for Migrating from VMware to an Alternative Virtualization Platform](https://zsvirt.io/blog/5-key-steps-to-consider-when-migrating-from-vmware-to-another-platform.md): Discover five essential considerations for a successful VMware migration, including comprehensive planning, resource optimization, data protection, streamlined migration processes, and post-migration performance optimization.
- [VMware Migration: Cold Migration vs. Live Migration – Recommended Scenarios, Differences, and Approaches](https://zsvirt.io/blog/vmware-migration-cold-migration-vs-live-migration-recommended-scenarios-and-solutions.md): Compare cold migration vs live migration for VMware VM migration. Understand the differences, advantages, and recommended scenarios for each approach to choose the right migration strategy.
- [VMware Migration – Server Virtualization Compatibility: Achieving a Smooth Transition and Ecosystem Adaptation](https://zsvirt.io/blog/how-to-achieve-smooth-transition-and-ecosystem-adaptation.md): Learn how to smoothly migrate from VMware to ZSvirt with our guide on server virtualization compatibility, hardware and software ecosystem adaptation, and proven migration strategies.
- [Performance Optimization and Resource Scheduling During VMware-to-ZStack Virtual Machine Migration](https://zsvirt.io/blog/performance-optimization-and-resource-scheduling-during-vmware-to-zstack-virtual-machine-migration.md): Learn how to optimize performance and schedule resources effectively during VMware-to-ZStack virtual machine migration, including pre-migration preparation, data transfer optimization, and post-migration tuning.
- [ZSvirt Integration and Migration Tools: A Visualized UI Interface for Monitoring and Management, Enabling Non-Intrusive Business Operations](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zsvirt-integration-and-migration-tool.md): This article introduces ZSvirt's integration and migration services for VMware users, featuring a visualized UI interface for batch V2V migration and agentless migration capabilities, enabling enterprises to achieve a smooth and non-intrusive transition to a cost-effective VMware alternative.
- [Download ZSvirt ISO, OVA, QCOW2 and ZMigrate](https://zsvirt.io/download.md): Current release 1.0.0: ISO, OVA, QCOW2, ZMIGRATE.

## VMware 替换开源方案

- [VMware 的开源替代方案](https://zsvirt.io/zh/vmware-alternative.md)：使用生产级开源虚拟化平台替代 VMware，以透明、可控、可回退的路径完成虚拟机迁移。
- [虚拟化瞭望 第 001 期：ZSvirt 核心 IaaS 引擎开源，VMware Explore 2026 开幕，Proxmox VE 8 正式 EOL](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/virtwatch-weekly-issue-001.md): 第 001 期：ZSvirt 核心 IaaS 引擎以 GPL-3.0 开源并启动 Storytellers YouTube Challenge；VMware Explore 2026 今日拉斯维加斯开幕；Proxmox VE 8 正式终止支持；vCenter CVE-2026-59310 在野利用波及 47 国；QEMU 三线维护版与 Nutanix 财报。
- [ZSvirt 开源两周，试用门槛降到五分钟](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/two-weeks-after-open-sourcing-zsvirt.md): ZSvirt 开源两周：Star 1.4k；下载中心新增 OVA 与 QCOW2 镜像，无需物理硬件约五分钟即可上手试用；四篇技术文档随源码一起交付，并启动 GitHub Discussions 用户体验计划。
- [评估 ZSvirt 是否适合替代 VMware：一份从部署到迁移的 PoC 指南](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/evaluate-zsvirt-as-a-vmware-alternative.md): 一份可实际执行的 PoC 指南：从定义评估范围、跑通最小资源链路，到验证日常运维、存储与网络、权限与自动化，再到完成一次 VMware 迁移，帮助你判断 ZSvirt 是否适合替代现有虚拟化环境。
- [ZSvirt 迁移实战：从 VMware 迁移虚拟机的三种方式](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/zmigrate-workflow-walkthrough.md): 介绍 ZSvirt 的三种虚拟机迁移方式——ZMigrate 在线迁移、OVF 导入虚拟机、VMDK 镜像上传，附 ZMigrate 从下载部署到割接成功的完整实操流程。
- [我们为什么开源 ZSvirt？](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/why-we-open-sourced-zsvirt.md): 为什么开源 ZSvirt：我们对 GPL 3.0 许可证的承诺、社区版与商业版的能力边界，以及项目将如何以公开透明的方式长期运营。
- [ZSvirt 正式开源，将企业级虚拟化带入开源社区](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/zsvirt-is-open-source.md): ZSvirt 现以 GPL 3.0 协议正式开源，完整源代码已在 GitHub 公开，ISO 安装包与技术文档可在社区官网获取，为企业级虚拟化提供无厂商锁定的新选择。
- [从零到第一台虚拟机：手把手教你部署 ZSvirt](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/zsvirt-quickstart-deploy-your-first-vm.md): 一篇面向初次接触 ZSvirt 的管理员的实战教程：从 ISO 安装、管理节点部署，到初始化数据中心、添加主机/存储/镜像/网络，最终创建并登录第一台虚拟机。
- [大有期货 VMware 平滑替代最佳实践](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/dayou-futures-vmware-replacement-best-practice.md): 大有期货以 ZSvirt 企业版 ZStack ZSphere 平滑替代 VMware，以贴近原平台的操作体验与高性能虚拟化承载核心交易及结算业务，满足自主可控与国产化要求并显著降低 IT 成本。
- [Gartner 2025 服务器虚拟化平台市场指南核心洞察：VMware 替代之路](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/insights-from-gartners-2025-market-guide-for-server-virtualization-platforms-on-vmware-replacement.md): 探索 Gartner 2025 服务器虚拟化平台市场指南的关键洞察，包括 VMware 替代方案、迁移策略以及不断演进的虚拟化格局。
- [南京地铁 VMware 平滑替代最佳实践](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/nanjing-metro-vmware-replacement-best-practice.md): 南京地铁以 ZSvirt 企业版 ZStack ZSphere 替代 VMware，通过计算资源池化与高可用架构承载泰雷兹列车调度、信号控制等核心系统，资源利用率提升 30%，可用性达 99.99%。
- [澳洲某移动运营商 VMware 迁移最佳实践](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/australian-mobile-carrier-vmware-migration-best-practice.md): 澳洲某移动运营商借助 ZSvirt 企业版 ZStack ZSphere 实现虚拟化与云管一体化，支持混合云架构无缝对接，平滑迁移核心业务并统一云化管理。
- [零停机：四大虚拟化热迁移核心技术深度解析与最佳实践](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/zero-downtime-in-depth-analysis-of-4-virtualization-hot-migration-core-technologies-and-practices.md): 探索虚拟化热迁移背后的四大核心技术：预拷贝内存迁移、后拷贝内存迁移、共享存储迁移和网络辅助迁移。
- [从 VMware 迁移到替代虚拟化平台的 5 个关键考量](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/5-key-steps-to-consider-when-migrating-from-vmware-to-another-platform.md): 了解成功进行 VMware 迁移的五大关键考量，包括全面规划、资源优化、数据保护、精简迁移流程以及迁移后的性能优化。
- [VMware 迁移：冷迁移 vs 热迁移 —— 场景推荐、差异与方法](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/vmware-migration-cold-migration-vs-live-migration-recommended-scenarios-and-solutions.md): 对比 VMware 虚拟机迁移中的冷迁移与热迁移，了解两种方式的差异、优势与推荐场景，从而选择合适的迁移策略。
- [VMware 迁移 —— 服务器虚拟化兼容性：实现平滑迁移与生态适配](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/how-to-achieve-smooth-transition-and-ecosystem-adaptation.md): 通过本文了解如何从 VMware 平滑迁移至 ZSvirt，涵盖服务器虚拟化兼容性、软硬件生态适配以及经过验证的迁移策略。
- [VMware 迁移至 ZStack 虚拟机过程中的性能优化与资源调度](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/performance-optimization-and-resource-scheduling-during-vmware-to-zstack-virtual-machine-migration.md): 了解如何在 VMware 迁移至 ZStack 虚拟机过程中有效优化性能与调度资源，包括迁移前准备、数据传输优化以及迁移后的调优。
- [ZSvirt 集成与迁移工具：可视化 UI 界面助力监控管理，实现业务无感知迁移](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/zsvirt-integration-and-migration-tool.md): 本文向 VMware 用户介绍 ZSvirt 的集成与迁移服务，其特色包括用于批量 V2V 迁移的可视化 UI 界面以及无代理迁移能力，帮助企业平滑、无感知地迁移到高性价比的 VMware 替代方案。
- [某跨境服饰电商集团 VMware 平滑替换最佳实践](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/cross-border-ecommerce-vmware-replacement-best-practice.md): 某跨境服饰电商集团在全国数十个厂区仓库以轻量化、分布式架构平滑替换 VMware，硬件利旧、VPN 专线统一纳管，显著降低 IT 投入。
- [下载 ZSvirt ISO、OVA、QCOW2 与 ZMigrate](https://zsvirt.io/zh/download.md)：当前版本 1.0.0：ISO, OVA, QCOW2, ZMIGRATE。

## Product

- [ZSvirt Community Edition](https://zsvirt.io/index.md): A production-ready, lightweight open-source virtualization platform for environments from homelabs to hyperscale infrastructure.
- [Download ZSvirt ISO, OVA, QCOW2 and ZMigrate](https://zsvirt.io/download.md): Current release 1.0.0: ISO, OVA, QCOW2, ZMIGRATE.
- [ZSvirt Enterprise](https://zsvirt.io/pricing/): Combine production virtualization and ZCenter unified management in one stable, secure, and operational enterprise platform.

## Documentation

- [ZSvirt Docs](https://zsvirt.io/en/docs/): ZSvirt deployment guides, API references, and architecture notes.
- [ZSvirt 文档](https://zsvirt.io/docs/)：ZSvirt 部署指南、API 参考与架构说明入口。
- [Quick Start](https://zsvirt.io/en/docs/quick-start/)
- [快速开始](https://zsvirt.io/docs/quick-start/)

## Technical knowledge

- [Evaluating ZSvirt as a VMware Alternative: A PoC Guide from Deployment to Migration](https://zsvirt.io/blog/evaluate-zsvirt-as-a-vmware-alternative.md): An executable PoC guide: from defining your evaluation scope and standing up a minimal resource chain, to verifying day-to-day operations, storage and networking, permissions and automation, and finally completing a VMware migration — to help you decide whether ZSvirt fits your environment.
- [ZSvirt Migration in Practice: Three Ways to Migrate VMs from VMware](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zmigrate-workflow-walkthrough.md): Introduces three ways to migrate VMs with ZSvirt — ZMigrate online migration, OVF import, and VMDK image upload — with a full hands-on walkthrough of ZMigrate from download and deployment through to a successful cutover.
- [ZSvirt Architecture Explained: How a Production-Proven Virtualization Engine Is Built](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zsvirt-architecture.md): A deep dive into ZSvirt's architecture: unified resource abstraction, an async stateless workflow engine, message bus and plugin-based extensibility — and how a production-proven engine is now open source.
- [From Zero to Your First VM: A Hands-On ZSvirt Deployment Guide](https://zsvirt.io/blog/zsvirt-quickstart-deploy-your-first-vm.md): A hands-on tutorial for administrators new to ZSvirt: install from the ISO, deploy the management node, initialize the datacenter, add hosts/storage/images/networks, and create your first VM.
- [VMware Replacement Best Practice for a Leading Cross-border Fashion E-commerce Group](https://zsvirt.io/blog/cross-border-ecommerce-vmware-replacement-best-practice.md): A leading cross-border fashion e-commerce group replaced VMware with a lightweight, distributed architecture across dozens of factory parks, reusing existing hardware and unifying management over VPN leased lines.
- [Improve Efficiency and User Experience: An In-Depth Analysis of ZSvirt Virtualization Platform Shortcut Functions](https://zsvirt.io/blog/improve-efficiency-and-experience-full-analysis-of-zsvirt-virtualization-platform-shortcut-functions.md): This article explores the design, implementation, and benefits of the shortcut key system introduced in the ZSvirt virtualization platform. It addresses common user challenges such as long operation paths and low efficiency, detailing how the system assigns shortcuts based on high-frequency scenarios, core functions, and mainstream conventions. The piece covers the technical architecture, including event listeners and command registration, and provides an overview of supported shortcuts for resource lists, task windows, and global search.
- [ZStack's Scalability Secrets Part 1: Asynchronous Architecture](https://zsvirt.io/blog/asynchronous-architecture.md): ZStack offers an architecture where 99% of tasks are executed asynchronously, enabling a single management node to handle hundreds of thousands of physical servers, millions of virtual machines, and tens of thousands of concurrent tasks. This article explores the motivation, design, and implementation of ZStack's asynchronous architecture.
- [The In-Process Microservices Architecture](https://zsvirt.io/blog/in-process-microservices.md): To tackle challenges such as significant operations overhead, duplication of effort, testability that microservices usually face, ZStack encompasses all services in a single process called management node, building an in-process microservices architecture.
- [ZStack's Scalability Secrets Part 3: Lock-free Architecture](https://zsvirt.io/blog/lock-free-architecture.md): ZStack offers a lock-free architecture built on queues, allowing tasks to control their parallelism level easily from 1 (synchronized) to N (parallel). This article explains how ZStack avoids distributed locks using consistent hashing and memory-based work queues.
- [The Versatile Plugin System](https://zsvirt.io/blog/plugin-system.md): ZStack, with a versatile plugin system, allows features to be implemented as plugins (both in-process or out-of-process) which can not only extend ZStack's functionality, but also hook into business logic to change default behaviours.
- [ZStack's Scalability Secrets Part 2: Stateless Services](https://zsvirt.io/blog/stateless-clustering.md): Every ZStack service is stateless. Making services highly available and scaled out can be as easy as starting redundant service instances then load balancing them. This article explains how ZStack builds a stateless distributed system using consistent hashing and a centralized message bus.
- [The Tag System](https://zsvirt.io/blog/tag-system.md): Tags in ZStack not only help users aggregate resources but also control behaviors of the software. ZStack has a complete specification defining category, form, and usage of tags for users, plugins, and third-party software.
- [The Workflow Engine](https://zsvirt.io/blog/workflow-engine.md): With a workflow engine, every step in ZStack wrapped in individual flow can be rolled back on error. This article explains ZStack's workflow engine that breaks monolithic business logic into fine-grained, rollbackable steps for system integrity.

## Chinese knowledge

- None currently published.

## VMware replacement customer evidence

- [VMware Replacement Best Practice at Dayou Futures](https://zsvirt.io/blog/dayou-futures-vmware-replacement-best-practice.md): Dayou Futures smoothly replaced VMware with ZStack ZSphere, the enterprise edition of ZSvirt, carrying core trading and settlement workloads with a VMware-like experience and high-performance virtualization — eliminating vendor lock-in and significantly reducing IT budget.
- [VMware Replacement Best Practice at Nanjing Metro](https://zsvirt.io/blog/nanjing-metro-vmware-replacement-best-practice.md): Nanjing Metro replaced VMware with ZStack ZSphere, the enterprise edition of ZSvirt, carrying Thales train scheduling, signal control, and other core systems via resource pooling and high availability — with 30% higher resource utilization and 99.99% availability.
- [VMware Migration Best Practice for an Australian Mobile Carrier](https://zsvirt.io/blog/australian-mobile-carrier-vmware-migration-best-practice.md): An Australian mobile carrier leveraged ZStack ZSphere, the enterprise edition of ZSvirt, to achieve converged virtualization and cloud management with seamless hybrid-cloud integration, smoothly migrating core workloads.
- [VMware Replacement Best Practice for a Leading Cross-border Fashion E-commerce Group](https://zsvirt.io/blog/cross-border-ecommerce-vmware-replacement-best-practice.md): A leading cross-border fashion e-commerce group replaced VMware with a lightweight, distributed architecture across dozens of factory parks, reusing existing hardware and unifying management over VPN leased lines.

## Project and community

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ZSvirt/zsvirt): Source code, GPLv3 license, governance, issues, and discussions.
- [ZSvirt Blog](https://zsvirt.io/blog/): ZSvirt blog for product news, best practices, technical sharing, team and community updates, and VirtWatch Weekly.
- [ZSvirt 博客](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/)：ZSvirt 博客发布产品新闻、最佳实践、技术分享、团队和社区动态及 VirtWatch Weekly。
- [English RSS feed](https://zsvirt.io/blog/rss.xml)
- [中文 RSS](https://zsvirt.io/zh/blog/rss.xml)

## Optional

- [Live Demo](https://demo.zsvirt.io/login?utm_source=website&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=demo-center&utm_content=global-navigation)
- [Feature Wishes and Progress](https://zsvirt.io/feature-wishes/): Submit ideas for ZSvirt and follow developer replies, decisions, and progress.