--- title: "Free Virtualizor alternative for Proxmox VE · NexoVirt" description: "Free Virtualizor alternative for Proxmox VE: adopts running VMs, adds a customer portal, IPAM, alerts and a REST API. Flat plans after 2 nodes, no per-VM fees." url: https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-virtualizor-alternative --- # A Virtualizor alternative for Proxmox VE, without per-VM fees Running Virtualizor on Proxmox? NexoVirt is a panel built only for Proxmox VE: it adopts your running VMs and containers in place and adds a customer portal, IP management, plans, alerting and a REST API. Free on up to 2 nodes, then a flat monthly plan, never a fee per VM. [Install free](https://docs.nexovirt.com/getting-started/installation/) [Compare with Virtualizor](#comparison) ## Why switch from Virtualizor on a Proxmox setup? Virtualizor covers many hypervisors. If yours is only Proxmox, you work through a layer you do not need. Virtualizor is a well-established, commercially licensed VPS panel that supports several virtualization types. Proxmox is one of them, which means features are designed for the common ground of all hypervisors rather than for Proxmox VE. NexoVirt goes the other way. Inventory, IPAM, NAT, OS templates, metrics and alerts are built on the Proxmox API directly. If Proxmox is your only hypervisor, that gives you a tighter workflow and one less abstraction to debug when something goes wrong. ## NexoVirt vs Virtualizor Side by side for operators whose servers run on Proxmox VE. | Capability | Virtualizor | NexoVirt | |---|---|---| | Built only for Proxmox VE | No, several virtualization types; Proxmox is one of them | Yes, Proxmox VE only | | Pricing model | Commercial license per server (see the vendor's current terms) | Free up to 2 nodes, then flat plans from €29 to €149 a month | | Fees per VM or per customer | Depends on the license you buy | None | | Self-hosted | Yes | Yes, on your own server | | Adopts running Proxmox guests without a reinstall | Check with the vendor for your setup | Yes, a core feature | | Customer portal with 2FA | Yes | Yes, isolated per customer, with SSH keys and console | | IP management, NAT, port forwarding | IP pools included | IPv4/IPv6 zones, NAT and port forwarding | | Alerts to email, Discord, Google Chat | Check the vendor's documentation | Alert rules with email, Discord, Google Chat and webhooks | | API for automation | Yes | Documented REST API with host-scoped API tokens | | Billing integration | Billing modules available | Via the REST API; a ready-made WHMCS module is on the roadmap | Virtualizor features and prices depend on version and license. Check the vendor's current documentation for your setup. ## What a Proxmox-only panel adds One install, no plugins, no external services. Everything runs on your own server. - ### Adopt nodes in one step A small agent installed over SSH imports existing VMs, containers, storage and networks. No reinstall, and removing it leaves Proxmox untouched. - ### Portal with tenant isolation Customers manage power, console, SSH keys and 2FA. Ownership is checked on the server, so nobody sees another customer's guests. - ### Plans that enforce themselves Traffic limits, expiry and a grace period per plan. Only plan-assigned guests are ever suspended or deleted. - ### IPAM, NAT and firewall view IPv4 and IPv6 zones, port forwards as a validated table, and the host's firewall rules as readable tables. - ### Moves between hosts Migrate a guest to another Proxmox host from the panel, or evacuate a whole host before maintenance. - ### Alerts and API Alert rules to email, Discord, Google Chat or webhooks, and a REST API with tokens limited to the hosts you choose. [See all features](https://nexovirt.com/features) [How adoption works](https://nexovirt.com/how-it-works) ## How much does it cost compared to Virtualizor? Virtualizor is licensed per server, so the bill grows with every host. NexoVirt is free on up to 2 Proxmox nodes and then €29, €79 or €149 a month for 5, 20 or unlimited nodes, with no fee per VM or per customer. ### Other Virtualizor alternatives - **SolusVM**: The other big commercial VPS panel, not built on Proxmox. See the [SolusVM alternative](https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-solusvm-alternative) page. - **ProxCP or Cloudmox**: Proxmox-focused panels; compare them by how they connect to your billing system. - **XCP-ng with Xen Orchestra**: A strong open stack if you are not committed to Proxmox VE. - **Plain Proxmox plus a WHMCS module**: Cheap to start, but you assemble billing, provisioning and a portal yourself. [See pricing](https://nexovirt.com/pricing) ## Switching from Virtualizor: what changes, what stays If your Virtualizor servers already run on Proxmox VE, the switch is mostly paperwork. ### What stays - Running Proxmox guests keep running: NexoVirt adopts them in place. - Disks, IP addresses and network setup stay exactly as they are. - Your billing system stays and calls NexoVirt's REST API. - The Proxmox web UI stays available for anything you still do by hand. ### What changes - Customers get new portal logins; you assign each server to its owner once. - Each package becomes a NexoVirt plan (cores, RAM, disk, traffic, runtime). - The billing connection moves to the REST API (a small script or custom module for now). - Servers on other hypervisors move to Proxmox VE first. Invoices and payments stay in your billing system. Try it before you cancel anything: the Community Edition is free on up to 2 nodes, so you can adopt one node and run a test customer first. More on [adopting an existing Proxmox cluster](https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-portal-existing-cluster). ## Virtualizor alternative FAQ Is NexoVirt a Virtualizor alternative for Proxmox?Yes. Virtualizor is multi-hypervisor; NexoVirt is built specifically for Proxmox VE, so you get a native panel: customer portal, plans, IPAM, alerting and a REST API, without an abstraction layer between you and Proxmox. Does it require per-VM licensing?No, self-hosted, with unlimited VMs. Community Edition is free up to 2 Proxmox nodes. Can I import my existing Proxmox nodes?Yes, the discovery agent adopts fresh or already-running nodes and imports your VMs, containers, storage and networks with no reinstall. Does it include a customer portal?Yes, a multi-tenant self-service portal with an in-browser console, SSH-key management and 2FA. What about billing (WHMCS, Blesta, FossBilling)?Your billing system calls the REST API to create, assign, suspend and delete guests, so WHMCS, Blesta, FossBilling or custom scripts work today. A ready-made WHMCS module is not shipped yet; native billing integration is on the roadmap. ## Keep reading - [ Proxmox VPS panel Sell VPS on Proxmox without per-VM fees. ](https://nexovirt.com/proxmox-vps-panel) - [ Proxmox alerts in Discord Guest down, node unreachable and resource alerts per rule. ](https://nexovirt.com/blog/proxmox-discord-alerts) - [ Proxmox NAT and port forwarding Reboot-safe NAT for private guests, step by step. ](https://nexovirt.com/blog/proxmox-nat-port-forwarding) ## Start running NexoVirt today Free for homelabs with unlimited VMs on up to 2 nodes. Running a hosting business? Upgrade in place when you grow, no migration. [Install free](https://docs.nexovirt.com/getting-started/installation/) [See pricing](https://nexovirt.com/pricing)