Why Consider Alternatives
When it comes to cloud, AWS made headways providing opportunities for organizations to have access to cloud resources regardless of their budget. But when workloads grow, there comes a tipping point where public cloud is no longer cost effective. This tipping point, however, may be difficult to find due to AWS’s complex pricing models and variable costs. While the cost tipping point may vary by organization, generally speaking if you spend over $30,000 per month on AWS, you can reduce infrastructure costs by 50% or more by switching to AWS alternatives like OpenMetal’s hosted private cloud.
OpenMetal is a single-tenant, hosted private cloud model that works like a public cloud. Users have immediate access to resources with a pay-as-you-go model, but OpenMetal clouds are single tenant and users enjoy root-level access to configure their cloud.
Read “OpenMetal positions its OpenStack-based private cloud as a cheaper hyperscaler alternative.”
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From Hyperscaler To Open Source
Enterprise Clouds at a Fraction of the Cost
OpenMetal’s OpenStack Private Cloud provides users with production-ready clouds deployed in under one minute. These cloud cores consist of three servers, are powered by OpenStack, backed by Ceph, and provide organizations with root-level access to their infrastructure. Cloud cores provide HA control plane, HA block, HA object storage, and compute with all core OpenStack components plus more.
XL V2 Cloud Cores vs AWS for 593 VMs
The following estimated^ costs compare an OpenMetal XL Cloud Core with (Medium VMs) vs AWS EC2 t3.medium configuration* with summary of details below. NOTE: OpenMetal prices reflect discounted pricing shown on pricing page.
AWS
(EC2 t3.medium)
On-Demand (no terms)
$31,242/Month
$374,911/Year
1 Year Term – Reserved
$24,532/Month
$294,394/Year
3 Year Term – Reserved
$21,026/Month
$252,317/Year
$756,952/Total
OpenMetal
XL Cloud Core v4
On-Demand (no terms)
$6,782/Month
$81,284/Year
1 Year Term – Reserved
$6,273/Month
$75,276/Year
3 Year Term – Reserved
$5,425/Month
$65,100/Year
$195,300/Total
OpenMetal Savings
vs Equivalent AWS
No Term Savings = 79%
= $24,460/Month
= $293,627/Year
1 Year Savings = 74%
$18,259/Month
$219,188/Year
3 Year Savings = 74%
$15,601/Month
$187,217/Year
$737,422/Total
^All prices are estimates only and may be subject to change because of pricing adjustments and/or unique customer resources. Pricing obtained July 2024.
*Config summary: Tenancy (Shared Instances), Operating system (Linux), Workload (Consistent, Number of instances: 593, Advance EC2 instance (t3.medium), Pricing strategy (On-Demand – Monthly and EC2 Instance Savings Plans 1 and 3 Year options, No Upfront Payments, Enable monitoring (disabled), EBS Storage amount (40 GB), DT Inbound: Not selected (0 TB per month), DT Outbound: Internet (9 TB per month), DT Intra-Region: (0 TB per month)
Evaluating AWS Alternatives Based On Budgets
Another way to evaluate AWS alternatives with OpenMetal Cloud Cores is to understand the estimated number of VM resources that would be available within set cloud budgets.
VMs Available on Defined Cloud Budgets
The following tables show the OpenMetal Cloud Core bundles and corresponding AWS options affordable within a specified cloud budget. These include the number VMs that would be available for each to demonstrate the value of your cloud investment with OpenMetal vs AWS. Costs are based on three year reserved resource pricing.
Cloud Budget of $1,000/Month
| Compute Resources | AWS | OpenMetal Standard Core | OpenMetal Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU/4GB RAM | 40 VMs | 71 VMs | +31 VMs |
| 4 vCPU/8GB RAM | 21 VMs | 36 VMs | +15 VMs |
| 8 vCPU/16GB RAM | 10 VMs | 18 VMs | +8 VMs |
| Bandwidth Cost (10 TB) | $0.09/GB | $0.01/GB | $.08/GB Savings |
Cloud Budget of $4,500/Month
| Compute Resources | AWS | OpenMetal XL Core | OpenMetal Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU/4GB RAM | 187 VMs | 328 VMs | +141 VMs |
| 4 vCPU/8GB RAM | 97 VMs | 164 VMs | +67 VMs |
| 8 vCPU/18GB RAM | 48 VMs | 82 VMs | +34 VMs |
| Bandwidth Cost (40 TB) | $0.085/GB | $0.01/GB | $.075/GB Savings |
Cloud Budget of $20,000/Month
| Compute Resources | AWS | OpenMetal Combined Cores | OpenMetal Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU/4GB RAM | 800 VMs | 2,092 VMs | +1,292 VMs |
| 4 vCPU/8GB RAM | 424 VMs | 1,046 VMs | +622 VMs |
| 8 vCPU/18GB RAM | 214 VMs | 523 VMs | +309 VMs |
| Bandwidth Cost (150 TB) | $0.05/GB | $0.01/GB | $.04/GB Savings |
Cloud Budget of $40,000/Month
| Compute Resources | AWS | OpenMetal Combined Cores | OpenMetal Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU/4GB RAM | 1,600 VMs | 3,000 VMs | +1,400 VMs |
| 4 vCPU/8GB RAM | 848 VMs | 2,346 VMs | +1,498 VMs |
| 8 vCPU/18GB RAM | 428 VMs | 1,173 VMs | +745 VMs |
| Bandwidth Cost (350 TB) | $0.05/GB | $0.01/GB | $.04/GB Savings |
^All prices are estimates only and may be subject to change because of pricing adjustments and/or unique customer resources. Pricing obtained July 2024.
Customer Stories
Discover why OpenMetal customers made the switch from AWS. These case studies provide detailed insights into their motivations for seeking alternatives, their decision to choose OpenMetal, the specifics of their OpenStack deployment, and the resulting cost savings and overall experiences.
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