CloudStack Reviews

Name: CloudStack
Brand: Apache
Rating: 4.0 (29 reviews)

4.0 out of 5

29 reviews
93% willing to recommend

944 followers

What is CloudStack?

Apache CloudStack is open source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform.

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CloudStack is the #9 ranked solution in top Cloud Management solutions. PeerSpot users give CloudStack an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. CloudStack is most commonly compared to VMware Aria Automation: CloudStack vs VMware Aria Automation. CloudStack is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 53% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 22% of all views.

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Featured reviews

Wido Den Hollander

Community Ambassador at 42on

The market keeps changing, and so does technology. I think that container technology in CloudStack is an area that needs to be improved. Regarding container technology, Kubernetes is something many people want to use and something which, as of now, many are using currently. However, there is still room for improvement in Kubernetes, particularly with networking functionality and network virtualization. When it comes to what needs to be improved in CloudStack, I would say that it should stay the way it is currently. It should continue being a stable product that people can rely on since many may be inclined to follow the latest trends and hype, which is not always good for a solution's stability. It is crucial to prioritize stability, which is a key factor that companies seek. In my view, the platform could benefit from adding more metrics. More metrics would offer more insights and data on the platform's performance, utilization, and usage. Overall, I believe that having more metrics available would be highly desirable.

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Arun S .

Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The number of contributors to this solution is relatively small compared to other solutions. However, if more frequent users of CloudStack contribute to the open-source community, it will significantly enhance the overall community experience and make it more useful for everyone involved. There is room for improvement when it comes to maintenance options in CloudStack, particularly with regard to rolling maintenance for multiple Hypervisors. CloudStack does offer this option, but it has not always worked as expected. However, I believe that this largely depends on our expectations for the solution and how we want it to work. As an example, CloudStack maintains a list of Hypervisors where we can host our virtual machines, and we may need to update these Hypervisors on a regular basis, such as every month or every two weeks. Instead of having to perform manual updates, it would be helpful if there were options to automatically perform live migration and update the Hypervisors properly. While there are improvements being made in this area, I believe that there is still some work to be done. Ultimately, the effectiveness of these maintenance options depends on our specific requirements and how we expect the solution to function.

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Nelson Marcos

Engineer Manager at Globo.com

My teammates have complained about the upgrade. The source code had massive files that had to be merged with our own development to upgrade to the latest version of CloudStack. It was quite painful for them. CloudStack could add some cost management tools to give me some control over the costs associated with the number of users of my services.

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CloudStack mindshare

As of February 2025, the mindshare of CloudStack in the Cloud Management category stands at 6.6%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PeerAnalyst reports

Type	Title	Date
Category	Cloud Management	Feb 1, 2025	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Feb 1, 2025	Download
Comparison	CloudStack vs VMware Aria Automation	Feb 1, 2025	Download
Comparison	CloudStack vs VMware Aria Operations	Feb 1, 2025	Download
Comparison	CloudStack vs Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM)	Feb 1, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
VMware Aria Automation	4.0	11.1%	94%	170 interviews Add to research
VMware Aria Operations	4.1	8.4%	94%	373 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"The initial implementation process was quite good."
"Over the years, we have valued CloudStack for its stability."
"I liked the separation of the isolated network versus the shared network."

Room for Improvement

"The product does not have an easily implementable payment gateway."
"I think that container technology in CloudStack is an area that needs to be improved."
"The area of improvement could be the regionalization aspect. For example, managing multiple regions or HubStack deployments together was not thought out thoroughly in the versions I used. We faced issues around managing the global infrastructure and had to develop around it."

Pricing

CloudStack is an open-source product freely available under the Apache license, making it cost-effective for enterprises. While users don’t incur software costs, they might need to pay for commercial support, training, or initial consulting services. Users also bear infrastructure expenses, such as VMware or VMware vCenter fees. Customized developments are often contributed back to Apache. Many users find the commercial support pricing fair and perceive the solution as high value.

"CloudStack is an open-source product."
"It is a 100% open-source solution needing just an Apache license. Also, there are no hidden fees to be paid."
"The solution is open-source and free."

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