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Apache CloudStackMicroCloud
Free

Free and open source, developed under the Apache Software Foundation.

 Free

Free and open source; Canonical sells support separately.

Web, Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted
  • Includes compute, networking, accounts and accounting in one stack
  • Web UI, command-line tools and REST API
  • Sets up a cluster with a few snap commands
  • Combines compute, storage and networking
  • Built for data centres, not a single desktop
  • Needs several servers and infrastructure knowledge to deploy
  • Three or more nodes recommended for high availability
  • Built around the snap packaging system
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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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