Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift vs Huawei Cloud Stack

Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift8.7Visit HSHuawei Cloud Stack8.2Visit

Higher score Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift #4 in Private Cloud Hosting 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Red Hat

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HS Huawei Cloud Stack #8 in Private Cloud Hosting 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Huawei Cloud

• Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift fits best

  Red Hat enterprise OpenStack deployments

• Huawei Cloud Stack fits best

  Huawei hybrid and multi-cloud environments

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Side by side

Feature	Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 8.7/10 Visit ↗	HSHuawei Cloud Stack 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Private Cloud Hosting	#8 in Private Cloud Hosting
Best for	Red Hat enterprise OpenStack deployments	Huawei hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 3/4 · Huawei Cloud Stack 3/4
Managed operations	—	Not checked yet
Kubernetes support	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Backup included	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment location	Both	Customer facility
Virtualization stack	Other	Other
Minimum term	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Runs the OpenStack control plane as workloads on OpenShift Supports compute, storage, networking, and image services Adds Operators, Ansible operations, observability, and backup/restore	On-premises deployment with hybrid federation to Huawei Cloud Kubernetes API compatibility and Cloud Container Engine support Backup, disaster recovery, operations, and modernization capabilities
Cons	Pricing requires contact with an account representative or partner Managed operations are not included The platform is aimed at mid-market and enterprise environments	Enterprise purchasing requires contact with Huawei sales channels Broad capabilities may exceed the needs of smaller deployments Its virtualization stack is not centered on a named standard
Our verdict	Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift is a private Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform for enterprises and telecommunications providers. It combines an OpenStack cloud control plane running on Red Hat OpenShift with external Red Hat… Read the review →	Huawei Cloud Stack is an on-premises hybrid cloud platform for governments, carriers, and enterprises that need cloud infrastructure in their own data centers. It combines compute, storage, networking, security, data, AI, containers, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift — where it wins

  • Runs the OpenStack control plane as workloads on OpenShift
  • Supports compute, storage, networking, and image services
  • Adds Operators, Ansible operations, observability, and backup/restore

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with an account representative or partner
  • Managed operations are not included
  • The platform is aimed at mid-market and enterprise environments

• Huawei Cloud Stack — where it wins

  • On-premises deployment with hybrid federation to Huawei Cloud
  • Kubernetes API compatibility and Cloud Container Engine support
  • Backup, disaster recovery, operations, and modernization capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise purchasing requires contact with Huawei sales channels
  • Broad capabilities may exceed the needs of smaller deployments
  • Its virtualization stack is not centered on a named standard

• Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad private-cloud platform for enterprises standardizing on Red Hat infrastructure.

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• HSHuawei Cloud Stack8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad Huawei-centered private cloud platform for hybrid, multi-cloud, and regulated environments.

  Visit Huawei CloudFull verdict →