# OpenStack Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is OpenStack the right Cloud Storage solution for you? Explore 13 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/145517/OpenStack/reviews --- OpenStack 4.6 (13) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/145517/OpenStack/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of OpenStack Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.4 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-13 of 13 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Martin P. Fullstack developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OpenSource cloud virtualization tool" May 9, 2023 4.0 We use OpenStack to provide automatized solution for our clients. It was popular and contains open-source solution for cloud virtualization. Nowadays the popularity dropped down so we slowly dropping support. Pros The whole architecture is divided into entities which collaborate with their functionalities across system. OpenStack provides web interface for their management. You can use CLI interface to call stack functions. It also provides SDK for some programming languages to automatize entities management. Cons The web interface for management is a bit more complex and difficult to understand. In compare with another commercial solutions it lacks some extended features. The popularity of OpenStack dropped in-time. Reason for choosing OpenStack Open-source and modern. Switched from [vSphere](https://www.capterra.com/p/93512/VMware-Horizon/)[vCloud Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/264925/vCloud-Suite/) I wanted to try open-source alternative to popular virtualization tools. Review Source Gurleen K. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "OpenStack - A open-source software platform for cloud computing." February 18, 2019 5.0 I am working with the OpenStack IaaS from past many years and it surely increases the software delivery speed. The unified management helps in tracking the CloudForm cost. We can also control our resource accounting to the compliance of the product. Pros OpenStack is a open-source software platform used for cloud computing. Rackspace Hosting and NASA mutually launched it in 2010. OpenStack architecture is simple and easy to understand and implement. The Heat orchestration provide an ample amount of template to implement the main service pipeline. It simplifies the control for managing the large amount of computing, storage and networking. Dashboard gives the complete infrastructural view and gives the platform to administrate the things in the single web interface. Managing the virtualization of storage, CPU, memory and other resource is easy with using IaaS. Cons Public, Private cloud distribution work more efficiently but it needs huge time to setup according to your infrastructures requirement and same time we need for the upgrade of service or product. The other thing I least like in it is management of containers should be more simple as it is one of the most useful feature of OpenStack. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Principal Tech Specialist Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "OpenStack User Review" August 12, 2022 5.0 Very great product . Saves a lot of user/company cost due to maximizing the hardware usage using VM's. Easy to use and operate by end user . Few simple clicks will lead to a great world of cloud Pros Very easy to tack the usage and resources using dashboard. Easy to create/delete/modify VM's. Lot of saving in term of actual hardware usage Cons Deployment is bit tedious. Some GUI forms can be improved. Example templates can be given. Review Source Prasuk J. Development Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The revolution in the Cloud" February 27, 2019 4.0 Pros Whatever could be done is being done by openstack foundation. A plenty of projects are being ran under the Openstack foundation, be it core services like Network, Compute, Storage or additional services Containerization, Microservices everything is here at openstack. Cons The Openstack being opensource has a lot of things to be done yet the contributors are put a lot of there efforts for a fully stable Openstack. Review Source Abid H. Resident Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "OpenStack Review" May 15, 2020 5.0 we are using open stack as first line of cloud deployment in the data center with all required features and services with single platform to meet business needs. Pros OpenStack Software is Unified Cloud Computing software that can manage very large pools of resources including compute , storage and networking in the data center environment to cop businesses requirement,its also have nice api to automate and program the cloud network as you want to be.it can also be integrated with VMware Sphere as per need or requirements Cons third party integration plugins and packages can be difficult to integrate sometimes,it needs specific domain knowledge and expertise. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Cloud Developer Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I use openstack every day" March 13, 2019 5.0 Pros It's very easy to use and highly scalable. Cons It requires some degree of familiarity with the command line. Review Source AL Alicia L. Business Owner Luxury Goods & Jewelry Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The Perfect Open Source Cloud Management Platform" January 29, 2023 4.0 Overall, you can not beat an open-source operating system that manages and stores your data and network resources. If you are looking for a cloud system, I would definitely use openstack! Pros There are a lot of new features and this platform has an active contributing community. It is very easy to track resources using the dashboard interface. Cons There is a steep learning curve with this product, ultimately I had it set up for me because it was challenging to configure on my own. The user interaction was not beginner friendly. Alternatives considered [Workspace ONE](https://www.capterra.com/p/206931/VMware/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)[Scaleway](https://www.capterra.com/p/206462/Scaleway/) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Co Founder Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Tested different cloud management platforms" July 31, 2018 5.0 Pros The biggest pro of OpenStack is that it's an open-source cloud management platform. - Great performance and scalability. - New features on a regular basis such as High Availability with Cyborg and support for vGPU. - Very active community around this product. Cons Cons: - OpenStack is difficult to start with and has a steep learning curve. - CloudStack is not easy to setup and configure, my recommendation would be to find a good class and safe a lot of frustration. - Documentation needs work. - As there's a million of different configuration options and features I would advice anyone to carefully reviews if OpenStack is the right product for your use case. Review Source Balwinder P. Student Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great open source cloud platform" December 9, 2019 4.0 I think it is the best option for a small new business. Pros OpenStack is a great open source platform for cloud solutions. With its open source way, it gives more options for a customized service. Although, it has other great features like database management. Cons OpenStack is really a great platform in open source cloud computing category. However, it still need some improvement in its User Interface. I think the UI should be more user friendly. Review Source JT Jason T. Associate Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great IAAS" December 1, 2018 5.0 Pros Open source software that virtualizes servers to save costs and space without need for a data center Cons Latency and time to retrieval could be faster than it is now Review Source GC Gregg C. Project Manager Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "OpenStack provided a great integration with our RackSpace products already in place!" January 18, 2018 4.0 Pros The scalability of the cloud environment is a great feature. OpenStack and RackSpace work to get you a cloud environment that can store all your data and handle many users working in the environment. Review Source RR Robert R. Senior Director Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not skilled in the cloud--Rackspace helps this." March 16, 2018 5.0 Pros We didn't have the necessary staff or know how to operate a cloud platform. The technology of clouds can be daunting but Rackspace made it simple to use.. It is a good product for the money. Review Source AA Alex A. Solutions Architect Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Awesome" May 18, 2017 5.0 Pros A huge pro with this software is that it is better than AWS. And it is open-source as well as easy to use. Cons A con with this software is that it is not available as on premises. That is the only thing I can think of at this time. Review Source Similar Products Featured