Audience
IT teams searching for VMware alternatives
About Platform9
Platform9 is the leader in simplifying enterprise private clouds. Our platform uniquely combines ease of use with flexibility, integrating seamlessly with existing storage and server infrastructure as well as other enterprise platforms. With automated migration tools, open APIs, and flexible deployment options—self-hosted, air-gapped, or SaaS—Platform9 gives you the freedom to run your private cloud, your way.
Our flagship product, Private Cloud Director, turns existing servers and storage into a fully featured private cloud. It delivers a familiar management experience for virtualization teams—with the ability to run VMs and containers side by side—and enterprise-grade features including High Availability, live migration, Dynamic Resource Rebalancing, Software Defined Networking, Self Service, and secure multi-tenancy.
Hundreds of enterprises, including Rackspace Technology, Cloudera, and Juniper Networks use Platform9 today.
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Our private cloud platform is built on OpenStack and Ceph, giving customers full access to a proven, open source cloud stack without the overhead of managing it themselves. That means more control, more transparency, and a predictable cost structure that public cloud pricing rarely offers at scale.
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Telepresence
Telepresence streamlines your local development process, enabling immediate feedback. You can launch your local environment on your laptop, equipped with your preferred tools, while Telepresence seamlessly connects them to the microservices and test databases they rely on. It simplifies and expedites collaborative development, debugging, and testing within Kubernetes environments by establishing a seamless connection between your local machine and shared remote Kubernetes clusters.
Why Telepresence:
Faster feedback loops: Spend less time building, containerizing, and deploying code. Get immediate feedback on code changes by running your service in the cloud from your local machine.
Shift testing left: Create a remote-to-local debugging experience. Catch bugs pre-production without the configuration headache of remote debugging.
Deliver better, faster user experience: Get new features and applications into the hands of users faster and more frequently.
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Delska
Delska (former DEAC European Data Center & Data Logistics Center) is a carrier-neutral data center and network provider in Northern Europe with 25 years of experience delivering reliable, personalized IT and network solutions in cloud computing, colocation, data security, network, and more. We own five data centers (one under construction, launching in 2025) in Riga and Vilnius, along with points of presence in Frankfurt and Amsterdam.
For quick IT infrastructure deployment in Riga, Vilnius and Frankfurt, we have created the self-service myDelska cloud platform. It offers fast, secure, and scalable solutions and, in the summer of 2025, along with the VM management, will also offer bare metal servers.
Delska data centers stand out for their energy efficiency, operating at PUE under 1.3 and powered entirely by green energy. Our upcoming Tier III-certified, 10 MW data center in Riga will exemplify green construction.
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phoenixNAP
phoenixNAP is a global IaaS provider delivering world-class infrastructure solutions from strategic edge locations in the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific, Australia, and Latin America. Specializing in performance, security, and availability, the company provides vastly redundant systems, unsurpassed security, high-density deployments, and flexibility to service from ¼ cabinets to private cage environments. Its Bare Metal Cloud solution provides access to 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors for advanced infrastructure performance and reliability. phoenixNAP offers a 100% uptime guarantee, an extensive server lineup, global connectivity options, flexible SLAs, and 24x7x365 live support to help businesses achieve their business objectives. Deploy high-performance, scalable cloud solutions for your growing IT needs, along with the security and reliability that you require at opex-friendly pricing plans.
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Pricing
Pricing Details:
Per CPU Core per year
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Platform9
Founded: 2013
United States
platform9.com
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
On-Premises
Training
Documentation
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Videos
Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Platform9 Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Platform9 work with?
Platform9 works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Enterprise, Freelance, and Government.
Q: What languages does Platform9 support in their product?
Platform9 supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does Platform9 offer?
Platform9 offers support via phone support and 24/7 live support.
Q: What other applications or services does Platform9 integrate with?
Platform9 integrates with: Ansible, Harness, Kubernetes, ServiceNow, and Terraform.
Q: What type of training does Platform9 provide?
Platform9 provides training in the form of documentation, live online, webinars, in person, and videos.
Q: What pricing for support is available for Platform9?
Platform9 offers support included with purchase.
Q: What pricing for training is available for Platform9?
Platform9 offers training additional fee / premium available.
Platform9 Product Features
Container Management
Access Control
Supported
Automatic Scaling
Supported
Container Health Management
Supported
Deployment Automation
Supported
Orchestration
Supported
Virtualization
Supported
Application Development
Not Supported
Build Automation
Not Supported
Container Storage
Not Supported
File Isolation
Not Supported
Hybrid Deployments
Not Supported
Network Isolation
Not Supported
Shared File Systems
Not Supported
Version Control
Not Supported
Virtualization
Desktop Virtualization
Supported
Disaster Recovery
Supported
Performance Management
Supported
Archiving & Retention
Not Supported
Capacity Monitoring
Not Supported
Data Mobility
Not Supported
Namespace Management
Not Supported
Version Control
Not Supported
Virtual Machine Monitoring
Not Supported
