# Cloud Hypervisor

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cloud-hypervisor-intel-alibaba
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cloud-hypervisor-intel-alibaba.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cloud-hypervisor-intel-alibaba/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://cloudhypervisor.org
- **Slug:** cloud-hypervisor-intel-alibaba
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure

## Overview

- **Tagline:** An open source VMM implemented in Rust for enhanced security (minimal emulation, Rust-based), fast boot times (<100ms), cross-platform support (x86-64, aarch64, Linux/Windows guests), minimal memory overhead, extensive paravirtualized device support, physical device passthrough, and advanced live migration capabilities including encryption and postcopy.
Source: Brand's website (https://cloudhypervisor.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Cloud Hypervisor is an open source Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) implemented in Rust that focuses on running modern, cloud workloads, with minimal hardware emulation, designed for security, speed, and efficiency.
Source: Brand's website (https://cloudhypervisor.org) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Cloud Hypervisor (open-source Virtual Machine Monitor/VMM) for Linux and Windows guests
  - including a REST API for VM control
  - live migration
  - and snapshot/restore functionalities.
Source: Brand's website (https://cloudhypervisor.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Open source
Source: Brand's website (https://cloudhypervisor.org) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Organizations running modern cloud workloads, developers building secure containerized solutions (e.g., Kata Containers users), and cloud providers requiring efficient, secure, cross-platform VM execution on x86-64 and aarch64 architectures.
Source: Brand's website (https://cloudhypervisor.org) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.