Apache CloudStack vs SolarWinds Virtualization Manager
Apache CloudStack
cloudstack.apache.orgSolarWinds Virtualization Manager
solarwinds.comSide by side
| Figure | Apache CloudStack | SolarWinds Virtualization Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Virtualization Management Software | 9.0 (#1) | 7.5 (#22) |
| Deployment | Organizations use CloudStack to build public, private, and hybrid clouds. | SolarWinds says its platform products can run on physical or virtual servers on-premises or in the cloud, including through Azure or AWS marketplaces. |
| Founded | 2008 | 1999 |
| Hypervisors | Supported technologies include BareMetal via IPMI, Hyper-V, KVM, LXC, vSphere, XenServer and Xen Project. | It supports VMware vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV out of the box. |
| Intended users | The project identifies cloud solution providers, managed service providers, telcos, and enterprises as audiences for CloudStack. | SolarWinds describes the product as enterprise-grade software for IT teams managing VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV environments at scale. |
| Purpose | Apache CloudStack deploys and manages large networks of virtual machines as a highly available, scalable IaaS cloud platform. | Virtualization Manager monitors VM health, performance, and resource use across hypervisors to help detect bottlenecks, manage sprawl, and plan capacity. |
| Support | Users can seek community help through the project mailing list, and the project says some companies offer commercial support. | SolarWinds provides technical support, documentation, training, and access to its THWACK user community. |
Plans
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager
- Virtualization ManagerPriced on request
In their own words
Apache CloudStack
Apache CloudStack is free, open-source software for deploying and managing networks of virtual machines as a highly available, scalable IaaS cloud platform. Organizations can use it to build public, private, or hybrid clouds. Its features include compute orchestration, network services, account management, resource accounting, a web interface, and an open API. Operators can manage clouds through a web UI, command-line tools, or REST API, with optional AWS EC2- and S3-compatible APIs. Supported hypervisors include XenServer or XCP, KVM, Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi with vSphere. Storage options include iSCSI, NFS, Ceph RBD with KVM, volume encryption, snapshots, and storage tiering. Authentication options include OAuth2 single sign-on, two-factor authentication, TOTP, SAML, and LDAP. The project says CloudStack can manage tens of thousands of physical servers across geographically distributed data centers. Long Term Support releases receive bug and security fixes for 18 months after the main release. Operators remain responsible for protections such as monitoring, host security, and defenses against DoS and brute-force attacks.
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.