CAST AI vs Apache CloudStack Comparison

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CAST AI

Cloud Management Platform

4.3 6 user ratings

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88% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Apache CloudStack

Cloud Management Platform

4.5 37 user ratings

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Overview

Description

CAST AI is an intuitive AI-driven cloud optimisation platform for Kubernetes. The platform enables companies to reduce their cloud expense, boosts their power of DevOps by 10 times and guarantees businesses continuity by offering users 100% uptime facilities. CAST AI comes with an AI engine that selects the optimal instance type and bin pack nodes in them. It makes the Pods get the right CPU besides setting memory limits automatically. Further, the intelligent autoscaling feature offered by CAST AI scales the instances up and down on their own, adapting to the load at hand. The platform also provides production-grade spot instance support for their Kubernetes workloads. CAST AI includes live Pods migrations that allow users to move them from node to node without restarting the system for maximum flexibility. Built-in load balancing feature between multiple clouds distributes users’ traffic evenly and only to cloud-based endpoints that are healthy. Read more

Apache CloudStack is an open-source cloud computing software that helps companies deploy and manage large networks of digital machines, as a highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing solution. At present, the software is compatible with the most popular industry-specific hypervisors like KVM, Hyper-V, XenServer/XCP and/or VMware ESXi with vSphere, enabling seamless business. It also comes equipped with a friendly interface allowing businesses to get their cloud space monitored with ease. Apache CloudStack’s native API is compatible with an Amazon S3/EC2 object storage service. Moreover, companies also get to depend on the same to manage storage, in cases where they are using hypervisors (primary storage) along with other elements like snapshots, templates and ISO images (secondary storage). Moreover, Apache CloudStack allows users to orchestrate network services from the data link layer (L2) to the application layer (L7) services, like NAT, DHCP, VPN, firewall, etc. The software also provides companies with the facility of multi-tenancy and account separation simultaneously. Read more

Pricing Options

Free Trial Not Available
CAST AI Offers Custom plan.

Free Trial Not Available
Apache CloudStack Offers Free-forever plan.

SW Score & Breakdown

83% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

81%
Reviews

69%
Momentum

65%
Popularity

71%

88% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

89%
Reviews

83%
Momentum

60%
Popularity

75%

Features

Total Features	7 Features	10 Features
Common Features for All	API Integration It allows easy integration of logic or data with other software application. Automated Deployment Enables automatic deployment of the code, testing, production environment once fixed Budget Tracking (Job Costing) Helps in keeping track of the budget and calculating the costs involved Capacity Analytics Helps to assess the capacity utilization in the environment Centralized Storage Stores all data at one place to facilitate easy access without any need of switching between clouds. Collaboration Tools Interactive tools meant to make the application highly collaborative and encourage teamwork Compliance Management Helps in making an assessment of risks, ensures policy comprehension and that policies/procedures are being followed Dashboard A digital insight of reports and other workings on a single screen Hypervisor Support Supports hypervisor such as VMware, Citric XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, etc., which allows multiple OS to run on a single computer. Multi-cloud Management Manage multiple cloud clients at a time on the same platform without the need to open multiple accounts. Real-time Sync Changes made in a cloud are reflected in real-time across all the platforms. Task Automation Automatically execute mundane and repetitive tasks so that employees can focus on productive works. + 4 More - Show Less	API Integration It allows easy integration of logic or data with other software application. Automated Deployment Enables automatic deployment of the code, testing, production environment once fixed Budget Tracking (Job Costing) Helps in keeping track of the budget and calculating the costs involved Capacity Analytics Helps to assess the capacity utilization in the environment Centralized Storage Stores all data at one place to facilitate easy access without any need of switching between clouds. Collaboration Tools Interactive tools meant to make the application highly collaborative and encourage teamwork Compliance Management Helps in making an assessment of risks, ensures policy comprehension and that policies/procedures are being followed Dashboard A digital insight of reports and other workings on a single screen Hypervisor Support Supports hypervisor such as VMware, Citric XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, etc., which allows multiple OS to run on a single computer. Multi-cloud Management Manage multiple cloud clients at a time on the same platform without the need to open multiple accounts. Real-time Sync Changes made in a cloud are reflected in real-time across all the platforms. Task Automation Automatically execute mundane and repetitive tasks so that employees can focus on productive works. + 7 More - Show Less

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud	SaaS/Web/Cloud
Modes of Support	Online	Online
API Support	NA	Available

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	4.3/5 6 user ratings	4.5/5 37 user ratings
Ratings Distribution	Excellent 83.3% Very Good 0% Average 0% Poor 0% Terrible 16.7%	Excellent 51.4% Very Good 45.9% Average 2.7% Poor 0% Terrible 0%
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Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available CAST AI Offers Custom plan.	Free Trial Not Available Apache CloudStack Offers Free-forever plan.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	CAST AI Custom	Apache CloudStack Free
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