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OpenStack vs MicroCloud: catalog facts
OpenStack	MicroCloud
Free Free and open source; commercial support is available from partners in the OpenStack…	Free Free and open source; Canonical sells support separately.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Covers compute, storage and networking through APIs and a dashboard Regular scheduled releases	Sets up a cluster with a few snap commands Combines compute, storage and networking
Many components make deployment and upgrades complex Built for data centres rather than individual machines	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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