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Best Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software in 2026

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) software provides computing infrastructure such as virtual machine instances, bare-metal instances and block storage. Tools in this category may also cover infrastructure as code, regions and managed Kubernetes.

  1. 1

    Apache CloudStack

    Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Apache CloudStack combines cloud deployment and management with broad hypervisor, storage, and access options.

    9.2 Free plan Visit site
  2. 2

    Amazon EC2

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    EC2 offers a wide choice of cloud compute configurations, storage options, and scaling policies. Review instance-specific billing and trial limits before estimating usage costs.

    7.7 From $0.01 Visit site
  3. 3

    Google Compute Engine

    Free plan APILinuxWeb+1

    Compute Engine offers configurable VMs, scaling options, and several security and resilience features.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
  4. 4

    OpenNebula

    by OpenNebula
    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Choose OpenNebula if you need a unified platform for virtualization and cloud infrastructure across on-premises, public cloud, or edge environments.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
  5. 5

    OpenStack Barbican

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

    Barbican offers OpenStack-native secret management with configurable storage integrations, including HSM support.

    6.8 Open source Visit site
  6. 6

    Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC)

    Paid APILinuxWeb+1

    Choose BCC if you need cloud server instances with varied configurations, scaling controls, APIs, or hybrid-cloud connectivity. Instance creation requires real-name certification.

    5.9 Free plan Visit site
  7. 7

    CloudSigma Cloud Servers

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+4
    5.8 Visit site
  8. 8

    Exoscale Compute

    Paid APILinuxWeb+1
    5.7 Visit site
  9. 9

    Gcore Virtual Machines

    Paid APIWeb
    5.4 Free plan · paid from €2.77 Visit site
  10. 10

    Hetzner Web Hosting

    Paid LinuxWeb
    5.3 Visit site
  11. 11

    Azure Virtual Machines

    Paid LinuxWebWindows
    4.7 Visit site
  12. 12

    Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)

    Paid Web
    4.6 Visit site
  13. 13

    Cherry Servers Virtual Servers

    Paid Web
    4.4 From $0.02 Visit site
  14. 14

    DigitalOcean Droplets

    Paid LinuxWeb
    4.4 From $4/mo Visit site
  15. 15

    OVHcloud Public Cloud

    Paid LinuxWebWindows
    4.1 From $6.74/mo Visit site
  16. 16

    Huawei Cloud Elastic Cloud Server (ECS)

    Paid Web
    4.0 Visit site
  17. 17

    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC

    Paid Web
    3.9 Visit site
  18. 18

    Yandex Cloud Disks

    Paid Web
    3.9 60-day trial Visit site

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Compare the free plan, paid starting price, free-trial terms and licence. Check supported platforms, such as web, Linux, API, Windows, self-hosted or iOS, and confirm the infrastructure features your project needs.

Questions

What does IaaS software provide?

IaaS software provides infrastructure such as virtual machine instances, bare-metal instances and block storage. Listings may also cover infrastructure as code, regions and managed Kubernetes.

Can I use an IaaS tool for free?

A free plan is offered by items in this category. Other pricing models include paid and freemium plans, and a free trial may be available.

What should I compare before choosing?

Compare free-plan terms, paid starting price, compute types, block storage, infrastructure as code, regions, managed Kubernetes and supported platforms.

Does IaaS software include open-source options?

Open-source code is offered by items in this category. Check the licence and confirm whether the code can be read, changed or self-hosted for your use.

Which platforms can IaaS tools support?

Platforms represented in this category include web, Linux, API, Windows, self-hosted and iOS. Check the specific tool's platform list before deciding.

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