The enterprise virtualisation platform built for what comes next.
Netframe is a production-ready, KVM-based alternative to VMware vSphere: scalable, cost-effective, and free to evaluate in your own environment.
No licence required · Runs on your own hardware · Made in Melbourne, Australia
Four components. One virtualisation platform.
Each piece of the Netframe stack is designed to work seamlessly together, or independently as your needs evolve.
Netframe Core
KVM-based hypervisor with web management UI. Install on any compatible hardware.
Learn moreNetframe Converter
Migrate from vSphere quickly and easily. Handles networking, storage, and VM metadata.
Learn morePurpose-built for the post-VMware era.
The Broadcom acquisition of VMware changed the market overnight. Organisations that built their platforms on vSphere suddenly faced more than threefold licensing increases, stripped support tiers, and being pushed deeper into a proprietary ecosystem.
Netframe was founded by two virtualisation engineers with 35+ years combined experience who knew exactly what an enterprise-grade alternative needed to look like. Familiar architecture, honest pricing, and support from people who are passionate about Virtual Infrastructure.
Whitepapers & architecture guides.
The Complete Guide to VMware vSphere Migration
A technical deep-dive covering migration methodology, tooling, workload assessment, and risk mitigation strategies for organisations moving from vSphere to Netframe.
Download PDFTotal Cost of Ownership: Netframe vs VMware vSphere
Independent analysis of 3-year TCO for organisations of 50–2,000 cores, comparing licensing, support, training, and operational costs across both platforms.
Download PDFDesigning High-Availability Clusters with Netframe
Reference architecture and best practices for building resilient HA clusters, covering network configuration, storage, quorum strategies, and failure scenarios.
Download PDFTrusted by teams who've made the switch.
"We migrated 180 VMs from vSphere in under two weeks. Netframe's Converter tool made the process painless, and we haven't looked back. The savings on licensing alone paid for our implementation in the first quarter."
"The Netframe team's support is exceptional, genuinely knowledgeable engineers who understand virtualisation at depth. When we had a critical HA event at 2am, they were on the call within minutes."
"After the Broadcom acquisition we were staring down a 4× licence cost increase. Netframe gave us a credible path out. The vSphere compatibility made our team confident from day one."
"We run a lean IT team and needed something powerful but not complicated. Netframe hits that balance perfectly. The web UI is clean, clustering is straightforward, and the documentation is actually useful."
"As a transport logistics company, downtime is not an option. Netframe's HA features give us the resilience we need at a price point that makes sense for our size. Highly recommend."
"The REST API is clean and well-documented. We integrated Netframe into our Ansible playbooks within a day. Our operations team loves the automation capabilities."
News, releases & engineering posts.
Netframe Backup 2.5 released, snapshot-based restore and faster cross-cluster DR
Backup 2.5 introduces snapshot-based instant restore, richer retention policy controls, and a rewritten cross-cluster DR orchestration engine.
Converter 2.0, full vSphere 8.x support, including vSAN-backed workloads
Netframe Converter 2.0 is the most capable migration tool we have ever shipped, covering vSphere 8.x environments, vSAN-backed VMs, and live cutover.
Neon Dynamics joins APAC VMware Migration Coalition
Neon Dynamics joins regional partners to help organisations across Australia and APAC navigate the post-Broadcom virtualisation landscape.
Ready to evaluate Netframe?
Download Netframe Core, install it on your hardware, and validate it in your own environment. No sales call required. No credit card.