OpenNebula vs Zesty comparison

OpenNebula and Zesty are both solutions in the Cloud Management category. OpenNebula is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.5, while Zesty is ranked #23 with an average rating of 9.5. OpenNebula holds a 5.7% mindshare in CM, compared to Zesty’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenNebula users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zesty users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

OpenNebula and Zesty are competing cloud management products. Zesty, with its focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness, has the upper hand due to its automation capabilities.

Features: OpenNebula provides comprehensive resource provisioning, hybrid cloud support, and integrates easily with existing IT setups. Zesty offers real-time cloud expenditure control, dynamic scaling, and advanced budgeting tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenNebula's deployment process is straightforward with community support and detailed documentation. Zesty's deployment focuses on seamless integration with cloud providers, simplifying user onboarding. Zesty offers proactive customer service and personalized support.

Pricing and ROI: OpenNebula features low setup costs, making it attractive for those preferring open-source solutions. Zesty has higher initial costs but provides a superior ROI through cloud expense savings enabled by its automation features.

To learn more, read our detailed OpenNebula vs. Zesty Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

OpenNebula

Ranking in Cloud Management

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zesty

Ranking in Cloud Management

23rd

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Cost Management (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of OpenNebula is 5.7%, down from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zesty is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OpenNebula	5.7%
Zesty	0.5%
Other	93.8%

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FOURES Jean-Philippe

Products Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Reliable, simple to manage, and offers great technical support

The support of VXLAN fits with our network management. Thanks to this we can propose mixed solutions using virtual resources on OpenNebula and bare metal servers hosted in our facilities linked to each other on the sale network. This use case is very useful when some applications need bare metal power (Kubernetes workers, huge databases, AI models computations, et cetera). The cluster management is very useful for splitting our different clusters (mutual vs dedicated). We can manage deployments and capacity planning without pain. The API is also really simple and it helped us to develop the Terraform provider to manage OpenNebula like any other cloud infrastructure.

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Jeffery Smith

Vice President at Centro, Inc.

Effortless cost management with automated instance adjustment and helpful support

There are different resource types that we would like to leverage and get reserved instances for, such as RDS instances. Currently, no mechanism within Zesty allows this, but this may be due to AWS limitations. Another point is that Zesty needs to react to any changes AWS makes, but they have been proactive in their communication regarding material impacts.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is quite easy to deploy."

"It makes maintenance very easy and stress-free for our teams."

"With a single click, we could set things up and initiate them."

"What's best about OpenNebula that people like is that it's easy to deploy. It's also easy to manage. It's interesting because people choose OpenNebula over other solutions because of the ease of management."

"The live migration feature has been great and is something we use very often."

"OpenNebula is lightweight, stable, and easy to customize."

"The ability to use it almost like a public cloud for an organization is a big asset, as it will create a value proposition and can control costs in a great way."

"For the entire data center, as a private cloud, I believe that user management, expert management, and the virtual data center is completely magic for the users."

More OpenNebula pros

"One of the reasons we decided to onboard Zesty was that it started supporting Windows instances."

"The turnkey aspect of Zesty is very valuable."

Cons

"It should have a simple REST API like most other tools. It's the industry standard format. An XML-RPC API gives you an XML document that you have to convert and then do something with that. REST API endpoint provides outputs in a JSON document. I would also like to see support for user data or heat templates, which OpenStack offers, but OpenNebula doesn't have this yet."

"There are no payment gateways in OpenNebula."

"Hosting platforms are limited so the deployment process needs improvement."

"The front-facing API can be improved to support lots of requests when the platform is huge with lots of virtual resources."

"As with all enterprise software licensing, the pricing is not intuitive and must be negotiated; grandfathered contracts are better than anything offered today."

"They have been saying for the past two and a half years that they would develop a feature to hot-add RAM and CPU, but it does not work."

"The web interface could be better. It's not very difficult to use, but there's room for enhancement."

"Backup features are only available in the enterprise edition. The community version lacks a good solution for making backups."

More OpenNebula cons

"I would like to get RDS-reserved instances that I could buy and sell, but that's a limitation on AWS."

"There are different resource types that we would like to leverage and get reserved instances for, such as RDS instances."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"OpenNebula gives good value for money."

"VRA is very expensive but OpenNebula is free."

"We use the Community Edition, rather than the Enterprise Edition."

"OpenNebuoa has recently come up with a new subscription model that is economical and a lot of new customers are choosing this as it is an easy subscription model."

"The licensing for OpenNebula used to be free, but now it's no longer free. A customer contacted me asking to move to another provider because of the changes in the licensing terms for OpenNebula. I have no information on how much the OpenNebula license is because the customer pays for it, and I only do the integration."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

University

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Insurance Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	3

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about OpenNebula?

The live migration feature has been great and is something we use very often.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenNebula?

OpenNebula gives good value for money.

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What needs improvement with OpenNebula?

The web interface could be better. It's not very difficult to use, but there's room for enhancement. Another area for improvement is the integration with hardware to manage the lower layer of the n...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zesty?

Their pricing is brilliant. It is a percentage of what they save us by using reserved instances. If they save us $25,000, they might charge five percent of that, which is work we wouldn't do on our...

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What needs improvement with Zesty?

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What is your primary use case for Zesty?

We predominantly use Zesty to manage our spend in AWS, specifically around reserving instances for our compute workload. Our workload is dynamic, and it would be cumbersome and difficult for us to ...

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Overview

OpenNebula provides the most simple but feature-rich and flexible solution for the comprehensive management of virtualized data centers to enable private, public and hybrid IaaS clouds. OpenNebula interoperability makes cloud an evolution by leveraging existing IT assets, protecting your investments, and avoiding vendor lock-in.

OpenNebula is a turnkey enterprise-ready solution that includes all the features needed to provide an on-premises (private) cloud offering, and to offer public cloud services.

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Zesty offers scalable solutions that empower businesses to optimize their digital presence efficiently. Designed for dynamic online environments, Zesty integrates seamlessly, enhancing digital content management with versatile tools.

Zesty focuses on providing an adaptive content management experience for professionals seeking optimization in web content publishing. Known for its intuitive interfaces and robust architecture, Zesty allows effortless website management, content personalization, and SEO enhancements. With Zesty, businesses can efficiently curate digital content, ensuring swift loading times and superior user engagement. Its extensible features enable integration across different platforms, ensuring streamlined workflow management and enhanced data-driven decision-making.

What are the key features of Zesty?

Content Management: Easy-to-navigate CMS for efficient content updates.
SEO Tools: Built-in SEO analytics to boost online visibility.
Personalization: Customizable options for tailored content delivery.
Integration Capabilities: Links seamlessly with third-party applications.

What benefits should users consider?

Improved Efficiency: Streamlined processes reduce time spent managing content.
Enhanced Visibility: Advanced SEO ensures greater reach.
Increased Engagement: Personalized content fosters user interaction.
Cost-Effectiveness: Optimizes resources resulting in reduced operational costs.

Industries such as eCommerce, healthcare, and media have successfully implemented Zesty to streamline digital operations. For eCommerce, Zesty facilitates rapid product content updates, while healthcare sectors utilize it for managing patient information and media outlets employ it for real-time news publishing.

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Sample Customers

Akamai, BBC, Fermilab, Terradue, Surf Sara, Produban, Netways, ESA, China Mobile, BlackBerry, Deloitte, Fuze, Telefonica, Trivago, Nokia, Encore Tech, Beeks.

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