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Apache CloudStack vs Ganeti: catalog facts
Apache CloudStack	Ganeti
Free Free and open source, developed under the Apache Software Foundation.	Free Free and open source, supported through donations via SPI.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Includes compute, networking, accounts and accounting in one stack Web UI, command-line tools and REST API	Built on established hypervisors such as Xen and KVM Designed for high availability on commodity servers
Built for data centres, not a single desktop Needs several servers and infrastructure knowledge to deploy	Aimed at clusters of about 3 to 100 nodes Requires Linux server administration skills
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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