OpenStack AlternativesCloud Computing Services and other similar apps like OpenStack

OpenStack is described as 'Global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement' and is a popular Cloud Computing service in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to OpenStack for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows and SaaS apps. The best OpenStack alternative is QEMU, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenStack are Proxmox Virtual Environment, Microsoft Azure, Linode and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.

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  1. QEMU icon

    QEMU

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    QEMU, an open-source hypervisor, performs hardware virtualization, emulates CPUs using dynamic binary translation, and supports various architectures. It runs diverse unmodified guest OS, provides device models, and offers mixed translation modes for efficient execution.

    44 QEMU alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    QEMU with the free OS ReactOS
     

    • This alternative is disputed. QEMU is a legitimate OpenStack alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • QEMU is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to OpenStack.

    • QEMU is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to OpenStack.

    • QEMU is Free and Open SourceOpenStack is also Free and Open Source
    • QEMU is Lightweight and Security-focusedOpenStack is not according to our users
  2. Proxmox Virtual Environment icon

    Proxmox Virtual Environment

     154 likes

    Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete and easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single...

    45 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • Most users think Proxmox Virtual Environment is a great OpenStack alternative.

    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to OpenStack.

    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is Freemium and Open SourceOpenStack is Free and Open Source
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is LightweightOpenStack is not according to our users
  4. Microsoft Azure icon

    Microsoft Azure

     66 likes

    The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and...

    191 Microsoft Azure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Some users think Microsoft Azure is a great OpenStack alternative, some don't.

    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to OpenStack.

    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenStack.

    • Microsoft Azure is Paid and ProprietaryOpenStack is Free and Open Source
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  6. Linode icon

    Linode

     65 likes

    Linode’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all. Since then, 100,000’s of developers and businesses around the world have deployed and scaled their modern applications...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud icon

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

     53 likes

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.

    150 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     

    • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is the most popular SaaS alternative to OpenStack.

    • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is Freemium and ProprietaryOpenStack is Free and Open Source
  8. Amazon Web Services icon

    Amazon Web Services

     41 likes

    This service provides over 200 scalable cloud offerings including networking, computing, storage, and IoT, accessible via global server farms. It features a pay-as-you-go model with autoscaling, extensive global infrastructure, and robust security tools, suitable for enterprises.

    164 Amazon Web Services alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. CloudStack icon

    CloudStack

     8 likes

    Apache's CloudStack is a Project backed by Citrix and designed to be a direct competitor to OpenStack. It is designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform.

    32 CloudStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    CloudStack has less moving parts in general than other Cloud Control Panels.

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    • Almost everyone thinks CloudStack is a great OpenStack alternative.

    • CloudStack is Free and Open SourceOpenStack is also Free and Open Source
  11. Google App Engine icon

    Google App Engine

     68 likes

    Google App Engine is a free* platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about hardware, patches or backups; and effortless scalability.

    60 Google App Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. SmartOS icon

    SmartOS

     18 likes

    SmartOS is a hypervisor lean enough to run entirely in memory, powerful enough to run as much as you want to throw at it. Provisioning is blindingly fast, thanks to zones and ZFS file system creation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    • SmartOS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to OpenStack.

    • SmartOS is Free and Open SourceOpenStack is also Free and Open Source
    • SmartOS is LightweightOpenStack is not according to our users
  14. Xen icon

    Xen

     74 likes

    Xen.org, home of the Xen hypervisor, the powerful open source industry standard for virtualization. It is a native (bare-metal) hypervisor providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.

    34 Xen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  15. Google Cloud Platform icon

    Google Cloud Platform

     12 likes

    Google Cloud platform enables you to build and host web apps on the same systems that power Google applications. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about the underlying infrastructure and systems, patches or backups...

    54 Google Cloud Platform alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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