Oracle Linux KVM
Oracle Linux KVM with Virtualization Manager is an open-source virtualization solution offered by Oracle as a part of the Oracle Linux offering. The core of Oracle Linux KVM is the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor. The Virtualization Manager serves as the centralized management interface.
Oracle Linux follows a subscription-based licensing model, where users purchase support subscriptions to access commercial support and additional features.
The pricing metric for Oracle Linux support subscription is per physical CPU pair. For systems with more than two physical CPUs, users must purchase an additional support subscription for every additional CPU pair in order to cover all of the physical CPUs on the systems running Oracle Linux.
Support coverage for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager is included in the Oracle Linux Premier Support package.
For more information see the Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager data sheet.
Oracle Linux Subscription Costs
Yearly price for Oracle Linux Premier Support is $1,399.00 per physical CPU pair.
The total number of CPU pairs in our 4-node cluster is 4, hence we need 4 Oracle Linux Premier Support subscriptions with the total cost of $5,596 per year.
Proxmox Virtual Environment
Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is an open-source virtualization platform that combines two virtualization technologies: Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for virtual machines (VMs) and LXC (Linux Containers) for lightweight container-based virtualization. It offers a web-based management interface for easy configuration, deployment, and monitoring of virtualized environments.
Proxmox VE follows a dual licensing model. The core Proxmox VE platform is open source, and users have free access to the community edition. However, for organizations that require additional features, support, and access to the stable repository, a subscription model is available.
Proxmox VE Subscription Costs
Proxmox VE offers four subscription plans with varying support levels:
- Community – $119 / year & CPU socket.
- Basic – $367 / year & CPU socket.
- Standard – $551 / year & CPU socket.
- Premium – $1,102 / year & CPU socket.
For more details see Pricing for Subscriptions Plans.
To license our 4-node cluster equipped with the total of 8 CPUs, we need 8 Proxmox VE subscriptions. The total yearly cost of Proxmox VE Premium support coverage for our environment is $8,816.
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