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Brightbox vs OpenNebula

Both stand on cloud infrastructure as a service (cloud iaas) software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Choose OpenNebula if you need a unified platform for virtualization and cloud infrastructure across on-premises, public cloud, or edge environments. The Community Edition provides the core platform, while enterprise support and subscriber-only releases require a subscription. Look elsewhere if you need a published subscription price.

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The facts

	Brightbox	OpenNebula
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Web, Windows	API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	Free or on request
Plans published	5	7
Maker	Not published	OpenNebula
Website	brightbox.com	opennebula.io
On cloud infrastructure as a service (cloud iaas) software	#8 of 24	#4 of 24

Brightbox: what it does well

OpenNebula: what it does well

Combines KVM virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters in one environment.
Manages on-premises, public cloud, and edge infrastructure.
Supports live migration and disaster recovery.
Offers vGPU and MIG scheduling for AI and HPC workloads.
Community Edition includes the core platform.

What to know first

Enterprise subscription pricing requires a tailored proposal.
Enterprise releases and support require a subscription.

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