Apache CloudStack vs VMware Cloud on AWS

Apache CloudStack9.0Visit VOVMware Cloud on AWS8.6Visit

Higher score Apache CloudStack #3 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit CloudStack

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VO VMware Cloud on AWS #7 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit VMware Cloud

• Apache CloudStack fits best

  Open-source VM and cloud infrastructure

• VMware Cloud on AWS fits best

  VMware environments extending into AWS

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Side by side

Feature	Apache CloudStack 9.0/10 Visit ↗	VOVMware Cloud on AWS 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting	#7 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting
Best for	Open-source VM and cloud infrastructure	VMware environments extending into AWS
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apache CloudStack 0/3 · VMware Cloud on AWS 3/3
Kubernetes support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Dedicated connectivity	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Bare-metal support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Management model	Not checked yet	Managed
Public clouds supported	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Single-cloud
Our review
Pros	Supports BareMetal, Hyper-V, KVM, LXC, vSphere, and Xen Includes high availability, live migration, and disaster recovery workflows Offers REST-like, AWS-compatible, Terraform, and Ansible integrations	Managed vSphere, vSAN, NSX and vCenter environments Private connectivity and vMotion support migration and extension Access to AWS services, Kubernetes, APIs and SDKs
Cons	Self-hosted deployment puts infrastructure operations on your team Community and documentation are the listed support channels Its broad infrastructure scope may exceed smaller cloud requirements	Contact-sales pricing limits upfront cost visibility Single-cloud scope centers the service on AWS Requires VMware-based workloads and AWS infrastructure alignment
Our verdict	Apache CloudStack is an open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform for deploying and managing public, private, and hybrid clouds. It is designed for cloud providers, managed service providers, telecommunications companies, and… Read the review →	VMware Cloud on AWS is a managed hybrid-cloud service for organizations running vSphere-based workloads that want to migrate, extend or operate them on AWS. It delivers VMware Software-Defined Data Centers on dedicated, single-tenant AWS… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Apache CloudStack — where it wins

  • Supports BareMetal, Hyper-V, KVM, LXC, vSphere, and Xen
  • Includes high availability, live migration, and disaster recovery workflows
  • Offers REST-like, AWS-compatible, Terraform, and Ansible integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment puts infrastructure operations on your team
  • Community and documentation are the listed support channels
  • Its broad infrastructure scope may exceed smaller cloud requirements

• VMware Cloud on AWS — where it wins

  • Managed vSphere, vSAN, NSX and vCenter environments
  • Private connectivity and vMotion support migration and extension
  • Access to AWS services, Kubernetes, APIs and SDKs

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing limits upfront cost visibility
  • Single-cloud scope centers the service on AWS
  • Requires VMware-based workloads and AWS infrastructure alignment

• Apache CloudStack9.0/10 · Free plan

  A flexible self-hosted IaaS platform for teams managing multi-hypervisor clouds.

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• VOVMware Cloud on AWS8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A managed AWS path for VMware workloads, with strong migration and AWS service connectivity.

  Visit VMware CloudFull verdict →