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Best Scalr Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from cloud management software ranked against Scalr on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudforet Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Scalr vs Cloudforet
  2. 2
    Pulumi Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $40/mo6.6
    Scalr vs Pulumi
  3. 3
    Terraform Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.10/mo6.6
    Scalr vs Terraform
  4. 4
    Cloudify Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Scalr vs Cloudify
  5. 5
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Scalr vs Juju
  6. 6
    Apache CloudStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Scalr vs Apache CloudStack
  7. 7
    Canonical OpenStack Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Scalr vs Canonical OpenStack
  8. 8
    Cloud 66 Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $23/mo6.4
    Scalr vs Cloud 66
  9. 9
    Cycloid Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $45/mo6.4
    Scalr vs Cycloid
  10. 10
    Platform9 Private Cloud Director Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $1,000/mo6.4
    Scalr vs Platform9 Private Cloud Director
  11. 12
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Scalr vs VMware Workstation Pro
  12. 13
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Scalr vs OpenStack Barbican
  13. 14
    OpenNebula apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Scalr vs OpenNebula
  14. 15
    Waldur apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Scalr vs Waldur
  15. 16
    Danube Cloud apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Scalr vs Danube Cloud
  16. 17
    Flexera One IT Asset Management self-hostedWeb 5.4
    Scalr vs Flexera One IT Asset Management
  17. 18
    Jamcracker apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Scalr vs Jamcracker
  18. 19
    Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Scalr vs Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes
  19. 20
    Stakater Cloud Orchestrator apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Scalr vs Stakater Cloud Orchestrator
  20. 21
    OpenText Cloud Management AndroidiOSWeb 5.3
    Scalr vs OpenText Cloud Management

Scalr alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudforet6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Pulumi6.6Free plan$40/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Terraform6.6Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Cloudify6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Juju6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Apache CloudStack6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Canonical OpenStack6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Cloud 666.4Free plan$23/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Cycloid6.4Free plan$45/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Platform9 Private Cloud Director6.4Free plan$1,000/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12VMware Workstation Pro6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
13OpenStack Barbican6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
14OpenNebula5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Waldur5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Danube Cloud5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Flexera One IT Asset Management5.4No—self-hosted, Web
18Jamcracker5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
19Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Stakater Cloud Orchestrator5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
21OpenText Cloud Management5.3No—Android, iOS, Web
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Questions about Scalr alternatives

What is the best alternative to Scalr?

Cloudforet, number 1 in cloud management software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Pulumi, Terraform, Cloudify and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Scalr?

Cloudforet is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.