dstack comparisons
dstack is compared head-to-head with Backend.AI, NVIDIA Mission Control and NVIDIA Run:ai and more: 7 head-to-heads in GPU Cluster Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
dstack head-to-head
- dstack vs Backend.AI
- dstack vs NVIDIA Mission Control
- dstack vs NVIDIA Run:ai
- dstack vs Volcano
- dstack vs Apache YuniKorn
- dstack vs KAI Scheduler
- dstack vs GPUStack
dstack vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Workload scheduling | Kubernetes support | Quota controls | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | dstack | Yes | Free | Hybrid | Both | Yes | No | 8.8 |
| 1 | Backend.AI | Yes | Hybrid | Both | Yes | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 2 | NVIDIA Mission Control | No | Self_hosted | Both | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 3 | NVIDIA Run:ai | No | Hybrid | Both | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 5 | Volcano | Yes | Free | Self_hosted | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 6 | Apache YuniKorn | Free | Self_hosted | Batch | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 7 | KAI Scheduler | Free | Self_hosted | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 8 | GPUStack | Yes | Free | Hybrid | Interactive | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
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