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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
€ 4,99 month (per CPU)
OpenStack
Star Rating
(53)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OpenStackProxmox VE
Star Rating
(33)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
€ 4,99 month (per CPU)
Browse all 4 pricing plansOpenStack 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, reviewers felt that OpenStack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Proxmox VE over OpenStack.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OpenStack
No pricing availableProxmox VE
COMMUNITY
€ 4,99
month (per CPU)
- Access to Enterprise repository
- Support via community forum
Free Trial
OpenStack
No trial information availableProxmox VE
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
47
8.8
30
Ease of Use
6.8
48
8.6
30
Ease of Setup
4.6
33
8.0
25
Ease of Admin
6.2
33
8.6
25
Quality of Support
7.0
46
6.8
20
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.0
30
8.6
18
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
48
10.0
30
Features by Category
Functionality
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Performance
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OpenStack and Proxmox VE share no categories
Unique Categories
OpenStack is categorized as Cloud Management Platforms and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Proxmox VE is categorized as Server Virtualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OpenStack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Proxmox VE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
34.6%
Computer Software
17.3%
Telecommunications
11.5%
Internet
9.6%
Research
7.7%
Other
19.2%
Information Technology and Services
40.6%
Computer & Network Security
12.5%
Computer Software
9.4%
Oil & Energy
6.3%
Internet
6.3%
Other
25.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
OpenStack has no discussions with answers
Possibility of importing virtual machines from other platforms
2 Comments
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
What operating system is proxmox?
1 Comment
RL
Proxmox VE is a complete operating system based on Debian LinuxRead more
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