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Oracle Private Cloud Appliance vs Rackspace OpenStack comparison

Oracle and Rackspace are both solutions in the Converged Infrastructure category. Oracle is ranked #6 with an average rating of 10.0, while Rackspace is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0. Oracle holds a 13.6% mindshare in CI, compared to Rackspace’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Rackspace users who would recommend it.
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
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85% willing to recommend
Rackspace OpenStack
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90% willing to recommend
 

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Executive Summary
We performed a comparison between Oracle Private Cloud Appliance and Rackspace OpenStack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
Ranking in Converged Infrastructure
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rackspace OpenStack
Ranking in Converged Infrastructure
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Converged Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is 13.6%, up from 10.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rackspace OpenStack is 3.5%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MK
A highly efficient choice for deploying scalable and reliable middleware applications
The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA. This separate storage is crucial as it serves both primary and secondary purposes. Additionally, high-priority elements encompass Lava switches for network functionality. Recent efforts have focused on efficient patching of the entire PCA stack, covering the master node, computing nodes, network switches, and storage components.
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Ankita_Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
A highly scalable and stable solution to reduce customer reliance
We use VMware, which is as easy to install as any software on a laptop. You need to customize for Red Hat or Rackspace versions. That's where the architect's and deployer's knowledge and skills come in. With the flexibility to use hundreds of parameters, the right knowledge help will help to choose the right ones and when to use them. If you do, it will work seamlessly 80% of the time. 20% of the time, you will need support from the community or someone who knows what is happening. You may even need to check the code to see if it works properly.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is scalable as the box can be increased by one compute node, if required."
"It has helped us to reduce Oracle licensing costs for database and applications."
"The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA."
"You will find the high availability and License Team with Oracle very valuable."
"Supports connection to most of network topology, such as VLAN and network segmentation."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"It was a very flexible and scalable solution. It was very useful because we were not dependent on a single vendor's solution. Increasing the number of machines or changing the hardware configuration was very easy."
"I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful.​"
"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."
"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"The solution is stable."
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Cons

"In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"OVM Manager Interface is using HTML5. It should be reconverted to be a Java interface."
"Patching processing takes a long time. Only one compute node is patched at a time."
"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."
"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"
"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."
"VMware has a side-to-side replication feature, which is still more mature than Rackspace OpenStack's which can't be used in a production environment."
"The deployment process could be easy."
"The line migration is a problem."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"No licenses for the shipped software or firmware."
"It is more expensive than the normal solution or the hyper-converged system."
"If you have many Oracle products, such as databases, middleware, and apps, it will help you reduce Oracle app licences and support costs."
"It is relatively cost-effective."
"I use it as an open-source tool."
"The pricing is low."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?
The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA.
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What needs improvement with Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?
In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly. We believe that improvements in this aspect would contribute...
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What is your primary use case for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?
We use it in conjunction with OVM Oracle VM Manager to create virtual machines for diverse Oracle middleware products, including Oracle Solar, PPM, Service Bus, and Logix. Our organization heavily ...
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What do you like most about Rackspace OpenStack?
Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools.
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What needs improvement with Rackspace OpenStack?
The deployment process could be easy.
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What is your primary use case for Rackspace OpenStack?
We use OpenStack for my company for maybe 14 virtual machines. The principal use of Rackspace OpenStack was for virtual machines. It has a different architecture, which can be based on a single mac...
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Overview

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, is an integrated infrastructure system engineered to enable rapid deployment of converged compute, network, and storage technologies for hosting applications or workloads on a guest OS. It is a data center-class system that provides incremental and scalable performance optimized for consolidation of mixed workloads.

OpenStack is an open and scalable cloud operating system for building public and private clouds. It provides both large and small organizations an alternative to closed cloud environments, reducing the risk of lock-in associated with proprietary platforms.
 

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