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Head-to-head · OpenStack Hosting

CloudFerro Public Cloud vs Acvile Cloud

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score CloudFerro Public Cloud #1 in OpenStack Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit CloudFerro
Acvile Cloud #4 in OpenStack Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Acvile Cloud

CloudFerro Public Cloud leads on 0 checks, Acvile Cloud on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCloudFerro Public Cloud · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Acvile Cloud
  • Most featuresCloudFerro Public Cloud · 2 of 3

CloudFerro Public Cloud scores higher on our rubric for openstack hosting: 9.3 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

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

CloudFerro Public Cloud is the better fit for large-scale public OpenStack deployments. Acvile Cloud is the better fit for low-cost users wanting a free plan.

  • CloudFerro Public Cloud fits best

    Large-scale public OpenStack deployments

  • Acvile Cloud fits best

    Low-cost users wanting a free plan

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Side by side

Feature CloudFerro Public Cloud 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Acvile Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.0
Ranking #1 in OpenStack Hosting #4 in OpenStack Hosting
Best for Large-scale public OpenStack deployments 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, Windows, Linux Web
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs Email, Live chat
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR GDPR
Integrations 9 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CloudFerro Public Cloud 2/3 · Acvile Cloud 0/3
Managed control plane Not checked yet Not checked yet
Bare-metal instances ✓ (best) Not checked yet
GPU instances ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model Public Public
Regions available 5 Not checked yet
Storage types block, object, ephemeral, VM image, SFS/NFS object storage, block storage, NVMe SSD, HDD
Identity options Keycloak, OpenStack application credentials, EC2 credentials, two-factor authentication Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Five public cloud regions with European infrastructure
  • Bare-metal, GPU, VM, storage and managed Kubernetes options
  • OpenStack, AWS S3, Swift, Terraform and Kubernetes integrations
  • 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 permanent free plan
  • Prices vary by region
  • Fixed-term discounts require longer commitments
  • 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

CloudFerro Public Cloud provides OpenStack-based public cloud infrastructure for organizations, researchers and businesses that need compute, storage and networking at scale. It combines virtual machines with root access, dedicated server…

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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. CloudFerro Public CloudOpenStack Hosting 9.3Paid
  2. Acvile CloudOpenStack Hosting 9.0Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • CloudFerro Public Cloud — where it wins

    • Five public cloud regions with European infrastructure
    • Bare-metal, GPU, VM, storage and managed Kubernetes options
    • OpenStack, AWS S3, Swift, Terraform and Kubernetes integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • No permanent free plan
    • Prices vary by region
    • Fixed-term discounts require longer commitments
  • 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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