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OpenStack vs XenServer: What are the differences?
What is OpenStack? Open source software for building private and public clouds. OpenStack is a cloud operating system that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter, all managed through a dashboard that gives administrators control while empowering their users to provision resources through a web interface.
What is XenServer? An open source virtualization platform. It is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures. It is used in the world's largest clouds and enterprises.
OpenStack belongs to "Open Source Cloud" category of the tech stack, while XenServer can be primarily classified under "Virtual Machine Management".
According to the StackShare community, OpenStack has a broader approval, being mentioned in 87 company stacks & 248 developers stacks; compared to XenServer, which is listed in 9 company stacks and 7 developer stacks.
Pros of OpenStack
- Private cloud54
- Avoid vendor lock-in37
- Flexible in use22
- Industry leader6
- Supported by many companies in top5004
- Robust architecture4