ScalaHosting - KVM vs OpenVZ – Which is Best for Your VPS Server

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Published Feb 18, 2025

ℹ️ When choosing a VPS hosting solution, admins usually look at hardware resources, compare prices, and search for the best bang for their buck. Not many webmasters stop to think about the virtualization technology that will power their server. Is this a mistake?

Today, we will look at KVM and OpenVZ, two of the most popular virtualization solutions on the market, to see how they can impact your hosting service.

Table of Contents:

- What is Virtualization?
- Virtualization in Web Hosting
- What is KVM?
- What is OpenVZ?
- KVM vs OpenVZ – Hardware Requirements
- KVM vs OpenVZ – OS Support
- KVM vs OpenVZ – Kernel Versions
- KVM vs OpenVZ – Memory Distribution
- KVM vs OpenVZ – Price
- Which Virtualization Should I Choose?
- Conclusion
- FAQ

Learn more on: https://www.scalahosting.com/blog/kvm-vs-openvz-which-is-best-for-your-vps-server/