#45 in Hosting & ComputeUpdated 2026-08

OpenStack

by OpenStack · Open source cloud infrastructure for compute, storage and networking

19 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

OpenStack is a set of open source software components that provide common services for cloud infrastructure. It controls pools of compute, storage and networking resources, managed through APIs or a dashboard, and covers virtual machines, bare metal and containers. Further components add orchestration, fault management and service management.

Best for: Organisations running their own large-scale cloud infrastructure on-premises, at the edge or via a partner.
Pricing: No prices are shown; the project is provided under the Apache 2.0 licence, with paid help available from partners listed in the Marketplace.
Runs on: WebAndroidSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source, provided under the Apache 2.0 licence
Controls compute, storage and networking via APIs or a dashboard
Runs on-premises, in 180+ public cloud data centres or at the edge
Adds orchestration, fault management and service management

Trade-offs

You deploy and operate it yourself, or engage a Marketplace partner
A set of separate components to choose and assemble, not one install
No prices published for support, partner services or hosting

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 55 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 39 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 40 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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