Oracle Private Cloud Appliance vs Rackspace OpenStack comparison

Oracle and Rackspace Technology are both solutions in the Converged Infrastructure category. Oracle is ranked #4, while Rackspace Technology is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.7. Oracle holds a 9.3% mindshare in CI, compared to Rackspace Technology’s 6.1% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Rackspace Technology users who would recommend it.

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Rackspace OpenStack and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance are key players in private cloud solutions, each offering distinct advantages. Rackspace OpenStack takes the lead in pricing and support affordability, while Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is favored for its robust features, justifying its higher cost.

Features: Rackspace OpenStack excels in interoperability and scalability, providing open-source flexibility and a breadth of cloud services. Its options for mass uploading to cloud services and flexibility in running mixed workloads are notable. Oracle Private Cloud Appliance impresses with its comprehensive integration, performance optimizations, and built-in hypervisor management. It facilitates rapid application deployment and supports a wide range of connectivity options, making it ideal for enterprise workloads.

Room for Improvement: Rackspace OpenStack can enhance its enterprise-grade feature set and customer support offerings to match its flexibility. It could also focus on refining its deployment procedures to make them more user-friendly. Oracle Private Cloud Appliance could improve by reducing its high upfront costs, expanding its open-source capabilities, and offering more customization options for non-Oracle environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Rackspace OpenStack offers flexible deployment models backed by extensive support, catering to diverse setup needs. Its adaptability suits various operational environments. Oracle Private Cloud Appliance focuses on streamlined setups with robust customer service tailored for enterprise settings, ensuring a structured and reliable implementation process.

Pricing and ROI: Rackspace OpenStack is generally cost-effective with lower setup costs, attracting businesses seeking satisfactory ROI on a budget. Oracle Private Cloud Appliance involves higher initial expenditure but is seen as offering substantial long-term ROI through its enterprise-grade capabilities and comprehensive features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance

Ranking in Converged Infrastructure

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Rackspace OpenStack

Ranking in Converged Infrastructure

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Converged Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is 9.3%, down from 13.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rackspace OpenStack is 6.1%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Converged Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance	9.3%
Rackspace OpenStack	6.1%
Other	84.6%

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Mir Gulzar Ahmed

IT Manager at Synergy Computers

Offers comprehensive support and performance but initial deployment requires expertise

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is a complete solution that includes built-in hypervisor management and Appliance Manager, and integrates with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. It simplifies the management of virtual machines, networking, compute, and storage, allowing me to create multiple virtual machines easily without logging into the storage system. It offers free licensing of Oracle Linux and Solaris, and provides high-performance capabilities through extreme performance storage options. Additionally, the product ensures comprehensive customer support.

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Hai Dinh Van

Cloud Center Manager at FPT

Open-source nature enables seamless cloud management and customer transition

We deploy layer three managed services, and our customers manage layer two services. We combine the two-layer services and deliver them to our customers The open-source nature of OpenStack provides significant value. It allows for three-word cloud management, maintaining a stable customer…

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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

"The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA."

"It is scalable as the box can be increased by one compute node, if required."

"Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is a complete solution that includes built-in hypervisor management and Appliance Manager, and integrates with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."

"It has helped us to reduce Oracle licensing costs for database and applications."

"Supports connection to most of network topology, such as VLAN and network segmentation."

"You will find the high availability and License Team with Oracle very valuable."

"The solution is stable."

"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."

"I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."

"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful."

"It was a very flexible and scalable solution. It was very useful because we were not dependent on a single vendor's solution. Increasing the number of machines or changing the hardware configuration was very easy."

"The open-source nature of OpenStack provides significant value."

"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."

"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."

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Cons

"The deployment process of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is complicated and requires significant knowledge for initial configuration."

"Patching processing takes a long time. Only one compute node is patched at a time."

"In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly."

"OVM Manager Interface is using HTML5. It should be reconverted to be a Java interface."

"The initial setup was very complex."

"The line migration is a problem."

"The pricing of Rackspace is quite high in the Vietnam market."

"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."

"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."

"VMware has a side-to-side replication feature, which is still more mature than Rackspace OpenStack's which can't be used in a production environment."

"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."

"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."

"The deployment process could be easy."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"No licenses for the shipped software or firmware."

"It is more expensive than the normal solution or the hyper-converged system."

"It is relatively cost-effective."

"If you have many Oracle products, such as databases, middleware, and apps, it will help you reduce Oracle app licences and support costs."

"The pricing is low."

"I use it as an open-source tool."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

15%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

University

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?

The deployment process of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is complicated and requires significant knowledge for initial configuration. Streamlining and simplifying the deployment process would make ...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?

I use Oracle Private Cloud Appliance ( /products/oracle-private-cloud-appliance-reviews ) as a complete solution for hypervisor management. It includes a built-in hypervisor, Appliance Manager, and...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?

The product overall is rated at 7.5 out of 10. There is room for improvement, particularly in simplifying the deployment process. Simplifying this aspect could increase the rating to nine.

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What needs improvement with Rackspace OpenStack?

The pricing of Rackspace is quite high in the Vietnam market. It would be beneficial to see developments in features like threat prevention and analytics tools for network security within OpenStack.

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What is your primary use case for Rackspace OpenStack?

We deploy layer three managed services, and our customers manage layer two services. We combine the two-layer services and deliver them to our customers.

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What advice do you have for others considering Rackspace OpenStack?

I would rate Rackspace OpenStack an eight out of ten. This solution effectively maintains a stable environment and provides excellent customer support.

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Overview

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, is an integrated infrastructure system engineered to enable rapid deployment of converged compute, network, and storage technologies for hosting applications or workloads on a guest OS. It is a data center-class system that provides incremental and scalable performance optimized for consolidation of mixed workloads.

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OpenStack is an open and scalable cloud operating system for building public and private clouds. It provides both large and small organizations an alternative to closed cloud environments, reducing the risk of lock-in associated with proprietary platforms.

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