Side by side
env0 vs OpenStack Heat
Both stand on infrastructure as code tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
env0 brings deployment controls, drift handling, and cloud asset mapping into one infrastructure management platform. Its free limits and custom-priced paid plans are important considerations as usage grows.
Visit env0 Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted
Choose Heat if you need template-based orchestration in an existing OpenStack environment, including resource creation and instance scaling or availability features. Its main prerequisite is a working OpenStack installation, so it is not a standalone way to orchestrate cloud resources.
Visit OpenStack HeatThe facts
| env0 | OpenStack Heat | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | envzero.com | docs.openstack.org |
| On infrastructure as code tools | #6 of 31 | #10 of 31 |
env0: what it does well
- Free Tier includes up to 30 active environments.
- Unlimited users and agents on the Free Tier.
- Detects drift and rescans after remediation.
- Maps resource owners, costs, dependencies, and policy state.
- Self-hosted agents can run in a customer cloud account.
What to know first
- Free Tier permits one concurrent run.
- Free Tier has a 250 monthly deployment limit.
- Paid plan prices are custom.
OpenStack Heat: what it does well
- Defines infrastructure and resource relationships in version-control-friendly templates
- Supports HOT YAML and AWS CloudFormation template formats
- Can create instances, floating IPs, volumes, security groups and users
- Includes instance high availability, autoscaling and nested stacks
- Integrates templates with Puppet and Ansible
What to know first
- Requires an existing OpenStack environment with Compute, Image Service and Identity
- Installation steps vary by Linux distribution
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