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Head-to-head · OpenStack Hosting

NETWAYS Cloud vs Rackspace OpenStack Flex

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score NETWAYS Cloud #6 in OpenStack Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit NETWAYS Cloud
Rackspace OpenStack Flex #8 in OpenStack Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Rackspace

NETWAYS Cloud leads on 0 checks, Rackspace OpenStack Flex on 0, and 3 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 scoreNETWAYS Cloud · 8.8/10

NETWAYS Cloud scores higher on our rubric for openstack hosting: 8.8 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.

NETWAYS Cloud is the better fit for teams needing a managed OpenStack control plane. Rackspace OpenStack Flex is the better fit for managed public cloud with 24x7 support.

  • NETWAYS Cloud fits best

    Teams needing a managed OpenStack control plane

  • Rackspace OpenStack Flex fits best

    Managed public cloud with 24x7 support

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Side by side

Feature NETWAYS Cloud 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Rackspace OpenStack Flex 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.6
Ranking #6 in OpenStack Hosting #8 in OpenStack Hosting
Best for Teams needing a managed OpenStack control plane Managed public cloud with 24x7 support
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price €14.38/unit/mo $0.0001/GB usage-based
Free plan Not checked yet —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7 Tickets, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features NETWAYS Cloud 2/3 · Rackspace OpenStack Flex 2/3
Managed control plane ✓ ✓
Bare-metal instances Not checked yet Not checked yet
GPU instances ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Not checked yet Public
Regions available Not checked yet 3
Storage types local NVMe, Ceph-RBD volumes, S3/Swift object storage, snapshots, backups, air-gapped backups Capacity, Performance, Standard, HA-Standard, HA-Performance, Object Storage
Identity options NWS-ID with two-factor authentication, OpenStack project user, application credentials, tokens Keystone credentials, username, API key
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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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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…

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  1. NETWAYS CloudOpenStack Hosting 8.8Paid
  2. Rackspace OpenStack FlexOpenStack Hosting 8.6Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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