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At a Glance
OpenStack
OpenStack
Star Rating
(52)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Star Rating
(30)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
€ 4,99 month (per CPU)
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OpenStack vs Proxmox VE

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Proxmox VE easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Proxmox VE overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Proxmox VE meets the needs of their business better than OpenStack.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, OpenStack and Proxmox VE provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Proxmox VE over OpenStack.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OpenStack
No pricing available
Proxmox VE
COMMUNITY
€ 4,99
month (per CPU)
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Free Trial
OpenStack
No trial information available
Proxmox VE
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
46
8.8
27
Ease of Use
6.7
47
8.6
27
Ease of Setup
4.6
32
8.0
22
Ease of Admin
6.0
32
8.6
22
Quality of Support
7.0
45
7.0
17
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.0
29
8.6
15
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
47
10.0
27
Features by Category
Cloud Management PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.4
27
Not enough data
Functionality
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.9
43
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Server VirtualizationHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
9.0
52
Performance
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Functionality
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OpenStack
OpenStack
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
OpenStack and Proxmox VE share no categories
Unique Categories
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE is categorized as Server Virtualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OpenStack
OpenStack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
47.1%
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
69.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.9%
Reviewers' Industry
OpenStack
OpenStack
Information Technology and Services
35.3%
Computer Software
17.6%
Telecommunications
9.8%
Internet
9.8%
Research
7.8%
Other
19.6%
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Information Technology and Services
41.4%
Computer & Network Security
13.8%
Computer Software
10.3%
Oil & Energy
6.9%
Internet
6.9%
Other
20.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
OpenStack
OpenStack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Easy horizontal scaling and fast deployment vs other solutions available. Also feels more polished when it comes to bigger scale. Once I got started I started appreciating Keystone really soon. It's really a valuable tool. I also integrated Horizon and...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Stefano Z.
SZ
Stefano Z.
Verified User in Food & Beverages

Setup is very painful, and if you don't need all the features it's hard to trim down the documentation to find your way through it based on your needs.

Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Patrick F.
PF
Patrick F.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The features I like best right now are: ZFS usability - Storage flexibility options Clustering - one to as many servers as you need for your scalable infrastructure Using hardware passthrough Light weight OS Flexibility, install on old and new...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Alternatives
OpenStack
OpenStack Alternatives
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Google Compute Engine
Google Compute Engine
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Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE Alternatives
VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere
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VirtualBox
VirtualBox
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Azure Virtual Machines
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Discussions
OpenStack
OpenStack Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
OpenStack has no discussions with answers
Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE Discussions
Possibility of importing virtual machines from other platforms
2 comments
David F.
DF
While the answer is yes, unfortunately at the time of writing importing ova files for example isn't a gui based thing. An example is here:...Read more
Is proxmox still free?
1 comment
SG
Its still free and great!Read more
What operating system is proxmox?
1 comment
RL
Proxmox VE is a complete operating system based on Debian LinuxRead more