Apache CloudStack vs Wind River Conductor
Apache CloudStack
cloudstack.apache.orgWind River Conductor
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| Figure | Apache CloudStack | Wind River Conductor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Cloud Automation Software | 9.0 (#3) | 7.2 (#24) |
| Founded | 2008 | 1981 |
| Purpose | Apache CloudStack deploys and manages large networks of virtual machines as a highly available, scalable IaaS cloud platform. | Wind River Conductor is a cloud orchestration platform for automating and controlling end-to-end service deployments across geographically distributed nodes. |
| Scale | The documentation says CloudStack can manage tens of thousands of physical servers across geographically distributed data centers. | Wind River describes unified management from a single node to thousands of nodes. |
| Support | Users can seek community help through the project mailing list, and the project says some companies offer commercial support. | Wind River’s Support Network provides access to documentation, software downloads, and support request submission. |
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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.
Wind River Conductor
Wind River Conductor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.