One console. The whole fleet.
Real-time monitoring and dynamic resource allocation for a single host or a full cluster, from the same clean web dashboard over HTTPS. No thick client. No agents. No plugins to license.
THINWARE / SIMPLEVM 10.1 · NOW GA · ENTERPRISE-CLASS VIRTUALIZATION FOR EVERYONE
Run everything. Owe nothing.
SimpleVM is a security-hardened KVM hypervisor — clustering, high availability, live migration, and the full VM lifecycle in one clean web console. Free for commercial use. Zero telemetry.
- Hosts
- 03
- VMs
- 17
- Live migrations
- 00
- Uptime
- 99.99%
- Telemetry sent
- 0 bytes
01 — The problem
The industry decided you should rent your own hardware — per socket, per core, per renewal — while your data phones home. We built the exit.
$0
per-socket licensing, forever
0B
telemetry leaves your network
10yr
long-term support lifecycle
∞
vCPUs · RAM · VMs — no caps
02 — Capabilities
Everything you need to run VMs at scale. Nothing behind a license key.
Clustering & HA
Group hosts into resilient clusters with automated failover and shared-storage integration. Workloads survive maintenance windows and hardware faults.
Live migration
Move running VMs between hosts with no downtime. Patch the hardware underneath production without anyone noticing.
Storage & networking, built in
Storage pools, qcow2 disks, snapshots and clones. NAT and bridged networks, VLANs, bonds, and a zone-based firewall — in the box.
∞
Unlimited scale
No artificial caps on vCPUs, RAM, or VM count. Grow from a lab box to a production cluster without re-licensing a single socket.
Private by default. Hardened by design.
Zero telemetry — ever. SELinux enforcing from first boot on a Rocky Linux 10.1 base, root disabled by default, zone-based firewall, and an optional FIPS-validated mode for regulated environments.
03 — Deploy
Bare metal to first VM in minutes.
01
Install
Boot the guided installer on any x86-64 host with Intel VT-x or AMD-V. SELinux is enforcing from first boot — no hardening runbook required.
02
Cluster
Add hosts and group them. Shared storage and automated failover come configured — not bolted on three renewals later.
03
Run & migrate
Spin up VMs, snapshot, clone, and live-migrate running workloads between hosts with zero downtime.
04 — Proof
This is the actual console.
Not a mockup. Compute, storage, and networking in a single interface, over HTTPS, in any browser. Drag through it.
05 — An honest comparison
The same workloads. Minus the parts that work against you.
PROPRIETARY VIRTUALIZATION
- Per-socket and per-core licensing that grows with your hardware
- Telemetry and usage reporting back to the vendor
- Features gated behind tiers and the next renewal
- Proprietary formats that hold your disks hostage
- Free for commercial use — no per-socket, per-core, or per-VM fees
- Zero telemetry — operational data never leaves your network
- Every feature in one tier — clustering and HA included
- Open KVM foundation, standard formats, no lock-in
PLATFORM
- KVM on a Rocky Linux 10.1 base
- 64-bit x86-64 · Intel VT-x or AMD-V
- Browser-based console over HTTPS
OPERATIONS
- Clusters, automated failover, live migration
- Snapshots, clones, qcow2, storage pools
- NAT + bridged networks, VLANs, bonds
SECURITY & SUPPORT
- SELinux enforced · zone firewall · optional FIPS
- 10-year LTS with kernel live-patching
- Zero telemetry · free for commercial use
06 — Field tools
Free CLI tools. Straight download. No form.
Built by the SimpleVM team for real migrations and real operations. Technology Previews — read the guide, dry-run first.
simplevm-v2v
TECH PREVIEW · v0.2.2Migrate a VMware virtual machine to SimpleVM in one command. Point it at the VM’s .vmx folder — it converts each disk to qcow2, applies the deterministic boot fixes a converted guest needs under KVM, and registers it with libvirt, defined but powered off. The source VM is never modified: guaranteed boot, or a clean refusal.
simplevm-backup
TECH PREVIEW · v0.1.5Point-in-time backup of a running virtual machine — a libvirt external snapshot plus a thin, compressed copy of each disk, so the VM keeps running through the whole backup. Every run lands in a self-contained, timestamped directory with disks, NVRAM, and configuration.
07 — Pricing
A typical proprietary renewal for one two-socket host: $4,320 / year*
$0/ forever
- Unlimited vCPUs, RAM, and virtual machines
- Clustering, high availability, live migration
- 10-year long-term support
- Zero telemetry, ever
The software is always free. Optional support plans add response-time SLAs and unlock SimpleVM Backup, from $499 per host / year. View support plans ›
* VMware® vSphere Foundation list price of $135 per core / year × Broadcom’s 16-core-per-CPU licensing minimum × 2 CPUs. Broadcom subscription licensing, 2024–2026 list; negotiated pricing varies. VMware is a registered trademark of Broadcom Inc.
Your hardware. Your rules.
Download SimpleVM, follow the guided installer, and spin up your first virtual machine in minutes.