Canonical OpenStack vs Huawei Cloud Stack

Canonical OpenStack9.2Visit HSHuawei Cloud Stack8.2Visit

Higher score Canonical OpenStack #2 in Private Cloud Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Canonical

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HS Huawei Cloud Stack #8 in Private Cloud Hosting 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Huawei Cloud

• Canonical OpenStack fits best

  Open-source OpenStack private clouds

• Huawei Cloud Stack fits best

  Huawei hybrid and multi-cloud environments

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Side by side

Feature	Canonical OpenStack 9.2/10 Visit ↗	HSHuawei Cloud Stack 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.2
Ranking	#2 in Private Cloud Hosting	#8 in Private Cloud Hosting
Best for	Open-source OpenStack private clouds	Huawei hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Phone, Tickets, Docs, Community · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Canonical OpenStack 0/4 · Huawei Cloud Stack 3/4
Managed operations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Kubernetes support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Backup included	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment location	Not checked yet	Customer facility
Virtualization stack	Not checked yet	Other
Minimum term	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Compute, networking, and storage provisioning with self-service access High-availability options, automated upgrades, and built-in observability Integrations spanning KVM, Ceph, MAAS, Juju, and Kubernetes	On-premises deployment with hybrid federation to Huawei Cloud Kubernetes API compatibility and Cloud Container Engine support Backup, disaster recovery, operations, and modernization capabilities
Cons	Requires self-hosted deployment and infrastructure management Commercial support and services are separate from the free software Kubernetes capabilities are optional rather than part of every deployment	Enterprise purchasing requires contact with Huawei sales channels Broad capabilities may exceed the needs of smaller deployments Its virtualization stack is not centered on a named standard
Our verdict	Canonical OpenStack is an open-source platform for deploying private, sovereign cloud infrastructure on Ubuntu. It is aimed at organizations that want on-demand compute, networking, and storage with control over deployment and operations.… Read the review →	Huawei Cloud Stack is an on-premises hybrid cloud platform for governments, carriers, and enterprises that need cloud infrastructure in their own data centers. It combines compute, storage, networking, security, data, AI, containers, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Canonical OpenStack — where it wins

  • Compute, networking, and storage provisioning with self-service access
  • High-availability options, automated upgrades, and built-in observability
  • Integrations spanning KVM, Ceph, MAAS, Juju, and Kubernetes

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires self-hosted deployment and infrastructure management
  • Commercial support and services are separate from the free software
  • Kubernetes capabilities are optional rather than part of every deployment

• Huawei Cloud Stack — where it wins

  • On-premises deployment with hybrid federation to Huawei Cloud
  • Kubernetes API compatibility and Cloud Container Engine support
  • Backup, disaster recovery, operations, and modernization capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise purchasing requires contact with Huawei sales channels
  • Broad capabilities may exceed the needs of smaller deployments
  • Its virtualization stack is not centered on a named standard

• Canonical OpenStack9.2/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source OpenStack foundation for self-hosted private clouds on Ubuntu.

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• HSHuawei Cloud Stack8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad Huawei-centered private cloud platform for hybrid, multi-cloud, and regulated environments.

  Visit Huawei CloudFull verdict →