Apache CloudStack vs HPE OneView

Apache CloudStack9.2Visit HOHPE OneView8.8Visit

Higher score Apache CloudStack #2 in Data Center Automation 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit site

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HO HPE OneView #5 in Data Center Automation 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit HPE OneView

• Apache CloudStack fits best

  Teams automating private-cloud VM infrastructure

• HPE OneView fits best

  Teams managing HPE compute and storage

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Side by side

Feature	Apache CloudStack 9.2/10 Visit ↗	HOHPE OneView 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Data Center Automation	#5 in Data Center Automation
Best for	Teams automating private-cloud VM infrastructure	Teams managing HPE compute and storage
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request · 60-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	60 days
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apache CloudStack 1/3 · HPE OneView 0/3
Infrastructure as code	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Role-based access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automation scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported operating systems	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Orchestrates compute, networking, storage, and VMs across multiple hypervisors Provides high availability, live migration, snapshots, and recovery workflows Offers native APIs plus Terraform, Ansible, Cluster API, and Packer integrations	Templates provision compute, storage, and fabric resources. Tracks firmware compliance and configuration drift, with eligible remediation. REST API and integrations support infrastructure automation workflows.
Cons	Self-hosted deployment leaves infrastructure operations with your team Its broad scope may exceed teams seeking only a narrow VM scheduler Listed support channels are community and documentation	Its supported infrastructure is centered on HPE platforms. The primary deployment is a virtual appliance for on-premises environments. Licensing uses a contact-sales or quote-request process.
Our verdict	Apache CloudStack is an open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform for deploying public, private, and hybrid clouds. It brings compute, networking, storage, and virtual-machine management into web-based administrator and end-user… Read the review →	HPE OneView brings infrastructure management and automation together for enterprise IT teams responsible for HPE servers, storage, networking, and composable infrastructure. Its focus is a fit for mid-market and enterprise organizations… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Apache CloudStack — where it wins

  • Orchestrates compute, networking, storage, and VMs across multiple hypervisors
  • Provides high availability, live migration, snapshots, and recovery workflows
  • Offers native APIs plus Terraform, Ansible, Cluster API, and Packer integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment leaves infrastructure operations with your team
  • Its broad scope may exceed teams seeking only a narrow VM scheduler
  • Listed support channels are community and documentation

• HPE OneView — where it wins

  • Templates provision compute, storage, and fabric resources.
  • Tracks firmware compliance and configuration drift, with eligible remediation.
  • REST API and integrations support infrastructure automation workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Its supported infrastructure is centered on HPE platforms.
  • The primary deployment is a virtual appliance for on-premises environments.
  • Licensing uses a contact-sales or quote-request process.

• Apache CloudStack9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad self-hosted IaaS control plane for multi-hypervisor private clouds.

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• HOHPE OneView8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 60-day trial

  HPE-focused provisioning, monitoring, firmware management, and remediation with a REST API.

  Visit HPE OneViewFull verdict →