One site, getting started
A lab, a single-site estate, a technical evaluation or a small VMware exit of Linux VMs. Everything you need to run, protect and automate is there.
VICTOR RESOURCES / EDITIONS
One platform. Community and Enterprise.
Victor Community delivers virtualization, availability, backup and automation for one site, without host or cluster caps. Victor Enterprise adds multi-site operations, migration workflows, advanced data protection and controls for regulated environments, under your signed entitlements.
Alpha · Community: Apache-2.0 · Enterprise: proprietary, physical-host licensing01 / ROW BY ROW
What each edition includes.#
A buying guide, grouped by job. Specific limits are on each product page and in the documentation.
| Area | Community | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Run workloads | ||
| Engines | KVM and KubeVirt in one inventory | Same |
| VM lifecycle | Create, power, snapshot, clone, live migrate, relocate storage, edit hardware, console | Same |
| Console views | Classic and Victor views, light and dark | Same |
| Templates and media | Templates, golden images and ISO library | Same |
| Networking | Bridge, VLAN and OVN networks, IP pools, ACLs | Same |
| Keep them running | ||
| Placement and DRS | VM/host rules, DRS modes, overrides, capacity and overcommit | Same |
| High availability | HA with fencing, admission control, restart priority, VM monitoring | Same |
| Change management | Maintenance windows, change freezes, change references | Same |
| Monitoring | 13 months of history, alarms, events, health advisor; webhook, email, syslog, Loki | Adds Splunk HEC |
| Protect and move | ||
| VM backup | Scheduled full backups to S3, NFS, directory or SFTP; restore in place or as new | Incremental with dedup, encryption, verification, GFS, copy jobs, Object Lock, file-level restore, instant recovery on KVM clusters |
| VMware migration | Assessment, plans, single-VM cold migration of Linux guests | Waves and bulk start, virt-v2v conversion (Windows tested with stand-ins so far), test boot, cutover with hooks, rollback |
| vSphere bridge | Reads, power operations, host maintenance, tag and guest reads | Adds create, clone, reconfigure, snapshot, migrate, tag and guest writes |
| Sites | One site, any size | Federation across independent sites |
| Secure and prove | ||
| Identity | Local accounts with TOTP or security keys, OIDC, LDAP/AD, service accounts, workload identity | Adds CAC/PIV over mutual TLS |
| Audit | Hash-chained audit log with signed checkpoints | Adds fail-closed audit and storage and forwarding alarms |
| Security & Compliance Center | Posture checks mapped to NIST SP 800-53, signed evidence package | Adds OSCAL and DISA STIG Viewer exports |
| Policy presets | Consent notice, classification banner, account policy settings | Adds the DoD preset |
| FIPS | FIPS build mode you compile | Supported, signed FIPS releases with evidence |
| Air gap | Signed offline bundle; install, upgrade and run disconnected | Same, with offline license activation |
| Automate | ||
| Interfaces | API, victorctl, Terraform, Ansible, MCP | Same, plus Enterprise operations and the MCP sites toolset |
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02 / OPEN CORE, HONESTLY
Signed terms. Workload continuity.#
Enterprise activation is verified offline. The new opt-in Alpha format uses physical compute-host allowances, customer entitlements and site unlocks. Trial and paid terms carry explicit start, expiry and grace values.
License expiry does not stop running VMs or block sign-in. Enterprise writes and licensed operations follow the installed format and signed terms. Legacy socket-based Alpha licenses retain their original behavior until explicitly upgraded.
EDITION BOUNDARIES IN THE PRODUCT
03 / WHICH ONE?
A quick way to decide.#
Several sites or a large exit
Federation across sites, migration waves with Windows conversion, test boot and rollback, and vSphere bridge writes for existing automation.
Regulated or high-assurance
CAC/PIV, fail-closed audit, the DoD preset, OSCAL and STIG exports, signed FIPS releases, and immutable, verified backups.
04 / A SEPARATE PRODUCT
Need an end-user cloud?#
Victor Cloud is an optional self-service portal and API over a Victor site. It is not part of Victor Enterprise. Victor Cloud Community is Apache-2.0 and available; a multi-site Victor Cloud Enterprise is planned.
Explore Victor CloudIs there public pricing?
Not yet. The new Enterprise activation model is per physical managed compute host, with signed customer entitlements and site unlocks, including time-limited terms. It is opt-in on compatible Alpha builds; legacy installations retain their original license format until upgraded. Request terms for your estate. #
Can we start on Community and upgrade?
Yes. Enterprise is a separate server build, victord-ee, with the Enterprise module compiled in, over the same database and API. Plan the switch like any upgrade. #
Are there host or VM limits in Community?
No. Community has no host, cluster or VM caps. Its boundary is one site. #
ENTERPRISE ACTIVATION
Physical hosts. Signed terms. Offline activation.#
The new Alpha workflow combines a customer entitlement with a site unlock bound to the installation. Trials and longer terms use signed start, expiry and grace values. Legacy Alpha socket-based files remain in use until a coordinated upgrade explicitly activates the new format.
NEXT STEP
Find the right edition for your estate.
We can walk through the operational and compliance boundary with the product in front of you.