CloudFerro Public Cloud vs Rackspace OpenStack Flex

CloudFerro Public Cloud9.3Visit Rackspace OpenStack Flex8.6Visit

Higher score CloudFerro Public Cloud #1 in OpenStack Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit CloudFerro

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Rackspace OpenStack Flex #8 in OpenStack Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Rackspace

• CloudFerro Public Cloud fits best

  Large-scale public OpenStack deployments

• Rackspace OpenStack Flex fits best

  Managed public cloud with 24x7 support

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Side by side

Feature	CloudFerro Public Cloud 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Rackspace OpenStack Flex 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.6
Ranking	#1 in OpenStack Hosting	#8 in OpenStack Hosting
Best for	Large-scale public OpenStack deployments	Managed public cloud with 24x7 support
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$0.0001/GB usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs	Tickets, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CloudFerro Public Cloud 2/3 · Rackspace OpenStack Flex 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)	3
Storage types	block, object, ephemeral, VM image, SFS/NFS	Capacity, Performance, Standard, HA-Standard, HA-Performance, Object Storage
Identity options	Keycloak, OpenStack application credentials, EC2 credentials, two-factor authentication	Keystone credentials, username, API key
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 infrastructure with monitoring and lifecycle management GPU, memory-optimized, and general-purpose VM options Web, API, CLI, networking, storage, and 24x7 support access
Cons	No permanent free plan Prices vary by region Fixed-term discounts require longer commitments	No free plan for evaluating the service Usage-based pricing can require detailed resource planning Multi-tenant public cloud may not suit dedicated infrastructure needs
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… Read the review →	Rackspace OpenStack Flex is a managed, multi-tenant public OpenStack infrastructure service for organizations running virtual machines, containers, databases, and cloud-native applications. It combines compute, configurable private… Read the review →

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

• Rackspace OpenStack Flex — where it wins

  • Managed OpenStack infrastructure with monitoring and lifecycle management
  • GPU, memory-optimized, and general-purpose VM options
  • Web, API, CLI, networking, storage, and 24x7 support access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the service
  • Usage-based pricing can require detailed resource planning
  • Multi-tenant public cloud may not suit dedicated infrastructure needs

• CloudFerro Public Cloud9.3/10 · Paid

  A broad public OpenStack platform for large deployments, with region-based pricing.

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• Rackspace OpenStack Flex8.6/10 · Paid

  A managed public OpenStack cloud with GPUs, flexible storage, APIs, and 24x7 support.

  Visit RackspaceFull verdict →