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Apache CloudStack vs Windows Admin Center

Apache CloudStack

cloudstack.apache.org

Windows Admin Center

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FigureApache CloudStackWindows Admin Center
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
LinuxYes—
APIYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published10
Spec score · Virtualization Management Software9.0 (#1)5.4 (#33)
Founded20082018

Plans

Apache CloudStack

  • Apache CloudStackFree

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Windows Admin Center

No plans published.

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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.

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Windows Admin Center

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