r/virtualization is a subreddit with 29k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses virtualization, windows, vm, linux, and hypervisor, and they frequently recommend/review virtualization software and virtual machine.
Virtualization is transforming computing, from the datacenter to the desktop. News, comparisons, bugs, assistance, migration, anything: we're here to talk about it. P2V the world!
Popular Themes in r/virtualization
#1
Solution Requests
: "Proxmox alternative with better user management."
14 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "QEMU: GPU passthrough works for Windows guest but not Linux guest"
10 posts
#3
News
: "VMware Hit with $84.5 Million Verdict Over Patent Infringement"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Why Cloud Storage Costs Are Soaring—and What You Can Do About It"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Virtualisation Engineer position - UK Based - Flexi-time, high value pension, lots of L&D!"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "We built an OSS lightweight CLI for MacOS & Linux VMs on Apple Silicon"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/virtualization
#1
Virtualization
: "Virtualization options in 2025, ESXi alternative."
157 posts
#2
Windows
: "Running Windows 7 on 144MB RAM in Virtualbox"
84 posts
#3
Vm
: "Help! Never used a Vm and need to know if there are any that can meet my needs?"
68 posts
#4
Linux
: "QEMU: GPU passthrough works for Windows guest but not Linux guest"
58 posts
#5
Hypervisor
: "You Are The BIOS Now: Building A Hypervisor In Rust With KVM"
34 posts
#6
Vmware
: "Vmware Hit with $84.5 Million Verdict Over Patent Infringement"
24 posts
#7
Qemu
: "Emulate tape with Qemu on Windows 10? Pass-through physical tape?"
23 posts
#8
Kvm
: "You Are The BIOS Now: Building A Hypervisor In Rust With Kvm"
20 posts
#9
Gpu
: "QEMU: Gpu passthrough works for Windows guest but not Linux guest"
17 posts
#10
Ubuntu
: "XUbuntu 22.04 and MacOS12 running side by side on Windows 11 Host using VMWare Workstation Player."
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/virtualization
Virtualization Software
44 reviews
#1
VMware
4.2★ from 11 reviews
#2
Microsoft
3.8★ from 5 reviews
#3
Oracle
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Virtual Machine
2 reviews
#1
Proxmox
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
VMware
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/virtualization
Yearly
+3k members(13.2%)
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Last updated: May 30, 2026