# OpenStack vs VMware Cloud Director Comparison | | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 53 | 17 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (48.1% of reviews) | Mid-Market (56.3% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (47 reviews) | 8.1 (13 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 6.8 (48 reviews) | 7.6 (13 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 4.6 (33 reviews) | 7.1 (8 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 6.2 (33 reviews) | 8.1 (8 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.0 (46 reviews) | 8.1 (13 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.0 (30 reviews) | 7.3 (8 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.3 (48 reviews) | 7.1 (12 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### OpenStack #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### VMware Cloud Director #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Data Virtualization | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **OpenStack** | N/A | N/A | | **VMware Cloud Director** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Database Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Federation | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Transformation | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Management Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **OpenStack** | 8.7/10 | 7 | | **VMware Cloud Director** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Consolidation** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud Orchestration** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud Optimization** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Cost Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cloud Security** | 8.1 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud Resource Management** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud Backup and Recovery** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **OpenStack** | 8.9/10 | 6 | | **VMware Cloud Director** | N/A | N/A | #### Infrastructure Provision | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Public Cloud** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Private Cloud** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Hybrid Cloud** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Bare Metal** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **High-Performance Computing (HPC)** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Virtual Machines (VMs)** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Edge Computing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Virtual Networks** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Usage Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance Tracking** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Functionality | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Resource Auto-Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Server Virtualization | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **OpenStack** | N/A | N/A | | **VMware Cloud Director** | N/A | N/A | #### Performance | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Portability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Functionality | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **OS Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Resource Saving** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Server Virtualization | Feature | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas) **Unique to OpenStack (1):** [Cloud Management Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-management-platforms) **Unique to VMware Cloud Director (2):** [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization), [Data Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-virtualization) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | OpenStack | VMware Cloud Director | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 19.2% | 25.0% | | **Mid-Market** | 32.7% | 56.3% | | **Enterprise** | 48.1% | 18.8% | ### By Industry #### OpenStack - **Information Technology and Services:** 34.6% - **Computer Software:** 17.3% - **Telecommunications:** 11.5% - **Internet:** 9.6% - **Research:** 7.7% - **Retail:** 3.8% - **Food & Beverages:** 3.8% - **Renewables & Environment:** 1.9% - **Furniture:** 1.9% - **Computer Networking:** 1.9% - **Other:** 5.8% #### VMware Cloud Director - **Information Technology and Services:** 31.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 18.8% - **Computer Software:** 12.5% - **Real Estate:** 6.3% - **Internet:** 6.3% - **Insurance:** 6.3% - **Information Services:** 6.3% - **Financial Services:** 6.3% - **Broadcast Media:** 6.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to OpenStack - [Apache CloudStack](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-cloudstack/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Google Compute Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (952 reviews) - [Amazon EC2](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1195 reviews) - [OpenNebula](https://www.g2.com/products/opennebula/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (10 reviews) - [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews) - [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (286 reviews) - [VMware Cloud Foundation](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-cloud-foundation/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (642 reviews) - [Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (393 reviews) ### Alternatives to VMware Cloud Director - [Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (393 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Google Compute Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (952 reviews) - [Amazon EC2](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1195 reviews) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (975 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Automation Anywhere Agentic Process Automation](https://www.g2.com/products/automation-anywhere-agentic-process-automation/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5563 reviews) - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2393 reviews) - [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### OpenStack No discussions available for this product. ### VMware Cloud Director No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/openstack-vs-vmware-cloud-director)