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Head-to-head · OpenStack Hosting

CloudFerro Public Cloud vs Catalyst Cloud

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score CloudFerro Public Cloud #1 in OpenStack Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit CloudFerro
Catalyst Cloud #5 in OpenStack Hosting 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Catalyst Cloud

CloudFerro Public Cloud leads on 1 check, Catalyst Cloud on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 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

CloudFerro Public Cloud scores higher on our rubric for openstack hosting: 9.3 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.

CloudFerro Public Cloud leads on regions available: 5 versus 1.

CloudFerro Public Cloud is the better fit for large-scale public OpenStack deployments. Catalyst Cloud is the better fit for openStack users wanting broad managed services.

  • CloudFerro Public Cloud fits best

    Large-scale public OpenStack deployments

  • Catalyst Cloud fits best

    OpenStack users wanting broad managed services

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Side by side

Feature CloudFerro Public Cloud 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Catalyst Cloud 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.9
Ranking #1 in OpenStack Hosting #5 in OpenStack Hosting
Best for Large-scale public OpenStack deployments OpenStack users wanting broad managed services
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web, Linux, Windows
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR PCI DSS, ISO 27001
Integrations 9 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CloudFerro Public Cloud 2/3 · Catalyst Cloud 2/3
Managed control plane Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Bare-metal instances ✓ (best) Not checked yet
GPU instances ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Public Public
Regions available 5 (best) 1
Storage types block, object, ephemeral, VM image, SFS/NFS block storage, object storage, image service
Identity options Keycloak, OpenStack application credentials, EC2 credentials, two-factor authentication OpenStack Keystone IAM, role-based permissions, TOTP MFA, application credentials
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
  • OpenStack-compatible clients, APIs and command-line tools
  • Compute, replicated storage, networking, IAM and TOTP MFA
  • Managed private cloud for OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph and Swift
Cons
  • No permanent free plan
  • Prices vary by region
  • Fixed-term discounts require longer commitments
  • Public-cloud compute pricing is usage-based and excludes GST
  • The cheapest listed compute flavor is available only in nz-por-1
  • Its infrastructure focus is centered on New Zealand regions
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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Catalyst Cloud provides New Zealand-based public cloud infrastructure and platform services for IT professionals and organisations. The service covers OpenStack-based compute, image, block storage, object storage, networking, load…

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  1. CloudFerro Public CloudOpenStack Hosting 9.3Paid
  2. Catalyst CloudOpenStack Hosting 8.9Paid

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

  • Catalyst Cloud — where it wins

    • OpenStack-compatible clients, APIs and command-line tools
    • Compute, replicated storage, networking, IAM and TOTP MFA
    • Managed private cloud for OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph and Swift

    Where it doesn't

    • Public-cloud compute pricing is usage-based and excludes GST
    • The cheapest listed compute flavor is available only in nz-por-1
    • Its infrastructure focus is centered on New Zealand regions

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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