Apache CloudStack vs Infomaniak Public Cloud

Apache CloudStack9.0Visit Infomaniak Public Cloud8.6Visit

Higher score Apache CloudStack #3 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit site

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Infomaniak Public Cloud #7 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Infomaniak

• Apache CloudStack fits best

  Organizations building self-hosted IaaS clouds

• Infomaniak Public Cloud fits best

  European teams needing integrated public-cloud services

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Side by side

Feature	Apache CloudStack 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Infomaniak Public Cloud 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software	#7 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software
Best for	Organizations building self-hosted IaaS clouds	European teams needing integrated public-cloud services
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Not checked yet
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apache CloudStack 0/4 · Infomaniak Public Cloud 1/4
Virtual machines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed Kubernetes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Object storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Infrastructure as code	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Orchestrates compute, networking, storage, and VMs across multiple hypervisors. Supports VM high availability, automatic restart, and live migration for host maintenance. Provides multi-tenancy, usage metering, and REST-like and AWS-compatible APIs.	VM profiles include general-purpose, IOPS-optimized, memory-optimized, and GPU options. Combines Ceph block storage, S3-compatible object storage, networking, and load balancers. Offers managed Kubernetes and databases, plus Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible integrations.
Cons	Requires operating and maintaining the software on customer infrastructure. Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow infrastructure tool. Support is through community and documentation channels.	No no-time-limit free plan; the offer is CHF 300 in credits for three months. Heat-based vertical and horizontal autoscaling is listed as beta. Trial signup requires a payment card.
Our verdict	Apache CloudStack is open-source software for deploying and managing public, private, and hybrid IaaS clouds on customer infrastructure. Its web interfaces, command-line tools, and APIs support cloud providers, managed service providers,… Read the review →	Infomaniak Public Cloud is an OpenStack-based Infrastructure as a Service platform for organizations that want to provision cloud resources on demand. It suits teams ranging from startups to established organizations, particularly those… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Apache CloudStack — where it wins

  • Orchestrates compute, networking, storage, and VMs across multiple hypervisors.
  • Supports VM high availability, automatic restart, and live migration for host maintenance.
  • Provides multi-tenancy, usage metering, and REST-like and AWS-compatible APIs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires operating and maintaining the software on customer infrastructure.
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow infrastructure tool.
  • Support is through community and documentation channels.

• Infomaniak Public Cloud — where it wins

  • VM profiles include general-purpose, IOPS-optimized, memory-optimized, and GPU options.
  • Combines Ceph block storage, S3-compatible object storage, networking, and load balancers.
  • Offers managed Kubernetes and databases, plus Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • No no-time-limit free plan; the offer is CHF 300 in credits for three months.
  • Heat-based vertical and horizontal autoscaling is listed as beta.
  • Trial signup requires a payment card.

• Apache CloudStack9.0/10 · Free plan

  A self-hosted cloud control plane with broad compute, network, and storage orchestration.

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• Infomaniak Public Cloud8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad OpenStack cloud for teams that want managed services and infrastructure-as-code options.

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