Cascadeby Aftora
Register Interest
Compare

Cascade vs VirtFusion

VirtFusion is a mature KVM VPS provisioning and billing platform used by many VPS providers. Here's how it compares to Cascade for hosting operators who offer multiple service types alongside VPS.

A note on fairness. VirtFusion is a focused, well-built platform for KVM VPS hosting. It does provisioning and billing in one place, which is a genuine step up from bolting a billing tool onto a bare hypervisor. The comparison here is about what happens when your business grows beyond VPS — where Cascade's unified approach starts to matter.
FeatureCascadeVirtFusion
VPS provisioning (KVM)
Yes — libvirt/KVM and Firecracker, native
Yes — KVM, core feature, well established
Built-in billing & invoicing
Yes — built in
Yes — billing built in to the platform
Client management & portal
Yes — full client portal
Yes — client portal included
LXC container management
Yes — native
No — KVM VPS focused
Game server hosting
Yes — containerd-backed, 40+ games
No — not in scope
Web hosting panel
Yes — built in
No — VPS management only
Database management
Yes — built in
No — not in scope
DNS management
Yes — full zone control, built in
Partial — some DNS features, limited compared to dedicated DNS tools
Reverse proxy / automatic TLS
Yes — built in
No
Virtual networks between resources
Yes — private vNetworks
Network management features included for VPS networking
Support ticket system
Yes — built in
Yes — built in
Panel self-hosting required
No — panel is edge-delivered by Aftora
Yes — self-hosted
Customer data stays on your hardware
Yes — Cascadia daemon runs on your nodes
Yes — your servers
Pricing
Founding rate during early access
Subscription — per compute node

The honest summary

VirtFusion does the VPS side well. If KVM VPS is the majority or entirety of your business, it's a mature platform with a track record. Provisioning and billing in one tool is a genuine improvement over the alternatives that require separate billing systems.

Cascade is built for operators who want to run VPS alongside game servers, web hosting, databases, and more — all from a single panel. If you want to expand what you offer without managing a separate tool for each service type, that's the gap Cascade fills.

More than VPS
on your roadmap?

Cascade is in early access for hosting operators. Founding pricing is locked in for operators who apply now.

Apply for early access