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Head-to-head · OpenStack Hosting

CloudFerro Public Cloud vs NETWAYS Cloud

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score CloudFerro Public Cloud #1 in OpenStack Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit CloudFerro
NETWAYS Cloud #6 in OpenStack Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit NETWAYS Cloud

CloudFerro Public Cloud leads on 0 checks, NETWAYS Cloud on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 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 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #6.

CloudFerro Public Cloud is the better fit for large-scale public OpenStack deployments. NETWAYS Cloud is the better fit for teams needing a managed OpenStack control plane.

  • CloudFerro Public Cloud fits best

    Large-scale public OpenStack deployments

  • NETWAYS Cloud fits best

    Teams needing a managed OpenStack control plane

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Side by side

Feature CloudFerro Public Cloud 9.3/10 Visit ↗ NETWAYS Cloud 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.8
Ranking #1 in OpenStack Hosting #6 in OpenStack Hosting
Best for Large-scale public OpenStack deployments Teams needing a managed OpenStack control plane
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — €14.38/unit/mo
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, 2FA
Integrations 9 integrations 11 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CloudFerro Public Cloud 2/3 · NETWAYS Cloud 2/3
Managed control plane Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Bare-metal instances ✓ (best) Not checked yet
GPU instances ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Public Not checked yet
Regions available 5 Not checked yet
Storage types block, object, ephemeral, VM image, SFS/NFS local NVMe, Ceph-RBD volumes, S3/Swift object storage, snapshots, backups, air-gapped backups
Identity options Keycloak, OpenStack application credentials, EC2 credentials, two-factor authentication NWS-ID with two-factor authentication, OpenStack project user, application credentials, tokens
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
  • Managed OpenStack control plane with installation, patching, and monitoring
  • GPU, Ceph, NVMe, object storage, backups, and load balancing
  • Native OpenStack access plus Terraform, Ansible, and Pulumi support
Cons
  • No permanent free plan
  • Prices vary by region
  • Fixed-term discounts require longer commitments
  • Pricing is shown in euros and excludes sales tax
  • The entry plan provides 2 vCPUs, 2.048 GB RAM, and 25 GB disk
  • The service is broader than teams needing compute-only hosting
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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NETWAYS Cloud is a managed OpenStack cloud service for businesses that need compute, networking, storage, backups, GPUs, and OpenStack API access. NETWAYS manages the OpenStack control plane, including installation, configuration,…

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  1. CloudFerro Public CloudOpenStack Hosting 9.3Paid
  2. NETWAYS CloudOpenStack Hosting 8.8Paid

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

  • NETWAYS Cloud — where it wins

    • Managed OpenStack control plane with installation, patching, and monitoring
    • GPU, Ceph, NVMe, object storage, backups, and load balancing
    • Native OpenStack access plus Terraform, Ansible, and Pulumi support

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is shown in euros and excludes sales tax
    • The entry plan provides 2 vCPUs, 2.048 GB RAM, and 25 GB disk
    • The service is broader than teams needing compute-only hosting

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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