# SUSE Virtualization Reviews **Vendor:** SUSE **Category:** [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 8 ## About SUSE Virtualization What is SUSE Virtualization? SUSE Virtualization is a modern, Kubernetes-native alternative to traditional hypervisors. Built on KubeVirt and running directly on bare metal, it enables you to manage virtual machines and integrated storage without the legacy overhead or complex licensing of conventional virtualization platforms. SUSE Virtualization provides full VM lifecycle management, distributed storage, and deep integration with SUSE Rancher Prime. Powered by Kubernetes and KubeVirt under the hood, it delivers a simplified experience - no Kubernetes knowledge required. Why teams use SUSE Virtualization Modern virtualization without the bloat: Manage VMs with built-in backup, restore, live migration, templates, cloud-init, and more. You get all the core features without based on a great open source stack and enterprise support. Kubernetes-powered, but easy to use: Built on Kubernetes, and you don’t need to know Kubernetes to use it. Administrators can work in a clean, VM-focused UI and still benefit from cloud-native architecture. Integrated with Rancher: Seamless multi-cluster management with SUSE Rancher, including unified authentication, centralized monitoring, and orchestration across both virtualized and containerized workloads. What you get Bare metal HCI platform: Installs directly on bare metal hardware, combining compute, storage, and networking in one unified solution. Enterprise VM capabilities: Live migration, snapshot and restore, PXE/iPXE boot, multiple NICs, cloud-init, SSH-key injection, graphical and serial consoles. Built-in storage: Distributed block storage through SUSE Storage with support for tiering, redundancy, and scaling across nodes. Thirdparty certified storage: SUSE Virtualization supports a wide range of certified third-party storage solutions, allowing you to leverage existing infrastructure without sacrificing compatibility or performance. Multi-tenant networking: VLAN support, virtual IPs, NIC bonding, and flexible network configurations per VM. Who it’s for Ideal for DevOps and platform teams, SUSE Virtualization brings cloud-native principles to virtualization—enabling you to manage VMs and containers side by side from a single, streamlined interface without added complexity. SUSE Virtualization is designed for organizations ready to break free from costly, legacy virtualization stacks. Whether you're modernizing infrastructure, managing workloads at the edge, or unifying VMs and containers, it offers the simplicity and flexibility to move forward with confidence. ## SUSE Virtualization Reviews ### 1. Reliable and Secure Virtualization for Enterprise Workloads **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Md S. | Sr. Systems Engineer, Datacenter Cloud Operations, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 26, 2025 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** What I value most is the stability and smooth integration with the SUSE Linux Enterprise environment. It has proven to be highly reliable for running critical workloads, offering robust security and performance without introducing much overhead. I also appreciate its support for multiple hypervisors, such as KVM and Xen, which allows for flexibility based on different use cases. Additionally, the support and documentation provided by SUSE are quite comprehensive, making both troubleshooting and adoption more straightforward. Easy to manage once set up, especially for those familiar with Linux, though it has a small learning curve at the start. Straightforward in SUSE environments with good documentation. Used regularly for managing production workloads. **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** SUSE Virtualization offers a stable and reliable experience, but I find that its user interface and management tools could be more intuitive, particularly for newcomers to the platform. In my experience, the learning curve is steeper compared to other virtualization solutions, and it often demands more manual configuration. Additionally, the range of third-party integrations is not as extensive as what competitors like VMware provide, which can restrict flexibility in certain environments. **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** SUSE Virtualization enables us to consolidate several workloads onto a smaller number of physical servers, which helps lower hardware expenses and enhances resource utilization. It offers high availability and reliability for our critical systems, helping to minimize downtime. The capability to run various workloads in isolated environments also simplifies secure application management. Overall, this solution boosts efficiency, scalability, and cost savings across our infrastructure. **Official Response from Huw Wigley:** > Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We're delighted to hear that we're helping you to boost efficiencies and svae budget. ### 2. A Cost-Saving Replacement for VMware **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** li j. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 03, 2026 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** replace VMware to save cost. match virtualization requirement. **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** not include all VMware function like FT and TC function **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** operate easily and cost efficeny. **Official Response from Huw Wigley:** > Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. It's very much appreciated. ### 3. Suse Virtualization a complete virtualization solution growing fast **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gilles M. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 19, 2025 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** Suse Virtualization is very simple to install, has great compatibility, open source, has the good features. **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** The UI is a bit slow, compatibility matrix with hardware not clear. Roadmap not clear. Custommer support on Windows based Virtual machines is not as good and responsive than on linux. Missing some key cyber features. **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** Suse Virtualization is a good solution to replace VMware on our use cases, more light than other solution with a very good integration of open sources products. **Official Response from Huw Wigley:** > Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're working hard to improve SUSE Virtualization and hope you'll see the benefits. ### 4. SUSE Harvester is new and best choice for HyperConverged Solution **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Samed A. | Sistem Mimarı, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 31, 2023 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** I can easily solve the business's business with cloud computing without being tied to a specific hardware. It's good to have Suse here with us. Hyperconverge market is growing and it is good to have another strong manufacturer in this market. Since the Hyper Converge solution is software-based, it was perfect for us users to have a software manufacturer produce this feature. They have very high quality technical support services. **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** It should bring its products to more end users. It should focus on dissemination and advertising activities. Local offices and technical support teams should be supported. I hope SUSE invests heavily to stay in this market. **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it for our virtualization platform solutions on the cloud computing side. And it gave us a lot of convenience. Our installation cost has been greatly reduced, and we have saved time and money. ### 5. Harvester is your new self-sufficient virtualization solution **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Edgars V. | Senior IT Specialist, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 11, 2022 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** SUSE Harvester is an all-in-one virtualisation solution ready for enterprise production. You can create networks, disks, etc. and assign them to virtual machines. You can connect to virtual machines through serial or graphical interfaces using Harvester's web GUI. It's easy and fast to create virtual machines in Harvester. **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** There are no things I dislike in Harvester - it does its job well. **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** We create virtual servers in Harvester, which later form Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters. We have created templates for these machines, so the process is almost entirely automated. ### 6. A great tool for handling containers and VMs **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sayanta B. | Technical Writing and Research, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 14, 2022 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** The best thing about Harvester is that it is completely open-source. It is a one-stop solution for managing Kubernetes clusters, virtual machines, and cloud demands. **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** I don't dislike anything about Harvester so far. I have tested it in a local environment and found it pretty useful. **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** Harvester provides a one-stop solution and a framework for managing virtual machines and containers. With the help of Harvester, we can run containers and host virtual machines at the same time which reduces the cost as there is no need to look for alternative solutions for hosting VMs, and running and managing Kubernetes clusters. ### 7. Containers and Virtual Machines on hand **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Malcolm L. | Home user, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 17, 2022 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** Open Source all-in-one solution for your kubernetes, virtualization and cloud needs **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** I don't dislike anything, but for a lab setup you do need reasonable hardware (cpu cores and RAM). **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** One setup to perform all my container and virtualization needs. ### 8. Reap the rewards of SUSE Harvester **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2022 **What do you like best about SUSE Virtualization?** An all-in-one solution which provides an easy way of hosting both virtual machines and running containers on the same hardware. **What do you dislike about SUSE Virtualization?** Nothing that can't be resolved by providing feedback. **What problems is SUSE Virtualization solving and how is that benefiting you?** Harvester provides one solution to running both virtual machines and containers - no need to use an alternative virtualisation solution to then host virtual machines which themselves run containers. ## SUSE Virtualization Discussions - [What is SUSE Harvester used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-suse-harvester-used-for) - [View SUSE Virtualization pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-virtualization/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-01+02%3A13%3A19+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=236d33eb-6aa4-4143-945d-9722e6b76b16&secure%5Btoken%5D=d1f7dd71aaacc6bba021e0aeedc89953912ffb009442a23e9ff8de7a1473f620&format=llm_user) ## SUSE Virtualization Features **Performance** - Scalability - Portability - Data Recovery **Functionality** - OS Integration - Resource Saving - Performance Management - Security **Agentic AI - Server Virtualization** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making ## Top SUSE Virtualization Alternatives - [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (745 reviews) - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (2,337 reviews) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (931 reviews)