OpenStack Insights

What is OpenStack?

OpenStack is a free and open-source cloud computing platform. It is primarily used for building and managing public, private, and hybrid clouds. OpenStack provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions by controlling large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a data center, all managed through a dashboard or via the OpenStack API.

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What other technologies are related to OpenStack?

OpenStack Competitor Technologies

VMware

VMware offers a suite of virtualization products that compete with OpenStack's virtualization capabilities. vSphere is a direct alternative to using OpenStack with KVM.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 4% (11.6k) of relevant job posts

Kubernetes

Kubernetes is a container orchestration platform that can be seen as a competitor to OpenStack, especially in cloud-native application deployments. While they can coexist, they often address similar infrastructure management needs.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 2% (19.8k) of relevant job posts

CloudStack

CloudStack is an alternative open-source cloud management platform that competes directly with OpenStack.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 58% (419) of relevant job posts

OpenShift

OpenShift is a container platform built on Kubernetes, offering similar functionalities to OpenStack, particularly in application deployment and management. Can be used to run or replace OpenStack.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 5% (4.8k) of relevant job posts

AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a public cloud platform that provides services that directly compete with OpenStack's capabilities, such as compute, storage, and networking.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 1% (16.8k) of relevant job posts

Azure

Microsoft Azure is a public cloud platform that offers services that compete with OpenStack, including compute, storage, and networking.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 1% (13.2k) of relevant job posts

OpenStack Complementary Technologies

KVM

KVM is a virtualization technology that OpenStack can use as a hypervisor. It is a core component for running virtual machines in an OpenStack environment.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 17% (4.1k) of relevant job posts

Ceph

Ceph is a distributed storage system that can be used with OpenStack to provide object storage, block storage, and file storage. It's often used with Cinder and Glance.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 30% (2.3k) of relevant job posts

Ansible

Ansible is an automation tool that can be used to deploy and manage OpenStack components. It simplifies the configuration and management of OpenStack environments.

mentioned alongside OpenStack in 4% (14.7k) of relevant job posts