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Virtualization

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Providers using this tag (45)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
StripeOnline payment processing for internet businesses. Stripe is a suite of payment APIs that powers commerce f...159 APIs83.0
Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity leader providing advanced security platforms and services acro...741 APIs64.2IBMA collection of IBM's public APIs and developer resources.55 APIs63.8Cisco IntersightCisco Intersight is Cisco's SaaS operations platform for UCS servers, HyperFlex clusters, Nexus fabrics, th...11 APIs60.1
Developing 14 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
NetBox LabsNetBox Labs is the commercial company behind NetBox, the open-source network source-of-truth (DCIM and IPAM...13 APIs52.2Dell ServersAPIs for managing and monitoring Dell PowerEdge servers and infrastructure, including the iDRAC Redfish out...27 APIs50.9SlideSlide is a modern, security-first Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) platform built exclusive...14 APIs50.2Citrix NetScalerCitrix NetScaler is an application delivery controller (ADC) that provides load balancing, traffic manageme...9 APIs49.1Smol MachinesSmol Machines (smol machines, inc.) is a Y Combinator-backed developer infrastructure company building port...19 APIs49.0NutanixNutanix is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution that integrates compute, virtualization, storage, netw...21 APIs46.5VMwareCollection of VMware APIs for cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and management solutions including vSph...59 APIs46.0Microsoft Windows ServerAPIs and integration points for Microsoft Windows Server operating system including management, networking,...18 APIs44.8VagrantVagrant, by HashiCorp, is a tool for building and managing virtualized development environments. Their deve...7 APIs42.0VersVers is "git for running compute" — a branchable microVM platform from HD Research (hdresearch) that lets y...12 APIs41.5Veritas InfoScaleAPIs for Veritas InfoScale, an enterprise storage and availability management solution that provides high a...13 APIs40.6OpenStackOpen source cloud computing platform for building and managing public and private clouds, providing infrast...22 APIs40.1Solaris ZonesAPI for managing Solaris Zones (containers) and virtualization on Oracle Solaris systems.26 APIs39.6CitrixCitrix is a global software company providing virtualization, networking, workspace, and digital experience...27 APIs39.3
Thin 13 Limited public surface area
Platform9Platform9 is an enterprise private cloud company whose flagship Private Cloud Director is a full-featured V...1 API36.5NetAppCollection of NetApp APIs for cloud data services, storage management, and infrastructure.18 APIs36.1Google Cloud VMware EngineGoogle Cloud VMware Engine is a fully managed service that lets you run VMware workloads natively on Google...3 APIs34.5KubeVirtKubeVirt is a CNCF incubating project that extends Kubernetes to run traditional virtual machines alongside...8 APIs34.3Apache CloudStackApache CloudStack is an open-source cloud computing platform developed by the Apache Software Foundation fo...4 APIs32.8IncusIncus is a modern open source system container and virtual machine manager maintained by LinuxContainers.or...22 APIs32.6BroadcomBroadcom is a global technology company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of semiconductors ...20 APIs31.8FirecrackerFirecracker is an open source virtual machine monitor (VMM) built by Amazon Web Services that uses KVM to c...19 APIs30.9Parallels (SWSoft)Parallels is a virtualization and remote-access software company, originally founded as SWSoft in 1999 and ...1 API30.3NetBoxNetBox is the leading solution for modeling and documenting modern networks. By combining the traditional d...14 APIs29.5ParallelsParallels is a virtualization and remote-access software company (part of Alludo, with the Parallels virtua...1 API27.3SimpliVitySimpliVity is the hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) pioneer acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 201...10 APIs27.1Proxmox VEProxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is an open-source server virtualization platform that combines KVM...5 APIs26.4
Emerging 4 Early or largely undocumented
OpenInfra FoundationThe OpenInfra Foundation, which recently joined the Linux Foundation, is home to open infrastructure projec...13 APIs25.6TintriTintri, now part of DDN, builds intelligent enterprise data-management and storage infrastructure: the VMst...1 API24.9NanoVMsNanoVMs builds unikernel infrastructure that lets developers run a single application as its own lightweigh...20.0KerysKerys Software is a European (Palaiseau, France) cybersecurity company behind YS::Desktop, a Type 1 hypervi...11.4
Minimal 10 Almost no public developer surface
UnideskUnidesk was a Marlborough, Massachusetts software company backed by Matrix Partners that pioneered applicat...6.4Bedrock SystemsBedRock Systems (now operating as BlueRock Security, Inc) is a United States based cybersecurity company bu...6.1LimaLima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd ...5.7Calista TechnologiesCalista Technologies was a desktop and GPU virtualization startup founded in 2006 in San Jose, California b...5.0CloudPhysicsCloudPhysics is a SaaS-based big-data analytics platform for virtualized IT infrastructure, founded in 2011...5.0CloudsimpleCloudSimple was an enterprise software company that ran secure, dedicated VMware workloads (VMware Cloud Fo...5.0CloudSwitchCloudSwitch was a cloud-infrastructure software startup founded in 2008 by Ellen Rubin and John Considine a...5.0GreenBytesGreenBytes was a data-storage and desktop-virtualization company (patented VDI IO-offload and inline data d...5.0PlatespinPlateSpin is a workload virtualization, migration, and protection product line (PlateSpin Migrate, PlateSpi...5.0QumranetQumranet was an Israeli software company that developed the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor a...5.0

APIs with this tag (16)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Stripe Test Helpers APIStripe provides a number of resources for testing your integration. Make sure to test the following use cas...83.0
Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps
VM-Series Licensing APIA REST API for licensing VM-Series virtual firewalls that do not have direct internet access to the Palo Al...64.2IBM Cloud VMware SolutionsDeploy and manage VMware workloads on IBM Cloud infrastructure with automated provisioning and lifecycle ma...63.8Cisco Intersight Virtualization APIHypervisor, virtual machine, datastore and virtual-console operations for VMware, Hyper-V and Intersight-ma...60.1
Developing 8 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
NetBox Labs virtualization APIThe virtualization API from NetBox Labs — 15 operation(s) for virtualization.52.2Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter APIRESTful API for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV), enabling automation of Dell PowerEdg...50.9NetScaler SDX NITRO APIThe NetScaler SDX NITRO API provides programmatic access to configure and manage NetScaler SDX appliances v...49.1Virtual Infrastructure JSON APIHTTP and JSON based wire protocol as an alternative to SOAP and XML for vCenter Server 8.0 Update 1 and lat...46.0vSphere Web Services APIComprehensive SOAP-based API providing access to all vSphere management functionality including virtual mac...46.0Hyper-V Management APIAPIs for managing Hyper-V virtualization platform including virtual machines, virtual switches, and virtual...44.8Vagrant Cloud Ruby ClientAn official Ruby library that wraps the Vagrant Cloud API, providing a convenient interface for managing bo...42.0Vagrant Plugin SDKThe Vagrant Plugin SDK enables developers to build plugins that extend Vagrant with custom commands, provid...42.0
Thin 3 Limited public surface area
NetApp ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere APIREST API for managing ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere, enabling storage provisioning, virtual machine lifecy...36.1NetBox virtualization APIThe virtualization API from NetBox — 13 operation(s) for virtualization.29.5Proxmox VE APIREST-style management API for Proxmox VE covering nodes, virtual machines, containers, storage, networking,...26.4
Emerging 1 Early or largely undocumented
Kata ContainersKata Containers provides secure, lightweight, CRI-compatible virtualized containers, combining the speed of...25.6

Score breakdown

Frequency
46.9
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
1.2
spread across providers
Quality lift
38.4
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
0.0
strength of nearest seed neighbor

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