Own your hypervisor.
Not a subscription.
BaseHV delivers enterprise cluster, datacenter, network, and datastore management on open KVM/libvirt infrastructure — licensed once, per node, forever. No per-core fees. No annual re-negotiation. No surprise renewal.
vCenter-depth virtualization management. VMware-era licensing.
No subscription. No lock-in.
BaseHV Center
control plane · REST API
BaseHV Agent
node-01
BaseHV Agent
node-02
BaseHV Agent
node-03
Every virtualization vendor moved to subscriptions. We didn't.
VMware / Broadcom
Subscription-only- Subscription-only since 2023.
- Renewals reported at 2–5x prior cost.
- 72-core minimum purchase floor.
Nutanix
Subscription-only- Subscription-only since 2021.
- $649–$1,673 per core, per year.
- Plus certified hardware requirements.
BaseHV
Perpetual license- $399 per node. Once.
- Optional $79/node/year for updates.
- That's it.
Enterprise depth, without the enterprise tax.
Everything you expect from a mature virtualization platform, built on open infrastructure you can actually own.
Cluster & Datacenter Management
Organize and manage infrastructure the way vCenter taught you to, without the vCenter price tag.
Fibre Channel Storage
Per-customer LUN isolation with persistent SCSI NAA/EUI/T10 identifier tracking — storage mappings that survive host reboots and hardware swaps.
Open KVM/libvirt Core
Built on the same virtualization technology powering major cloud providers. No proprietary hypervisor lock-in.
Full API Access
REST API for every operation. Automate what you want, integrate with what you already run.
Live Migration & HA
Cluster-coordinated live migration and automatic failover, built in.
PAM & AD-Ready Authentication
Enterprise identity integration from day one.
Pricing that doesn't punish you for growing.
Core License
One-time. Perpetual. Yours forever, active or not. Transferable if you swap hardware.
- Perpetual, per-node license
- Full cluster & datacenter management
- Open KVM/libvirt core — no lock-in
- Transferable across hardware
Support & Updates
Lapse it anytime. Keep running your licensed version indefinitely. Renew when you want new features and patches.
- Ongoing feature updates & patches
- Security advisories
- Lapse anytime — keep running
- Renew whenever you want
A 3-node cluster: $1,197 once. About $237/year after that if you want ongoing support. Compare that to $3,500–$60,000+ per year with everyone else.
Built for teams who want vCenter-depth without the subscription.
BaseHV's core release covers cluster, datacenter, network, and datastore management. Fibre Channel LUN management and content library-style template management are in active development. Early adopters get direct input into the roadmap and priority access as new capabilities ship.
Delivery Status
Cluster & datacenter management
shipped
Network & datastore management
shipped
Fibre Channel LUN management
in active development
Content library-style template management
in active development