Cloud-computing comparison
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The following is a comparison of cloud software.
General information
| Software | Initial release date | License(s) | Written in | As a service | Local installations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fluid Operations | 2009-03-01 | Proprietary | Java, C | Yes | ? |
| AppScale[1] | 2009-03-07 | BSD License | Python, Ruby, Go | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Foundry | 2011-04-12 | Apache License | Ruby, C | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud.com[2] | 2010-05-04 | Apache license | Java, C | Yes | Yes |
| Eucalyptus[3] | 2008-05-29 | Proprietary, GPL v3 | Java, C | Yes | Yes |
| Nimbus | 2009-01-09 | Apache License | Java, Python | Yes | Yes |
| OpenNebula[4] | 2008-03-?? | Apache License | C++, C, Ruby, Java, Shell script, lex, yacc | Yes | Yes |
| OpenQRM[5] | 2008-03-?? | GPL License | C++, PHP, Shell script | Yes | Yes |
| OpenStack[6] | 2010-10-21 | Apache License | Python | Yes | Yes |
| OnApp | 2010-07-01 | Proprietary | Java, Ruby, C++ | Yes | Yes |
Supported Hosts
(what the cloud software runs on)
| Software | Linux | Windows | Bare Metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluid Operations | Yes | Yes | No |
| AppScale | ? | ? | ? |
| Cloud Foundry | Yes | No | No |
| Cloud.com / CloudStack | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Eucalyptus | Yes | ? | ? |
| Nimbus | ? | ? | ? |
| OpenNebula | Yes | ? | No |
| OpenQRM | Yes | No | No |
| OpenStack | Yes | Yes | No |
| OnApp | Yes | No | Yes |
Supported Clients
(what the cloud software will run as a virtual instance)
| Software | Linux | Windows | VMware | Xen | KVM | VirtualBox | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fluid Operations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| AppScale | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Cloud Foundry | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Cloud.com / CloudStack | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Eucalyptus | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| Nimbus | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| OpenNebula | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Any guest OS supported by Xen, KVM, or VMWare |
| OpenQRM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| OpenStack | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| OnApp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | JumpBox, FreeBSD |
Providers
(prominent hosting providers who offer as SaaS)
| Software | Amazon EC2 | Rackspace | GeoGrid | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fluid Operations | ? | ? | ? | |
| AppScale | Yes | ? | ? | |
| Cloud Foundry | Yes | ? | ? | |
| Cloud.com | ? | ? | ? | itself |
| Eucalyptus | ? | ? | ? | itself |
| Nimbus | ? | ? | ? | itself |
| OpenNebula | ? | ? | ? | itself |
| OpenQRM | ? | ? | ? | itself |
| OpenStack | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| OnApp | ? | ? | ? | itself |
Features
- Failover - supports automatic handling of hardware failures (Failover) (partial indicates failovers of controller nodes are not supported)
- OCCI - supports Open Cloud Computing Interface
- vCloud - supports vCloud migration
- S3 - supports Amazon S3 volumes
| Software | Failover | OCCI | vCloud | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fluid Operations | No | No | Yes | No |
| AppScale | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| Cloud Foundry | No | No | Yes | No |
| Cloud.com / CloudStack | Partial | ? | ? | ? |
| Eucalyptus | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| Nimbus | No | ? | ? | ? |
| OpenNebula | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| OpenQRM | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| OpenStack | No | Yes | ? | Yes |
| OnApp | Yes | No | No | No |
See also
References
- ^ Urquhart, James (June 22, 2009). "The new generation of cloud-development platforms." CNET News. Accessed November 2011.
- ^ Harris, Derrick Harris (October 22, 2010). "Microsoft Joins OpenStack to Add Hyper-V Support." Gigaom.com. Accessed November 2011.
- ^ Prickett Timothy M. (May 10, 2011). "Ubuntu eats OpenStack for clouds - Eucalyptus leaves." The Register. Accessed November 2011.
- ^ European Commission Expert Group Report (January 26, 2010). "The Future of Cloud Computing"
- ^ OpenQRM Enterprise Architecture (February 24, 2010). "
- ^ Pepple, Ken (2011). Deploying OpenStack. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 1-4493-1105-9.
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