Virtualization Management Software
Alternatives to Apache CloudStack
The tools Specifiction weighs against Apache CloudStack, from its list of virtualization management software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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Proxmox VE It suits teams running Linux or Windows workloads on self-managed servers, including cluster deployments.
From €10/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · Android9.0 Visit Specs - 02
oVirt oVirt suits administrators managing self-hosted enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 03
LXD LXD suits teams managing Linux containers and virtual machines, from laptop workloads to clustered data-center deployments.
From $2.08/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs - 04
Citrix XenServer XenServer suits organizations running virtual machines on dedicated 64-bit x86 servers that need high availability, live migration, or GPU features.
Free trial Windows · Linux · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs - 05 HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
It suits organizations managing HVM and VMware environments, especially those planning a phased migration.
From $50/mo Free trial Web · Linux · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs - 06 ZStack
It suits enterprises managing infrastructure in data centers, including organizations building private clouds in their own facilities.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs - 07 ZSvirt
It suits self-hosting operators, from homelab users to larger infrastructure teams, including organizations moving away from VMware.
Free plan Open source Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs - 08
ManageIQ ManageIQ suits teams managing connected cloud, virtualization, container, network, or storage infrastructure that can operate a self-hosted platform.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs - 09 Nutanix Prism Central Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs
- 10 Cisco Catalyst Center Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs
- 11 SolusVM From $1.77/mo Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs
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PegaProx PegaProx suits teams managing Proxmox VE, XCP-ng, or ESXi environments that need centralized operations, recovery planning, cost allocation, and compliance evidence.
Free plan Web · Linux · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 13 virt-manager
It suits Linux or OpenBSD users who need a desktop interface for managing KVM, Xen, or LXC virtual machines across local and remote hosts.
Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 14 Virtualizor
Virtualizor is aimed at hosting providers and teams operating VPS or cloud infrastructure.
From $1/mo Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 15 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-hosted7.7 Visit Specs - 16 Xen Orchestra From $83.33/mo Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs
- 17 Danube Cloud Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs
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OpenNebula OpenNebula suits organizations building enterprise clouds or AI infrastructure across hybrid-cloud and edge deployments.
Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 19
Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines It suits teams delivering applications on OpenShift, particularly decentralized teams working with microservice-based architectures.
Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 20
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 · API7.6 Visit Specs - 21
Xen Project Hypervisor Xen suits infrastructure, embedded, automotive, security-sensitive, and safety-critical systems.
Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 22 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Free trial Web · Windows · Self-hosted7.5 Visit Specs
- 23 VMmanager Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs
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Scale Computing Platform It suits distributed enterprises and edge deployments that need centralized management with limited local IT staffing.
Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.1 Visit Specs - 25 Huawei FusionCompute Web · Self-hosted7.0 Visit Specs
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Proxmox Datacenter Manager From €30.83/mo Web · Linux6.6 Visit Specs - 27 XCP-ng Center Windows6.5 Visit Specs
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Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Windows6.2 Visit Specs - 29
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager Web · Linux6.2 Visit Specs - 30 Cisco Meraki Dashboard Web6.0 Visit Specs
Apache CloudStack, head to head
- Apache CloudStack vs Proxmox VE
- Apache CloudStack vs oVirt
- Apache CloudStack vs LXD
- Apache CloudStack vs Citrix XenServer
- Apache CloudStack vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
- Apache CloudStack vs ZStack
- Apache CloudStack vs ZSvirt
- Apache CloudStack vs ManageIQ
- Apache CloudStack vs Nutanix Prism Central
- Apache CloudStack vs Cisco Catalyst Center
- Apache CloudStack vs SolusVM
- Apache CloudStack vs PegaProx