Here’s the Deal
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When comparing SmartDataCenter vs OpenStack, the Slant community recommends SmartDataCenter for most people. In the question“What are the best private cloud solutions?” SmartDataCenter is ranked 2nd while OpenStack is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose SmartDataCenter is:
SmartDataCenter is an open source project. It's also hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/joyent/sdc).
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Pros
Pro Open Source
SmartDataCenter is an open source project. It's also hosted on GitHub.
Pro Based on SmartOS
SmartOS offers ZFS, Zones, DTrace and more that make for an excellent foundation as a cloud hypervisor.
Pro Open Source
Cons
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Con Complicated installation
The large number of components and their interactions make installation nontrivial.