Comparison of Openstack and AWS

2. OpenStack AWS
OpenStack is a loosely
coupled set of software
components that you
must assemble or have
someone assemble for
you.
AWS is a ready-made
cloud service

3. OpenStack AWS
0 OpenStack has
hundreds of customers
– In fact, OpenStack
customers are in few
thousands, because
OpenStack is deployed
underneath Rackspace
Cloud
0 AWS has hundreds of
thousands of
customers
Customers

4. OpenStack AWS
0 OpenStack has a few
services ready for use
0 AWS has 30+ services
ready for use. AWS is
significantly ahead of
*all* other cloud
services and cloud
platforms.
Services
ready for
production
use

5. OpenStack AWS
0 OpenStack has less
than hundred
0 AWS has thousands
Third-party
tools and
apps

6. OpenStack AWS
0 OpenStack has over
one thousand
0 AWS has none,
Code
contributors

7. OpenStack AWS
0 OpenStack is a public
cloud (with Rackspace
and HP) and an on-
premise cloud
platform (with Red
Hat and others)
0 AWS is a public
cloud, and Eucalyptus
is its API-compatible
partner for on-
premise deployments
Deployment
scenarios

8. OpenStack AWS
0 OpenStack is just 3
years old and still
working on enhancing
their services
0 AWS has been very
quick at enhancing
their services and
adding new ones
(such as Kinesis just
recently)
Evolutionary
speed

9. OpenStack AWS
0 OpenStack is open
source code that you
deploy on your own
servers or that you
buy from a
commercial vendor
0 AWS charges by the
hour
Cost