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Apache CloudStack vs SolusVM: catalog facts
Apache CloudStackSolusVM
Free

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

Paid

Commercial licence with a free trial available.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Includes compute, networking, accounts and accounting in one stack
  • Web UI, command-line tools and REST API
  • Pre-built templates for common VPS products
  • Billing integration including WHMCS
  • Built for data centres, not a single desktop
  • Needs several servers and infrastructure knowledge to deploy
  • Aimed at hosting businesses, overkill for a home lab
  • KVM focused
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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