Canonical OpenStack vs Platform9 Private Cloud Director
Canonical OpenStack
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Platform9 Private Cloud Director
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| Figure | Canonical OpenStack | Platform9 Private Cloud Director |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $1,000/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Cloud Management Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.1 (#11) |
| Deployment options | Customers can deploy Canonical OpenStack themselves or have Canonical design, build, test and validate the cloud for them. | Commercial deployments can use a SaaS-hosted or self-hosted management plane, and a free Community Edition is available for download. |
| Integrations | The product includes an expandable Kubernetes layer, an integrated observability stack, Landscape system management and MAAS bare metal automation. | The product page lists integrations with NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell/EMC, HPE, IBM, Commvault, Veeam, Veritas, Rubrik, Cohesity, Splunk, Okta, New Relic, and ServiceNow. |
| Purpose | Canonical OpenStack lets organizations host applications in their own data center with a public cloud-like experience. | Private Cloud Director manages virtualized and Kubernetes infrastructure at scale using existing server and storage investments. |
| Support | Commercial support includes 24/7 phone and ticket coverage, with a stated one-hour response time for Severity 1 issues. | Enterprise Private Cloud Director is offered with enterprise SLAs, expert training, and 24×7 support. |
Plans
Canonical OpenStack
- Canonical OpenStackFree
- Private Cloud Build$75,000, paid once
- Private Cloud Build PlusPrice not published
Platform9 Private Cloud Director
- Community EditionFree
- Cloud Service Provider Program$1,000 a month
In their own words
Canonical OpenStack
Canonical OpenStack lets organizations run applications in their own data centers while giving teams self-service access to computing resources on demand. It is based on upstream OpenStack code and described by Canonical as 100% open source. Automation uses MAAS and Juju, spanning bare-metal provisioning through applications. Its architecture uses Kubernetes, OCI images, and snaps; Canonical says this decouples OpenStack from the underlying Ubuntu operating system. Canonical Ceph is included by default and supports up to 128 TB of data per node. The stack also includes an expandable Kubernetes layer, observability, Landscape system management, and MAAS bare-metal automation. Listed workloads include HPC and AI/ML, telco NFVI, sovereign clouds, local or regional public clouds, and edge infrastructure. Organizations can deploy the cloud themselves or have Canonical design, build, test, and validate it. The plan costs nothing, with no license or subscription charge; commercial support and consulting are separate. Support includes 24/7 phone and ticket coverage, with a stated one-hour response for Severity 1 issues. On-demand Kubernetes is currently in beta.
Platform9 Private Cloud Director
Platform9 Private Cloud Director has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.