Why we built BaseHV.
Every major virtualization vendor moved to subscriptions. We wanted a different option — one we'd actually want to run ourselves.
Built out of necessity, not opportunism.
BaseHV started as an internal project. We needed enterprise-grade virtualization management — real cluster and datacenter administration, real Fibre Channel storage support — without taking on the licensing costs and vendor lock-in that come with VMware, Nutanix, or any other commercial platform.
Nothing on the market gave us what we wanted: the depth of vCenter, without the subscription. So we built it.
BaseHV is developed by Novavirt Inc., a cloud infrastructure company built for regulated, compliance-heavy workloads. We use BaseHV to run our own infrastructure — the same platform we're offering to you is the platform our own business depends on.
What we believe.
Own what you pay for.
A license should be yours. Not a subscription you’re renting indefinitely.
Open by design.
Built on KVM and libvirt — established, auditable, open-source virtualization technology. No proprietary black box.
No surprises at renewal.
Pricing that doesn’t change because a company got acquired.
Built by operators.
We run this software ourselves, in production, before we ask anyone else to.
Where we are today.
BaseHV is early. Our core release covers cluster, datacenter, network, and datastore management. Fibre Channel LUN management and content library-style template management are in active development. We'd rather tell you that directly than oversell what's ready today. Early adopters get a direct line to the team building this and real influence over what ships next.
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
Part of the Novavirt family.
BaseHV is developed by Novavirt Inc. Novavirt also operates VirtuPanel, a multi-hypervisor management platform, and VirtuCare, managed cloud services for regulated enterprises.