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Harvester vs OpenStack: catalog facts
HarvesterOpenStack
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hardware and support are…

Free

Free and open source; commercial support is available from partners in the OpenStack…

Linux, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Runs virtual machines and containers on the same cluster and the same storage
  • Covers compute, storage and networking through APIs and a dashboard
  • Regular scheduled releases
  • Installs on bare metal only and expects at least three nodes for a production cluster
  • Many components make deployment and upgrades complex
  • Built for data centres rather than individual machines
Self-hosted, Operating system Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 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 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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