HPE GreenLake vs Apache CloudStack

HGHPE GreenLake9.1Visit Apache CloudStack9.0Visit

Higher score HG HPE GreenLake #2 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit HPE GreenLake

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Apache CloudStack #3 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit site

• HPE GreenLake fits best

  Enterprises managing hybrid and private cloud infrastructure

• Apache CloudStack fits best

  Organizations building self-hosted IaaS clouds

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Side by side

Feature	HGHPE GreenLake 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Apache CloudStack 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software	#3 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software
Best for	Enterprises managing hybrid and private cloud infrastructure	Organizations building self-hosted IaaS clouds
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	11 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features HPE GreenLake 0/4 · Apache CloudStack 0/4
Virtual machines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed Kubernetes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Object storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Infrastructure as code	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Unifies compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, bare metal, and VM management Connects AWS, Azure, VMware, EKS, Terraform, Ansible, and ServiceNow Offers REST APIs, OpenAPI support, Terraform, webhooks, and MCP integrations	Orchestrates compute, networking, storage, and VMs across multiple hypervisors. Supports VM high availability, automatic restart, and live migration for host maintenance. Provides multi-tenancy, usage metering, and REST-like and AWS-compatible APIs.
Cons	Pricing requires a sales quote rather than a standard published plan Capabilities and management responsibility vary by selected service Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking an on-premises-only platform	Requires operating and maintaining the software on customer infrastructure. Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow infrastructure tool. Support is through community and documentation channels.
Our verdict	HPE GreenLake is a cloud-delivered hybrid infrastructure platform for enterprises and mid-market organizations operating across private cloud, on-premises, colocation, edge, and public-cloud environments. Its co-managed model brings… Read the review →	Apache CloudStack is open-source software for deploying and managing public, private, and hybrid IaaS clouds on customer infrastructure. Its web interfaces, command-line tools, and APIs support cloud providers, managed service providers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• HPE GreenLake — where it wins

  • Unifies compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, bare metal, and VM management
  • Connects AWS, Azure, VMware, EKS, Terraform, Ansible, and ServiceNow
  • Offers REST APIs, OpenAPI support, Terraform, webhooks, and MCP integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales quote rather than a standard published plan
  • Capabilities and management responsibility vary by selected service
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking an on-premises-only platform

• Apache CloudStack — where it wins

  • Orchestrates compute, networking, storage, and VMs across multiple hypervisors.
  • Supports VM high availability, automatic restart, and live migration for host maintenance.
  • Provides multi-tenancy, usage metering, and REST-like and AWS-compatible APIs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires operating and maintaining the software on customer infrastructure.
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow infrastructure tool.
  • Support is through community and documentation channels.

• HGHPE GreenLake9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Unified hybrid-cloud control for enterprise compute, storage, networking, and Kubernetes.

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• Apache CloudStack9.0/10 · Free plan

  A self-hosted cloud control plane with broad compute, network, and storage orchestration.

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