Best Cloud Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Cloudify is ranked #1 of 30 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Cloudforet and Waldur. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Cloudforet. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Terraform at $0.10/mo.
Managing cloud environments can involve provisioning resources, setting policies and giving teams a self-service route to infrastructure. Compared on cloud coverage and providers, deployment model, infrastructure as code, automation and policy governance, these tools offer dimensions for assessing operational fit. Self-service catalogs may also matter when teams need a defined way to request resources. OpenText Cloud Management, Cloud 66 and Terraform are among the options, with Cloudforet and Cycloid also included. Consider the environments you need to manage and how much automation or oversight you want. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide additional points to compare across the listed software.
30 cloud management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Cloudify No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7Free
- 2 Cloudforet No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7Free Cloud coverage: hybridCloud providers: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Alibaba CloudPolicy governance: Yes
- 3 Waldur No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.6 Cloud coverage: hybridCloud providers: OpenStack, Microsoft Azure, AWS, DigitalOcean, VMware vCenter, OpenNebulaPolicy governance: Yes
- 4 OpenText Cloud Management iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.6 Policy governance: Yes
- 5 OpenNebula No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5
- 6 Canonical OpenStack No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5Free Cloud coverage: hybrid
- 7 Apache CloudStack No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.4Free
- 8 Platform9 Private Cloud Director No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.4$1,000/mo Policy governance: Yes
- 9 Cycloid No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3$45/mo Policy governance: Yes
- 10 Terraform No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1$0.10/mo
- 11 Pulumi No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$40/mo
- 12 Cloud 66 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9$23/mo Cloud coverage: hybridCloud providers: Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean, Google Compute Engine, Hetzner Cloud, Latitude.sh, Linode, OVHcloud, Microsoft Azure, VultrPolicy governance: Yes
- 13 Scalr No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8Free
- 14 ManageIQ No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7
- 15 Stakater Cloud Orchestrator No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Cloud coverage: hybridCloud providers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift, IBM Fusion, SUSE Rancher, CNCF-conformant KubernetesPolicy governance: Yes
- 16 Jamcracker No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 Cloud coverage: hybridCloud providers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, VMware, OpenStack, private cloudsPolicy governance: Yes
- 17 HPE Morpheus Enterprise No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3
- 18 CloudBolt No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3
- 19 Juju No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free Cloud coverage: hybridCloud providers: Amazon EC2, Amazon EKS, Canonical Kubernetes, Equinix Metal, Google GCE, Google GKE, LXD, MAAS, Manual, MicroK8s, Microsoft AKS, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Oracle OCI, VMware vSphere
- 20 HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0$50/mo
- 21 Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8 Policy governance: Yes
- 22 OpenStack Barbican No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7Free
- 23 Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2
- 24 Danube Cloud No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1
- 25 Crossplane No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0
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Questions about this list
Which cloud management software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Cloudify is ranked #1 of 30 with a score of 7.7. Cloudforet is second and Waldur third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Terraform has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.