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  5. Apache CloudStack vs OpenStack vs VirtKick

Apache CloudStack vs OpenStack vs VirtKick

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Overview

OpenStack
OpenStack
Stacks790
Followers1.2K
Votes138
Apache CloudStack
Apache CloudStack
Stacks66
Followers250
Votes95
GitHub Stars2.7K
Forks1.2K
VirtKick
VirtKick
Stacks2
Followers12
Votes6
GitHub Stars0
Forks0

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Advice on OpenStack, Apache CloudStack, VirtKick

Roger
Roger

Aug 2, 2021

Needs advice

Currently using Xencenter "Free Version" - didn't realize that after 90 days, the Premium Features disable themselves, and it basically has cut off any NFS connections.

I am looking for a system to migrate my Xencenter Infrastructure into that won't be as restrictive as Xencenter. Xencenters licensing doesn't allow a Hybrid Environment - so if 1 server isn't licensed, it deems them all unlicensed.

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Detailed Comparison

OpenStack
OpenStack
Apache CloudStack
Apache CloudStack
VirtKick
VirtKick

OpenStack is a cloud operating system that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter, all managed through a dashboard that gives administrators control while empowering their users to provision resources through a web interface.

CloudStack is open source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform.

Software as a service platform for hosting providers.

Compute;Storage;Networking;Dashboard;Shared Services
Works with hosts running KVM, XenServer/XCP-ng, VMware ESXi with vSphere and HyperV; Provides a friendly Web-based UI for managing the cloud; Provides a native API; Manages storage for instances running on the hypervisors (primary storage) as well as templates, snapshots, and ISO images (secondary storage); Orchestrates network services from the data link layer (L2) to some application layer (L7) services, such as DHCP, NAT, firewall, VPN, and so on; Accounting of network, compute, and storage resources; Multi-tenancy/account separation; User management; Supports Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible
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Statistics
GitHub Stars
-
GitHub Stars
2.7K
GitHub Stars
0
GitHub Forks
-
GitHub Forks
1.2K
GitHub Forks
0
Stacks
790
Stacks
66
Stacks
2
Followers
1.2K
Followers
250
Followers
12
Votes
138
Votes
95
Votes
6
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • 60
    Private cloud
  • 39
    Avoid vendor lock-in
  • 23
    Flexible in use
  • 7
    Industry leader
  • 5
    Robust architecture
Pros
  • 15
    Apache CloudStack works
  • 13
    Multi hypervisor
  • 10
    Easy setup
  • 9
    Real open source software
  • 9
    Open architecture
Pros
  • 5
    Easy setup and simplicity in use
  • 1
    One Click Install
Integrations
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What are some alternatives to OpenStack, Apache CloudStack, VirtKick?

OpenNebula

OpenNebula

It provides a simple but feature-rich and flexible solution for the comprehensive management of virtualized data centers to enable on-premise enterprise clouds in existing infrastructures. It can be primarily used as a virtualization tool to manage your virtual infrastructure in the data-center or cluster, which is usually referred as Private Cloud. It supports Hybrid Cloud to combine local infrastructure with public cloud-based infrastructure, enabling highly scalable hosting environments.

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is open source software for building private, AWS-compatible IT, QA, and developer clouds. It makes it easy to deliver cloud computing, just like AWS, from within your data center.

Ubicloud

Ubicloud

It is an open, free, and portable cloud. Think of it as an open alternative to cloud providers, like what Linux is to proprietary operating systems. It provides IaaS cloud features on bare metal providers, such as Hetzner, OVH, and AWS Bare Metal.

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