VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Infomaniak Public Cloud

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations8.9Visit Infomaniak Public Cloud8.6Visit

Higher score VMware Cloud Foundation Operations #4 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Contact VMware

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Infomaniak Public Cloud #7 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Infomaniak

• VMware Cloud Foundation Operations fits best

  VMware-centric private-cloud operations teams

• Infomaniak Public Cloud fits best

  European teams needing integrated public-cloud services

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Side by side

Feature	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Infomaniak Public Cloud 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software	#7 in Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software
Best for	VMware-centric private-cloud operations teams	European teams needing integrated public-cloud services
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Not checked yet
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Compliance	HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001
Integrations	10 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 1/4 · Infomaniak Public Cloud 1/4
Virtual machines	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Managed Kubernetes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Object storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Infrastructure as code	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Unified operations for compute, storage and networking Monitoring spans VMs, Kubernetes containers and AI workloads Lifecycle, capacity, cost and compliance management in one console	VM profiles include general-purpose, IOPS-optimized, memory-optimized, and GPU options. Combines Ceph block storage, S3-compatible object storage, networking, and load balancers. Offers managed Kubernetes and databases, plus Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible integrations.
Cons	Contact-sales pricing limits upfront cost comparison Delivered through VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation Narrower ecosystem scope than broad multi-cloud platforms	No no-time-limit free plan; the offer is CHF 300 in credits for three months. Heat-based vertical and horizontal autoscaling is listed as beta. Trial signup requires a payment card.
Our verdict	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations is the operations and management layer for VMware Cloud Foundation private clouds. It gives mid-market and enterprise IT teams a unified console for compute, storage and network operations, plus… Read the review →	Infomaniak Public Cloud is an OpenStack-based Infrastructure as a Service platform for organizations that want to provision cloud resources on demand. It suits teams ranging from startups to established organizations, particularly those… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• VMware Cloud Foundation Operations — where it wins

  • Unified operations for compute, storage and networking
  • Monitoring spans VMs, Kubernetes containers and AI workloads
  • Lifecycle, capacity, cost and compliance management in one console

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing limits upfront cost comparison
  • Delivered through VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation
  • Narrower ecosystem scope than broad multi-cloud platforms

• Infomaniak Public Cloud — where it wins

  • VM profiles include general-purpose, IOPS-optimized, memory-optimized, and GPU options.
  • Combines Ceph block storage, S3-compatible object storage, networking, and load balancers.
  • Offers managed Kubernetes and databases, plus Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • No no-time-limit free plan; the offer is CHF 300 in credits for three months.
  • Heat-based vertical and horizontal autoscaling is listed as beta.
  • Trial signup requires a payment card.

• VMware Cloud Foundation Operations8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A VMware-focused operations layer covering infrastructure, lifecycle, observability, capacity and compliance.

  Contact VMwareFull verdict →
• Infomaniak Public Cloud8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad OpenStack cloud for teams that want managed services and infrastructure-as-code options.

  Visit InfomaniakFull verdict →