San Jose, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Platform9 has been named a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Server Virtualization Platforms, a recognition tied to surging enterprise demand for alternatives to VMware.
Platform9 reports unprecedented growth as enterprises seek VMware alternatives
Madhura Maskasky, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Platform9, said the company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past year as organizations worldwide look for a more flexible and cost-effective alternative to VMware. That customer momentum has driven increased R&D investment and new product capabilities aimed at giving infrastructure teams a familiar virtualization experience alongside greater flexibility and clearer cost predictability.
Private Cloud Director unifies VM and container management on existing hardware
Platform9's flagship product, Private Cloud Director, delivers a SaaS-based control plane with automated migration tooling supporting both virtual machines and containers. Its hardware-agnostic architecture allows enterprises to run the platform on infrastructure they already own, avoiding forced hardware refreshes during migration.
60-Day Production Guarantee targets migration timeline risk
Platform9 recently introduced a 60-Day Production Guarantee designed to remove one of the largest uncertainties in moving off VMware: migration duration. Under the program, customers set an agreed production milestone with Platform9 experts and can cancel at no cost if that milestone is not reached within 60 days. The guarantee complements vJailbreak, Platform9's free tool for automating VMware workload migration.
Gartner report authored by four named analysts covers the server virtualization category
The Magic Quadrant assessment was authored by Gartner analysts Tony Iams, Daniel Bowers, Tony Harvey and Paul Delory. Gartner notes that server virtualization platforms are used by enterprises to optimize IT infrastructure and improve service levels in data centers and remote locations, and are often embedded by service providers into infrastructure-as-a-service offerings.