Cloud platform comparison: CloudStack, Eucalyptus, vCloud Director and OpenStack

16.07.2012

- Role-based access control

- Projects & quotas

- VNC proxy through a Web browser

Price: OpenStack 2011.3 is open-source and can be downloaded for free. The project is developed by various contributors and exists mainly on user donations.

Community: In comparison to other products mentioned in this research, OpenStack seems to have the largest and the most active . The community members are always willing to help others find solutions to any arising problems.