Comparison with OpenShift Virtualization Engine
Zorvia prices are in PRICING.md. This page publishes no OpenShift prices and no percentage savings. Cost comparisons are made only against a comparable, customer-specific quote.
Positioning​
Zorvia provides a focused VM operations platform for compatible KubeVirt infrastructure, with free Apache-2.0 software and optional commercial services.
The primary comparator is OpenShift Virtualization Engine. Zorvia does not imply equivalent certification, feature maturity or support coverage. Where OpenShift is the better fit, leave-openshift.md says so.
How to compare: use a customer-specific proposal​
Put both proposals side by side on the same assumptions:
| Dimension | Ask of each vendor |
|---|---|
| Covered worker nodes and hardware | Which nodes, which hardware, which are billable |
| Platform components supported | Exactly which components are inside the support boundary |
| Support hours and response targets | Hours, timezone, severities, targets (and whether they are commitments) |
| Installation and upgrade responsibilities | Who installs, who upgrades, who validates |
| Storage, networking, backup and DR | What is covered versus separately scoped |
| Migration services | What is included, what is a separate project |
| Third-party subscriptions | What must be bought elsewhere (OS, storage, hypervisor tooling) |
| Total first-year and renewal cost | Both years, with taxes stated separately |
Zorvia's answers come from SUPPORT_SCOPE.md and the order form. Note that Zorvia runs on KubeVirt infrastructure you operate; Kubernetes and KubeVirt operational ownership is priced separately unless a Managed contract covers it, so compare like with like.
Sources and assumptions​
| Claim | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Virtualization Engine is licensed per bare-metal node; no list price is published | Red Hat product page, as cited in leave-openshift.md | Access date must be recorded, and the page re-read, each time a comparison is issued |
| Zorvia feature maturity | FEATURE_MATURITY.md at the release being quoted | Current release |
Any competitive claim added to this page must carry a source and the date it was checked. Claims without a dated source do not belong here.
What this page does not say​
- It does not state that Zorvia costs less. That depends on your quote.
- It does not claim Red Hat certification, operator-catalogue parity or telco-grade networking. Those are called out as gaps in leave-openshift.md.
- It does not sell Experimental features (for example plan-only migration or multi-cluster inventory) as validated services.