Virtualisation

QEMU

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01 / Overview

What is QEMU?

QEMU emulates machines and virtualises supported computing environments.

Who is QEMU for?

Teams responsible for virtualisation that need machine emulation and want to evaluate the complete delivery, access and cost requirements.

02 / Capabilities

QEMU features

The core capabilities to consider for your workflow.

  • Machine emulation
  • Hardware virtualisation
  • Guest operating systems
03 / Plans & costs

QEMU pricing

Plan availability

Open-source software

Assess the applicable software licence and distribution, then budget deployment, infrastructure, maintenance and support. A commercial hosted service or support contract can be priced separately.

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Free access & evaluation

An open-source software edition is available. Hosting, infrastructure, administration, support and separately licensed extensions can still cost money.

04 / Buying checklist

Before you choose QEMU

  • Does the hypervisor support the host hardware, guest systems and workload requirements?

  • Which host, guest, management, backup and commercial-use licences apply?

05 / Related software

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06 / Questions answered

QEMU FAQs

Does QEMU have a free plan?

An open-source software edition is available. Hosting, infrastructure, administration, support and separately licensed extensions can still cost money.

Who is QEMU for?

Teams responsible for virtualisation that need machine emulation and want to evaluate the complete delivery, access and cost requirements.

What should I compare before buying?

Check the tier that contains your essential features, confirm plan limits and compare the total quote with your own expected usage.