{"url":"https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-solusvm-alternative","title":"SolusVM alternative for Proxmox: free up to 2 nodes · NexoVirt","description":"Switch from SolusVM to a panel built for Proxmox VE: keep running guests, free on 2 nodes, flat monthly plans, no per-VM fees. Portal, IPAM and API included.","markdown_url":"https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-solusvm-alternative.md","sections":[{"heading":"The SolusVM alternative built for Proxmox VE","content":"If your servers run on Proxmox VE, NexoVirt replaces SolusVM with a panel made only for it: customer portal, IP management, plans, alerting and a REST API for your billing system. Free on up to 2 nodes, then flat monthly plans with no per-VM fees, and running guests are adopted without a reinstall.\n\n[Install free](https://docs.nexovirt.com/getting-started/installation/) [Compare with SolusVM](#comparison)"},{"heading":"Why look for a SolusVM alternative?","content":"Two reasons come up most: you already run Proxmox, and the license grows with the business.\n\nSolusVM is an established, proprietary VPS panel with its own virtualization stack across several hypervisors. That breadth helps a mixed fleet. On a Proxmox-only infrastructure it is a second layer that was never designed around Proxmox, its storage, its networks or its tasks.\n\nNexoVirt talks to the Proxmox API directly and adds the hosting layer on top: customer portal, plans, IPAM, alerting. Your Proxmox setup stays untouched, the web UI stays available, and you pay a flat monthly plan instead of a license that scales with your fleet."},{"heading":"NexoVirt vs SolusVM","content":"A high-level comparison for operators whose servers run on Proxmox VE.\n\n| Capability | SolusVM | NexoVirt |\n|---|---|---|\n| Built for Proxmox VE | No, its own VPS stack | Yes, Proxmox VE only |\n| Adopts running Proxmox guests | Not applicable (separate stack) | Yes, without a reinstall |\n| Pricing model | Commercial license (see the vendor's current terms) | Free up to 2 nodes, then flat plans from €29 to €149 a month |\n| Fees per VM or per customer | Depends on the license you buy | None |\n| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes, on your own server |\n| Customer portal with 2FA | Yes | Yes, isolated per customer, with SSH keys and console |\n| IP management, NAT, port forwarding | IP management included | IPv4/IPv6 zones, NAT and port forwarding |\n| Resource plans with auto-suspend | Yes | Cores, RAM, disk, traffic and expiry, enforced automatically |\n| API for automation | Yes | Documented REST API with API tokens |\n| Billing integration | Billing modules available | Via the REST API; a ready-made WHMCS module is on the roadmap |\n\nSolusVM details change between versions and license tiers. Check the vendor's current documentation and pricing for your setup."},{"heading":"What does a SolusVM alternative cost?","content":"SolusVM is a commercial license, so the panel bill grows with the fleet. NexoVirt is free for small setups and flat after that.\n\n- *€0* Community Edition on up to 2 Proxmox nodes, every core feature, no license key.\n- €29 to €149 Flat monthly plans for 5, 20 or unlimited nodes. [See pricing](https://nexovirt.com/pricing)\n- €0 per VM No fee per VM or per customer, so packing more VPS onto a node costs nothing extra.\n\n### Other SolusVM alternatives worth knowing\n\n- **Virtualizor**: Commercial multi-hypervisor panel that can also drive Proxmox. See the [Virtualizor alternative](https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-virtualizor-alternative) page.\n- **VMmanager**: ISPsystem's commercial VM panel, built on its own hypervisor stack rather than Proxmox.\n- **ProxMate**: A lightweight open-source Proxmox self-service portal, thinner on plans, IPAM, NAT and API.\n- **Xen Orchestra**: Strong, but it manages XCP-ng and XenServer, not Proxmox VE."},{"heading":"Everything a VPS business needs from SolusVM, on Proxmox","content":"It all ships in one install: no plugins, no external services, no per-feature add-ons.\n\n- ### All hosts in one panel\n\nSeveral Proxmox hosts and clusters, every VM and container in one list, with bulk power actions.\n- ### Customer portal\n\nCustomers get power controls, an in-browser console, SSH keys, 2FA and live graphs, and only ever see their own servers.\n- ### Plans and enforcement\n\nCores, RAM, disk, monthly traffic and runtime per plan. Over the limit or expired: suspended automatically, resumed on reset.\n- ### IPAM and NAT\n\nIPv4 and IPv6 zones with the next free address at provisioning, NAT and port forwarding per host.\n- ### In-browser console\n\nA serial terminal for containers and serial-enabled VMs, noVNC as the graphical fallback. No client software.\n- ### REST API for billing\n\nCreate, assign, suspend and delete servers with API tokens. Simpler to wire to a biller than the raw Proxmox API.\n\n[See all features](https://nexovirt.com/features) [How NexoVirt works with Proxmox](https://nexovirt.com/how-it-works)"},{"heading":"How do you switch from SolusVM?","content":"In two steps: get the servers onto Proxmox VE, then let NexoVirt adopt them where they run.\n\n### What stays\n\n- Guests already on Proxmox keep running: NexoVirt adopts them in place, no reinstall.\n- Their disks, IP addresses and network setup stay as they are.\n- Your billing system stays; it calls NexoVirt's REST API instead of SolusVM's.\n- Your packages map to NexoVirt plans (cores, RAM, disk, traffic, runtime).\n\n### What changes\n\n- Servers not yet on Proxmox VE move there first (backup and restore, or a disk import).\n- Customers get new portal logins; you assign each server to its owner once.\n- The billing connection moves to the REST API (a small script or custom module for now).\n- Your panel bill becomes a flat monthly plan instead of a SolusVM license.\n\nTest it first: install the free Community Edition next to your current setup, adopt one Proxmox node and run a test customer through it. Removing the NexoVirt agent leaves Proxmox exactly as it was. Details: [a customer portal for an existing Proxmox cluster](https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-portal-existing-cluster)."},{"heading":"SolusVM alternative FAQ","content":"Is NexoVirt a drop-in SolusVM replacement?Not a 1:1 migration: SolusVM abstracts several hypervisors, while NexoVirt is built specifically for Proxmox VE. If your stack is Proxmox, you get a native panel with a customer portal, plans, IPAM and a REST API, without a multi-hypervisor layer in the middle.\n\nDoes NexoVirt charge per-VM licensing like SolusVM?No. You self-host NexoVirt and run unlimited VMs and containers; Community Edition is free up to 2 nodes, with no per-VM or per-customer fees.\n\nCan I migrate from SolusVM to Proxmox and NexoVirt?Yes. Once your VMs run on Proxmox VE, point NexoVirt at the nodes: it adopts the running guests, storage and networks in place, with no reinstall. You then assign each guest to its customer, and customers get new portal logins.\n\nDoes it have a customer portal like SolusVM?Yes, a multi-tenant portal with per-customer VMs, an in-browser console, SSH keys and 2FA.\n\nHow do I handle billing without SolusVM's modules?Keep your billing system and let it call NexoVirt's REST API to create, assign, suspend and delete guests. That works with WHMCS, Blesta, FossBilling or your own scripts. A ready-made WHMCS module is not shipped yet; native billing integration is on the roadmap."},{"heading":"Keep reading","content":"- [ Proxmox VPS hosting What you need to host and sell VPS on Proxmox VE. ](https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-vps-hosting)\n- [ Proxmox NAT and port forwarding Reboot-safe NAT for private guests, step by step. ](https://nexovirt.com/blog/proxmox-nat-port-forwarding)\n- [ NexoVirt pricing Free for homelabs, flat monthly plans for hosting businesses. ](https://nexovirt.com/pricing)"},{"heading":"Start running NexoVirt today","content":"Free for homelabs with unlimited VMs on up to 2 nodes. Running a hosting business? Upgrade in place when you grow, no migration.\n\n[Install free](https://docs.nexovirt.com/getting-started/installation/) [See pricing](https://nexovirt.com/pricing)"}],"faq":[{"question":"Is NexoVirt a drop-in SolusVM replacement?","answer":"Not a 1:1 migration: SolusVM abstracts several hypervisors, while NexoVirt is built specifically for Proxmox VE. If your stack is Proxmox, you get a native panel with a customer portal, plans, IPAM and a REST API, without a multi-hypervisor layer in the middle."},{"question":"Does NexoVirt charge per-VM licensing like SolusVM?","answer":"No. You self-host NexoVirt and run unlimited VMs and containers; Community Edition is free up to 2 nodes, with no per-VM or per-customer fees."},{"question":"Can I migrate from SolusVM to Proxmox and NexoVirt?","answer":"Yes. Once your VMs run on Proxmox VE, point NexoVirt at the nodes: it adopts the running guests, storage and networks in place, with no reinstall. You then assign each guest to its customer, and customers get new portal logins."},{"question":"Does it have a customer portal like SolusVM?","answer":"Yes, a multi-tenant portal with per-customer VMs, an in-browser console, SSH keys and 2FA."},{"question":"How do I handle billing without SolusVM's modules?","answer":"Keep your billing system and let it call NexoVirt's REST API to create, assign, suspend and delete guests. That works with WHMCS, Blesta, FossBilling or your own scripts. A ready-made WHMCS module is not shipped yet; native billing integration is on the roadmap."}]}