RunCloud vs ClusterCS

RunCloud9.2Visit ClusterCS9.0Visit

Higher score RunCloud #2 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 9.2/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit RunCloud

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ClusterCS #3 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 9.0/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit ClusterCS

• RunCloud fits best

  Teams needing broad automated cloud management

• ClusterCS fits best

  High-availability cloud infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	RunCloud 9.2/10 Visit ↗	ClusterCS 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Cloud Hosting Management Software	#3 in Cloud Hosting Management Software
Best for	Teams needing broad automated cloud management	High-availability cloud infrastructure
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$9/mo	$7.20/unit/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	7 days	14 days
Free trial length	7 days · card required	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	15 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features RunCloud 6/6 · ClusterCS 5/6
Server provisioning	✓	✓
Deployment automation	✓	✓
Monitoring and alerts	✓	✓
Automated backups	✓	✓
Docker support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Team access	✓	✓
Specs
Cloud providers	Akamai (formerly Linode), Vultr, UpCloud, AWS Lightsail, Hetzner Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, AWS EC2, Azure, DigitalOcean	AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean, UpCloud, Vultr, Hetzner
Our review
Pros	Supports multiple cloud providers with automated server provisioning Combines deployments, backups, monitoring, SSL, Docker, and DNS tools Adds staging, team controls, atomic deployments, and API access on higher tiers	HA cluster templates with replication, failover, and autoscaling Centralized management for servers, clusters, domains, and deployments Monitoring, auto-healing, backups, SSL, permissions, and API access
Cons	Cloud infrastructure charges are separate from the subscription The trial requires payment-card details Some advanced capabilities require higher-priced plans	No perpetual free plan Advanced HA configuration costs $499 flat Hosting infrastructure is billed separately by the hosting provider
Our verdict	RunCloud is a cloud server management platform for developers, agencies, site owners, and businesses operating web applications. It connects to Ubuntu servers from supported cloud providers or manually connected infrastructure, then… Read the review →	ClusterCS is a web-based Linux server control panel for VPSs, dedicated servers, and high-availability clusters. It is designed for website owners, ecommerce businesses, agencies, managed hosting providers, developers, and organizations… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• RunCloud — where it wins

  • Supports multiple cloud providers with automated server provisioning
  • Combines deployments, backups, monitoring, SSL, Docker, and DNS tools
  • Adds staging, team controls, atomic deployments, and API access on higher tiers

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud infrastructure charges are separate from the subscription
  • The trial requires payment-card details
  • Some advanced capabilities require higher-priced plans

• ClusterCS — where it wins

  • HA cluster templates with replication, failover, and autoscaling
  • Centralized management for servers, clusters, domains, and deployments
  • Monitoring, auto-healing, backups, SSL, permissions, and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No perpetual free plan
  • Advanced HA configuration costs $499 flat
  • Hosting infrastructure is billed separately by the hosting provider

• RunCloud9.2/10 · 7-day trial

  RunCloud centralizes provisioning, deployment, backups, monitoring, and team access.

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• ClusterCS9.0/10 · 14-day trial

  A capable choice for high-availability infrastructure, but costly for smaller deployments.

  Visit ClusterCSFull verdict →