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Head-to-head · OpenStack Hosting

Cleura Public Cloud vs Acvile Cloud

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Cleura Public Cloud #3 in OpenStack Hosting 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Cleura
Acvile Cloud #4 in OpenStack Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Acvile Cloud

Cleura Public Cloud leads on 0 checks, Acvile Cloud on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCleura Public Cloud · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly Acvile Cloud
  • Most featuresCleura Public Cloud · 1 of 3

Cleura Public Cloud scores higher on our rubric for openstack hosting: 9.1 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #4.

Acvile Cloud offers free plan; Cleura Public Cloud doesn't.

Cleura Public Cloud is the better fit for managed OpenStack public cloud teams. Acvile Cloud is the better fit for low-cost users wanting a free plan.

  • Cleura Public Cloud fits best

    Managed OpenStack public cloud teams

  • Acvile Cloud fits best

    Low-cost users wanting a free plan

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Side by side

Feature Cleura Public Cloud 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Acvile Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 9.0
Ranking #3 in OpenStack Hosting #4 in OpenStack Hosting
Best for Managed OpenStack public cloud teams Low-cost users wanting a free plan
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — $4/unit/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web, Linux Web
Support Email, Tickets, Docs, Community Email, Live chat
Compliance ISO 27001, GDPR GDPR
Integrations 8 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cleura Public Cloud 1/3 · Acvile Cloud 0/3
Managed control plane Not checked yet Not checked yet
Bare-metal instances Not checked yet Not checked yet
GPU instances ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model Public Public
Regions available 3 Not checked yet
Storage types block storage, low-latency disk, object storage, snapshots, disaster recovery, data replication object storage, block storage, NVMe SSD, HDD
Identity options username and password, application credentials, project and team access management Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Compute, storage, networking, VPN and load balancing in one cloud
  • OpenStack APIs plus Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible and SDK support
  • Public cloud regions in Stockholm, Karlskrona and Frankfurt
  • Free plan plus compute instances from $4 per month
  • OpenStack APIs, Terraform, Kubernetes, and S3-compatible integrations
  • Networking includes private networks, load balancers, and VPN gateways
Cons
  • No free plan is included
  • Pay-as-you-go resources are billed monthly and prices exclude VAT
  • The platform may exceed the needs of teams seeking only basic virtual machines
  • Plans are resource-based rather than conventional subscription tiers
  • The platform requires infrastructure-oriented cloud management
  • Listed compute options are limited to the published instance sizes
Our verdict

Cleura Public Cloud is an OpenStack-based public infrastructure-as-a-service platform for developers, SMBs, enterprises and mission-critical workloads. It combines virtual machines and server virtualization with block storage, low-latency…

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Acvile Cloud is a public cloud infrastructure platform built on OpenStack and Kubernetes. It is aimed at developers and teams that need low-cost compute alongside storage, networking, and infrastructure-as-code capabilities. The platform…

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  1. Cleura Public CloudOpenStack Hosting 9.1Paid
  2. Acvile CloudOpenStack Hosting 9.0Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Cleura Public Cloud — where it wins

    • Compute, storage, networking, VPN and load balancing in one cloud
    • OpenStack APIs plus Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible and SDK support
    • Public cloud regions in Stockholm, Karlskrona and Frankfurt

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is included
    • Pay-as-you-go resources are billed monthly and prices exclude VAT
    • The platform may exceed the needs of teams seeking only basic virtual machines

  • Acvile Cloud — where it wins

    • Free plan plus compute instances from $4 per month
    • OpenStack APIs, Terraform, Kubernetes, and S3-compatible integrations
    • Networking includes private networks, load balancers, and VPN gateways

    Where it doesn't

    • Plans are resource-based rather than conventional subscription tiers
    • The platform requires infrastructure-oriented cloud management
    • Listed compute options are limited to the published instance sizes

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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