Trend Report

The State Of OpenStack, 2025

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Nov 18, 2025

Summary

OpenStack is regaining relevance as enterprises seek alternatives to VMware following Broadcom’s acquisition and pricing changes. Once sidelined due to complexity and high skill demands, OpenStack is now seen as a cost-effective vendor-neutral solution for organizations prioritizing control and flexibility. Despite limited mainstream adoption, tech-savvy global enterprises across industries like telco, retail, finance, and cloud providers use OpenStack. This report explores the current state of OpenStack and profiles its usefulness to enterprise tech leaders.

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