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virtualization vdi, ranked by real usage_

As of 4 November 2026, VMware leads virtualization vdi with 4,472 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Microsoft Hyper-V at 2,193.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Leader
VMware · 4,472
Runner-up
Microsoft Hyper-V · 2,193
Most hiring, 90 days
VMware
Highest postings per company
SUSE Harvester
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
16,404companies across the category
27%of them on VMware
49,423postings naming a virtualization vdi in 90 days
40tools with enough evidence to rank
02 — Ranking

Every virtualization vdi we can measure

Companies naming the tool, and postings naming it in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the leader.

#ToolCompaniescompaniesPostings, 90 dayspostingsper company
1
VMwareBroadcom
4,472
15,2143.4
2
Microsoft Hyper-VMicrosoft
2,193
6,8663.1
3
CitrixCloud Software Group
1,166
3,0592.6
4
VMware vSphereBroadcom
1,122
2,9082.6
5
VMware ESXiVMware
972
2,4742.5
6
Proxmox VEProxmox Server Solutions
743
1,3001.7
7
KVMLinux Foundation
714
2,7953.9
8
OpenStackOpenInfra Foundation
551
2,2844.1
9
VMware vCenterVMware
494
1,3132.7
10
NutanixNutanix
483
1,3742.8
11
Azure Virtual DesktopMicrosoft
410
1,0772.6
12
VMware NSXBroadcom (VMware)
268
8363.1
13
QEMUQEMU
221
6563.0
14
Citrix Virtual Apps and DesktopsCitrix
215
5072.4
15
VMware vSANVMware
200
5973.0
16
Azure Virtual MachinesMicrosoft
190
4482.4
17
VMware Cloud FoundationBroadcom (VMware)
182
5373.0
18
Amazon WorkSpacesAmazon
171
3982.3
19
VMware HorizonOmnissa
170
5033.0
20
Xen HypervisorLinux Foundation
142
3052.1
21
Windows 365Microsoft
117
3352.9
22
Nutanix AHVNutanix
114
3403.0
23
VirtualBoxOracle
105
1901.8
24
Azure ArcMicrosoft
102
2102.1
25
VMware PowerCLIBroadcom
101
2552.5
26
Dell VxRailDell
77
2172.8
27
Azure LocalMicrosoft
72
1552.2
28
FirecrackerAmazon Web Services
67
1452.2
29
FSLogixMicrosoft
64
1963.1
30
VMware vMotionVMware
58
1482.6
31
OmnissaOmnissa
57
1743.1
32
Microsoft App-VMicrosoft
52
1432.8
33
Citrix HypervisorCloud Software Group
51
981.9
34
SR-IOVPCI-SIG
51
1673.3
35
KubeVirtCloud Native Computing Foundation
49
1503.1
36
Citrix CloudCitrix
45
1072.4
37
SUSE HarvesterSUSE
40
70517.6
38
VMware vCloudVMware
37
822.2
39
IGELIGEL
34
551.6
40
Citrix StoreFrontCitrix
32
1003.1
03 — Head to head

Compare two tools

Same data, two columns: who chooses which by size, industry and country.

VMware vs Microsoft Hyper-V4,472 · 2,193VMware vs Citrix4,472 · 1,166VMware vs VMware vSphere4,472 · 1,122VMware vs VMware ESXi4,472 · 972VMware vs Proxmox VE4,472 · 743Microsoft Hyper-V vs Citrix2,193 · 1,166Microsoft Hyper-V vs VMware vSphere2,193 · 1,122Microsoft Hyper-V vs VMware ESXi2,193 · 972Microsoft Hyper-V vs Proxmox VE2,193 · 743Citrix vs VMware vSphere1,166 · 1,122Citrix vs VMware ESXi1,166 · 972Citrix vs Proxmox VE1,166 · 743VMware vSphere vs VMware ESXi1,122 · 972VMware vSphere vs Proxmox VE1,122 · 743VMware ESXi vs Proxmox VE972 · 743
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VMware leads virtualization vdi with 4,472 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Microsoft Hyper-V at 2,193. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/category/virtualization-vdi)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • CatalogueBreaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov: 6,296 tools with vendor and category, editions folded into their parent.
  • CompaniesCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, any confidence. Candidate wish-lists excluded.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not countedTools used by teams that do not post jobs, and companies without a career site we can read.
FAQ

virtualization vdi: questions

How is this ranking made?

By the number of companies whose own job postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue (version T-1.0.1-prov). No vendor paid for a position and no editor chose the order.

Why is this different from review-site rankings?

Review sites rank by reviews collected. This ranks by companies hiring people to work in the tool, which is closer to seats in use. It under-counts tools used by teams that rarely post jobs.

What about product editions?

Editions and sub-products () are counted under the parent so no company is counted twice.

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