Cloud Management

Multi-cloud and infrastructure management platforms.

10 platforms reviewed·How we test

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Proxmox VEFeaturedOpen-source KVM + LXC virtualization platform with clustering, Ceph, SDN and backup built in — the clearest, cheapest exit from VMware for most teams.

4.5/ 5

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MultiPortalMulti-tenant self-service portal purpose-built for Proxmox — the vCloud Director layer that, paired with Proxmox, delivers a complete cloud management platform.

4.5/ 5

3

XCP-ng + Xen OrchestraFully open-source Xen hypervisor plus unified management and backup, sold by Vates with simple per-host pricing — the other credible open-source VMware exit.

4.0/ 5

4

Nutanix Cloud InfrastructureEnterprise hyperconverged private cloud with its own bundled AHV hypervisor and real hybrid reach into AWS, Azure and Google Cloud — the big-enterprise VMware exit.

3.9/ 5

5

Apache CloudStackApache-licensed IaaS orchestration proven at CSP/telco scale, managing KVM, VMware and XCP-ng under one multi-tenant control plane — free software, quote-based support from ShapeBlue.

3.8/ 5

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OpenStackThe open-source cloud operating system behind most sovereign and telco clouds — unmatched breadth, but you are building a cloud, not installing a product.

3.6/ 5

7

Stack ConsoleWhite-label self-service, billing and reseller portal that sits over CloudStack, OpenStack, Proxmox, VMware, OpenNebula or Virtuozzo — the commerce layer, not the infrastructure.

3.5/ 5

8

VMware Cloud FoundationStill the most mature enterprise virtualization stack — and, under Broadcom, the most expensive and least partner-friendly platform in this comparison by a wide margin.

2.4/ 5

9

OpenNebulaOpen-source cloud management platform on KVM with native multi-tenancy, showback and hybrid provisioning — strong on paper, but ranked near the bottom on our production experience with the vendor.

2.3/ 5

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Virtuozzo InfrastructureTurnkey OpenStack-based hyperconverged IaaS with tenant portal, metering and software-defined storage — a complete spec sheet, ranked last on our production experience.

2.2/ 5

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