# FishOS Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 FishOS Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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FishOS

## What is FishOS?

Sardina Systems offers an award-winning cloud management platform FishOS® built on OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Ceph, with a suite of automation tools addressing the full lifecycle of cloud operations. It delivers agile resources on-demand, full feature-functionality cloud, governance, maximizes application and infrastructure performance, optimizes TCO, and facilitates application portability between various cloud platforms while removing the complexity of deploying, operating, and upgrading.

## What is FishOS used for?

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### FishOS

5.0 (10)

VS.

[4.8 (56)](https://www.capterra.com/p/264871/DoiT/reviews/)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.9 (10)

Ease Of Use

4.6 (2,259)

Value For Money

4.9 (10)

Value For Money

4.6 (1,741)

Customer Service

5.0 (10)

Customer Service

4.8 (1,684)

## FishOS alternatives

[4.7 (343)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168192/Site24x7/reviews/)

Starting price

$10.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.6 (255)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172323/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager/reviews/)

Starting price

$395.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

[4.7 (2,259)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

[AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/)

[4.5 (106)](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

95%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/)

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Real-Time Monitoring

4.9 (7)

100.00% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Monitoring

5.0 (5)

100.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Server Monitoring

4.8 (4)

100.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures

Cloud Computing

5.0 (3)

100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

A network of remote servers which allow businesses to store, manage, and process data through the cloud instead of a local server

Cost Management

4.7 (3)

100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand

Data Migration

5.0 (3)

66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used

FishOS 20 features

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Assessment of resource optimization and capacity availability across the environment

A network of remote servers which allow businesses to store, manage, and process data through the cloud instead of a local server

Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand

Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy

Manage and store data in a database

Graphical representation of data

Supports common databases such as MySQL and Oracle

Move files across different systems or networks

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components.

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Process of planning, scheduling and executing the optimal and effective use of human capital across projects

Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures

Set and monitor service level agreements to ensure timely response and resolution

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Features

4.9 (10)

4.9

Based on 10 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.9 (10)

### Starting price

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for pricing

Free trial  
not available

Value for money

4.9 (10)

4.9

Based on 10 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

5.0 (10)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

5.0 (10)

5.0

Based on 10 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

5.0

Based on 10 reviews

Filter by rating

5(10)

4(0)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

RS

Rawaty S.

Channel Representative

Computer Hardware

### "The best option available for a managed OpenStack solution on the market."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 20, 2025

I appreciate that we’re still using an open-source foundation, but now with added automation tools and dedicated support. FishOS truly offers the best of both worlds.

Pros

Scaling has become effortless with FishOS — a single operator can efficiently manage a large fleet of servers without any difficulty.

Cons

Some parts of the dashboard may seem a bit confusing initially, but with time, it becomes much easier to use and navigate.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Response from Vendor

October 27, 2025

Dear Rawaty, thank you for sharing your feedback! We’re happy to hear that FishOS has made scaling and management easier for your team. We also appreciate your comment about the dashboard: Sardina Systems team is continuously refining the user experience, and insights like yours help us improve in the right direction. If you have any specific challenges, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team. We’ll be happy to assist. Kind regards, Sardina Systems team

LK

Lily K.

Head of CHannel

Computer Hardware

### "- FishOS made working with OpenStack way easier—less hassle, more control."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 20, 2025

FishOS has enabled us to operate more servers with a leaner team, boosting efficiency and simplifying the scaling process

Pros

FishOS excels at managing large-scale tasks, making it an ideal platform for AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing (HPC) cloud environments.

Cons

Adding more detailed instructions and step-by-step examples to the documentation would help streamline the setup process.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Response from Vendor

October 27, 2025

Dear Lily, thank you for your review! We’re delighted to hear that FishOS is helping your team efficiently manage large-scale AI, ML, and HPC workloads. This is indeed where our platform shines, thanks to its built-in automation and AI-driven capabilities. Your suggestion about adding more detailed examples to the documentation is very valuable: we’ll share it with our product and documentation teams. In the meantime, if you need anything specific, please let us know, so we can prepare the materials for you or jump on a call to help you out. Kind regards, Sardina Systems team.

AJ

Alfiandi J.

Marketing Representative

Computer Hardware

### "Great software with affordable prices and good support "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 16, 2025

Overall, the experience has been positive. The platform works as expected and helps us provide better-quality services to our customers

Pros

Costs are much lower compared to VMware and similar platforms. Support and upgrades are included, which is a big plus.

Cons

After using FishOS for sometime, I’ve rarely faced issues, and whenever they appeared, the support team resolved them quickly.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Response from Vendor

October 27, 2025

Dear Alfiandi, thank you for sharing your experience! We’re thrilled to hear that FishOS has helped you reduce costs through an easy migration from VMware and transparent licensing with upgrades and support included. It’s also great to know that our support team has been able to assist you promptly whenever needed. We truly appreciate your trust and will continue doing our best to support your success. Kind regards, Sardina Systems Team

NN

NHAIF N.

IT Analyst

Information Technology and Services

### "Best choice for managed OpenStack on the market"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 3, 2025

With FishOS, we now can run more servers with fewer people. Efficiency improved, and also the scaling is not confusing anymore.

Pros

We finally avoided a lot of manual work, automation tools are fantastic (workload manager is a game changer).

Cons

Parts of the dashboard can feel a bit confusing at first, but after some time, it becomes easier to navigate.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MN

Mohamed N.

Analyst

Automotive

### "Great platform for managing private cloud"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 3, 2025

FishOS became a huge relief for our team, we now can spend more time on our projects and don't stress about our cloud. OpenStack turned out to be a perfect base for our system.

Pros

OpenStack updates are smooth and quick with their FishOS Upgrader component, we didn't experience any downtime to get the latest version.

Cons

If your team/operator doesn't have prior OpenStack experience, it takes a bit of time to get used to the system.

Review source

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Response from Vendor

October 27, 2025

Dear Mohamed, thank you very much for your review. FishOS Upgrader is one of our 11 uniquely developed components, and we’re delighted to hear it has made OpenStack updates smooth and downtime-free! We also appreciate your note about the learning curve for teams new to OpenStack: this is very true, but our product and support teams are always here to make the transition easier. It’s great to know that FishOS has become a reliable foundation for your cloud, and we look forward to continuing to support your business needs. Kind regards, Sardina Systems Team

TI

Teguh I.

Manager of Cloud Development

Information Technology and Services

### "Service Support and Incident Handling"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 14, 2024

Pros

It has complete service features, simple and easy to use. and also has high availability among data centers. Although it has many features, it is still easy to use from an administrator's perspective compared to other cloud platforms

Cons

There are no serverless features, memory caching, machine learning and AI features.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Response from Vendor

July 11, 2024

Dear Teguh, thank you for your feedback! We are delighted to hear that you find FishOS feature-rich, simple, and easy to use. Regarding your note on the absence of ML features, we are happy to share that FishOS Cloud offers advanced ML and AI workloads, leveraging OpenStack for scalable and reusable infrastructure. FishOS powers top-tier ML platforms, enabling high-performance computing and AI workloads. We would be happy to demonstrate: - Scalable Infrastructure: Optimizing resources with modern GPUs across thousands of nodes. - Automated Management: Efficiently managing bare metal infrastructure for AI/ML, ensuring real-time resource allocation and improved data security. - Multi-Tenancy: Managing physical infrastructure as easily as VMs, enhancing workload isolation and flexibility with strong security segregation without shared kernels between tenants. Our product team will be in contact to better understand your company’s AI/ML needs. Thank you again for your support!

CM

Chairul M.

tech manager

Computer Networking

### "FishOS, Reliable-Cost Effective Private Cloud, alternate of VMWare"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 7, 2024

Pros

Reliability, And Support Team. The system itself is already reliable, but include with High Expertise L1 support from Sardina, when a trouble arise we quickly can get it done, since the L1 feels Like an L3 Support.

Cons

Perhaps the UI, since it come from Openstack, we still have the default UI. So for some advance capability, we still need to use CLI.

Switched from

[Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/)

Easy consultation and support team expertise

Reasons for choosing FishOS

Platform, and Support. Mostly a about reliability, scalability and easy doing business.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Response from Vendor

July 11, 2024

Dear Chairul, thank you for your insightful review! We are thrilled to hear that you find FishOS reliable and cost-effective, and that our support team has met your expectations. Providing high expertise and efficient support for our customers is a key focus for us. Your reasons for choosing FishOS, particularly its reliability, scalability, and ease of doing business with us, resonate with our mission. We also appreciate your feedback regarding the user interface. Sardina Systems’ team is continually exploring ways to enhance the user experience and will take your feedback into consideration for future updates. We look forward to continuing our cooperation and helping you achieve your business goals! Regards, Sardina Systems Team

BS

Benny S.

Cloud Director

Information Technology and Services

### "Sardina FishOS Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 23, 2024

I am satisfied overall with FishOS and will continue to use it compare to other alternatives.

Pros

I like the support that Sardina provides for the FishOS starting from deployment, operational issues and upgrade support. The platform is stable enough that we don't encounter any major software issues.

Cons

Since FishOS is following closely toward the vanilla openstack, I am not seeing a lot of Sardina owned components in the FishOS. I would love to see other services such as backup or disaster recovery that could work within the FishOS environment.

Review source

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Response from Vendor

July 11, 2024

Dear Benny, thank you for sharing your review! We are delighted to hear that you are satisfied with FishOS and that our support throughout deployment, operational issues, and upgrades has met your expectations. Ensuring a stable platform is one of our top priorities, and we are pleased to know that FishOS has been reliable for your needs. Regarding your comments on the backup and disaster recovery, both our technical and product teams are actively working on enhancing these areas. Additionally, we strive to extend our partner base and have already established a partnership with a leading cloud backup and cybersecurity company for the backup solution on FishOS Ceph. Please feel free to reach out to our team to learn more about these and other developments. Thank you once again for your valuable feedback and for choosing FishOS! Regards, Sardina Systems Team

Muhamad T.

Marketing Manager

Information Technology and Services

### "Recommended"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

May 21, 2021

Pros

A great product for the enterprise. Easy to set up and use. Innovative and professional team. Nice.

Cons

The trial period is longer, so we can try longer and explore the features available

Review source

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MY

Marcus Y.

Director, Research and Development

Information Technology and Services

### "Stable platform, quality support"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 28, 2021

Pros

The FishOS environment is very stable and reliable. The vendors support is timely, responsive and demonstrates a deep knowledge of the stack. The FishOS stack is capable of handling complex workloads and virtual architectures. Zero downtime upgrades is a huge advantage.

Cons

Unable to really think of any negatives. The product delivers as does the company.

Reasons for choosing FishOS

Platform 10 uses centralized (SaaS) management, whereas FishOS offers fully local (on-prem) installation

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