Why choose XEN VPS in 2025 when KVM is already dominating the market?

[kanti]

I’ve noticed some providers still offering XEN-based VPS in 2025. With KVM being the go-to choice for most due to its hardware virtualization support and flexibility, I’m curious:

• What are the actual advantages of XEN in today's hosting landscape?
• Is there still a valid reason to use XEN over KVM for certain workloads or security models?
• Or is it just legacy support and cost-saving?

Looking forward to hearing thoughts from sysadmins, hosting providers, and infrastructure engineers!

 

[Mivocloud]

Hello

As i know here some information:

XEN works as a type-1 (bare metal) hypervisor - it runs under operating systems, not inside the Linux kernel like KVM. This provides stricter isolation and can be useful in highly secure environments.
It allows you to clearly distinguish between management and guest systems, which is convenient for building complex architectures with separation of powers.
XEN systems is still widely used in embedded solutions (cars, IoT, phones) where strict isolation is required.
Some providers still have XEN experience: automation, billing, templates, etc.
XEN was one of the first hypervisors with reliable migration of virtual machines without interruption.

But still KVM is better because:

It scales faster and integrates into modern dashboards, billing, and APIs.
Almost all new projects are built on KVM.

KVM is better for companies and people