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OpenStack vs Apache CloudStack: catalog facts
OpenStack	Apache CloudStack
Free Free and open source; commercial support is available from partners in the OpenStack…	Free Free and open source, developed under the Apache Software Foundation.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Covers compute, storage and networking through APIs and a dashboard Regular scheduled releases	Includes compute, networking, accounts and accounting in one stack Web UI, command-line tools and REST API
Many components make deployment and upgrades complex Built for data centres rather than individual machines	Built for data centres, not a single desktop Needs several servers and infrastructure knowledge to deploy
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open 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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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