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Best Cloud Infrastructure As A Service (Cloud IaaS) Software in 2026

Cloud IaaS software provides infrastructure services such as virtual machines, managed Kubernetes and object storage. Use this list to compare those capabilities, regions and infrastructure-as-code support.

  1. 01 Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.9 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Apache CloudStack

    CloudStack is aimed at cloud solution providers, managed service providers, telcos, and enterprises building public, private, or hybrid clouds.

    Free plan Open source Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.9 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Google Slides

    Slides suits people who want to create presentations in a browser, collaborate live, or work offline.

    From $7/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.6 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Brightbox
    From £0.05/mo Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.3 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Leaseweb Public Cloud
    Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.2 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Aruba Cloud
    From €1.99/mo Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.1 Visit Specs
  7. 07 IBM Aspera on Cloud
    From $1.07/mo Free trial Web · API
    8.1 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Tencent Cloud Text to Speech

    It suits developers integrating speech synthesis into applications or devices, and teams producing audiobooks or voice broadcasts.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Kamatera Managed Cloud
    From $50/mo Web · Windows · Linux · API
    7.6 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Virtuozzo Infrastructure

    Virtuozzo identifies cloud and managed service providers, SaaS companies, ISVs and organizations running business-critical workloads as intended users.

    Free plan Web · macOS · Linux · API
    7.4 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Exoscale SOS
    Web · API
    7.3 Visit Specs
  12. 12 OpenStack Barbican

    Barbican suits OpenStack operators who need to manage secrets through an API and configure software- or hardware-backed stores.

    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs
  13. 13 CoreWeave Bare Metal Servers
    Web
    7.2 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Hetzner Web Hosting
    Web · Linux
    7.2 Visit Specs
  15. 15 OpenNebula

    OpenNebula suits organizations building enterprise clouds or AI infrastructure across hybrid-cloud and edge deployments.

    Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.2 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)
    Web
    6.0 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK)
    Web
    6.0 Visit Specs
  18. 18 DigitalOcean Droplets
    Web · Linux
    5.8 Visit Specs
  19. 19 HPE GreenLake
    Web
    5.7 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Huawei Cloud Resource Formation Service
    Web
    5.5 Visit Specs
  21. 21 OVHcloud Public Cloud
    Web · Windows · Linux
    5.5 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Scaleway Kapsule
    Web
    5.4 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Microsoft Azure Communication Services Call Automation
    5.3 Visit Specs
  24. 24 VMware Cloud Foundation Operations
    Web
    5.3 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Check pricing model, free plans or trials, published starting prices, open-source code and supported platforms such as web, Linux, API, Windows, self-hosted or iOS before choosing.

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