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Cloudpods
What it is
Cloudpods is open-source software for managing enterprise IaaS and mixed cloud infrastructure through a single platform. Its KVM-based private cloud manages virtual machines, storage, networks, GPU cards, and bare metal. Cloud accounts bring public and private resources into a unified view, with documented connections to Alibaba Cloud, Azure, Tencent Cloud, AWS, Huawei Cloud, UCloud, Google Cloud, VMware, ZStack, DStack, and OpenStack. Teams can manage self-built Kubernetes clusters and existing clusters, including synced clusters from AWS EKS, Alibaba Cloud ACK, Azure AKS, and Tencent Cloud AKS. AI Cloud manages LLM inference and AI container applications, with GPU scheduling, model libraries, templates, and images. Listed applications and inference services include Ollama, Dify, OpenClaw, HermesAgent, and ComfyUI. Cloudpods includes multi-tenant IAM, multi-cloud SSO, the climc command-line tool, REST APIs, and documented security controls. It runs on Linux, through the web, via API, or self-hosted. Open-source features are free; paid annual plans are CN¥999 a year for cloud management and CN¥1,999 a year for private cloud.
For and against
For
- Free open-source features are available.
- Manages public and private cloud resources together.
- Supports self-built and existing Kubernetes clusters.
- Includes multi-tenant IAM, SSO, and REST APIs.
Against
- Ollama inference requires a GPU.
- ComfyUI requires a GPU.
- Advanced Enterprise pricing depends on requirements.
The verdict
Cloudpods brings infrastructure, cloud accounts, Kubernetes, and AI workload management into one platform. Its free open-source edition may be a fit for teams comfortable with self-hosted deployment; enterprise plans carry annual charges or tailored pricing.
Who it suits
Cloudpods suits organizations managing private infrastructure alongside public cloud accounts or Kubernetes clusters. It may also suit teams running AI workloads that need GPU scheduling and model or application options.
Plans and prices
Open Source Community Edition
Cloudpods open-source features · GitHub Issues and technical group support
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yunion.cn
Basic Enterprise Edition — cloud management
5×8 remote support · 7×24 emergency response
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yunion.cn
Basic Enterprise Edition — private cloud
5×8 remote support · 7×24 emergency response
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yunion.cn
Advanced Enterprise Edition
Pricing depends on resource quantity, CPU sockets or customized modules · 5×8 remote support · 7×24 emergency response
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yunion.cn
On the record
- Access and APIs
- Cloudpods provides multi-tenant IAM, multi-cloud SSO, a command-line tool called climc, and REST APIs and models.cloudpods.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- AI applications
- AI Cloud supports containerized applications including OpenClaw, Dify, ComfyUI and Hermes Agent.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI features
- AI Cloud manages LLM inference and AI container applications, with GPU scheduling, model libraries, templates, and images.cloudpods.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- AI inference
- AI Cloud can deploy Ollama, vLLM and SGLang inference services with GPU scheduling, model mounting and service-address allocation.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI integrations
- The AI Cloud documentation lists Ollama, Dify, OpenClaw, HermesAgent, and ComfyUI as supported applications or inference services.cloudpods.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- API surface
- Cloudpods exposes APIs through separate backend services, with internal Kubernetes endpoints and public NodePort endpoints.cloudpods.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Bare metal
- Cloudpods manages bare-metal resources and supports operating-system installation workflows.cloudpods.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- The yunionio GitHub organization lists Beijing, China as its location.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company identity
- Cloudpods is developed by Beijing YunionCloud Technology Co., Ltd., whose commercial YunionCloud product began development in 2017 and whose Cloudpods code was open-sourced on GitHub in 2019.yunion.cn · read 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The documentation describes private-cloud deployment with ocboot and multi-cloud deployment through Docker Compose or Kubernetes with Helm.cloudpods.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- Documentation depth
- The repository links separate getting-started, user, operations, development, API, Swagger, release-note and changelog documentation.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Identity and access
- The platform provides multi-cloud single sign-on, RBAC and IAM.cloudpods.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Install prerequisite
- The installer requires Ansible version 2.11.12 or later-compatible packages and Git.cloudpods.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented cloud platforms include Alibaba Cloud, Azure, Tencent Cloud, AWS, Huawei Cloud, UCloud, Google Cloud, VMware, ZStack, DStack, and OpenStack.cloudpods.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- Kubernetes
- The feature set includes Kubernetes cluster management alongside database and infrastructure resources.cloudpods.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- License
- The main Cloudpods repository is released under the Apache License 2.0.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: deployment complexity
- The installer requires a clean operating system without preinstalled Kubernetes or Docker because it builds its own Kubernetes cluster and warns of conflicts otherwise.cloudpods.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: open issues
- The public issue tracker shows 176 open issues, including reports about CPU display, ARM startup, container-port mapping, Ceph permissions and failed installations.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
