openQRM Enterprise
openQRM Enterprise is a data centre management and cloud computing platform for managing IT infrastructure across bare-metal servers and virtual machines.
What openQRM Enterprise is
openQRM Enterprise is a data centre management and cloud computing platform for managing IT infrastructure across bare-metal servers and virtual machines. Its diskless-boot technology streams operating systems and applications from a central location, so servers can run without local hard disks. Puppet supports automated configuration management and application deployment, while Nagios and Collectd provide monitoring and documentation. The platform also offers automatic IP address management and storage plugins for open-source and commercial technologies. Listed integrations and supported technologies include Proxmox, KVM, Xen, Amazon AWS EC2, Azure, and OpenVswitch. Enterprise includes the full plugin library, enterprise add-ons, technical support, stable releases, solution design and deployment, and one year of minor and security updates. Enterprise SLAs set response times and support hours, and support is available 24/7. The free Community Edition has plugin limitations; Enterprise pricing is on request. Scheduled support without an active SLA is listed at 120,00 EUR per hour.
Good
- Supports bare-metal and virtual-machine deployment.
- Diskless boot streams systems and applications centrally.
- Puppet can automate configuration and application deployment.
- Includes network IP management and storage plugins.
- Enterprise includes one year of minor and security updates.
Watch out
- Enterprise pricing is available on request.
- Community Edition does not offer additional plugins.
- Full official-plugin compatibility and support require Enterprise.
- Scheduled support without an active SLA costs 120,00 EUR per hour.
Who it suits
The Enterprise Edition is intended for professional users and is described as suitable for production environments, research and development, and quality assurance. It may suit teams managing infrastructure that spans bare-metal and virtual machines.
Verdict
openQRM Enterprise brings infrastructure management, deployment automation, monitoring, and storage plugins together. The Community Edition is free, but teams needing the full plugin set and enterprise support should account for the quote-based Enterprise offering.
Plans and prices
From openQRM Enterprise's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Community | Free | open-source version · community support · plugin library |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | full plugin library · enterprise add-ons · expert technical support · stable releases · solution design and deployment |
The facts
Each one read from openQRM Enterprise's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- It supports automated configuration management and application deployment with Puppet.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Community edition limit
- The Community Edition page says additional plugins are unavailable for that edition and full compatibility with official plugins and support is available only with Enterprise Edition.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Community release
- The Community Edition page identifies version 5.3.60, says it was tested on Debian 12, and states support for PHP 8+.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The platform supports bare-metal and virtual machine deployment.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Diskless boot
- Its core technology lets servers boot without local hard disks by streaming operating systems and applications from a central location.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists Proxmox, KVM, Xen, Amazon AWS EC2, Azure, OpenVswitch, Puppet, Nagios and Collectd among integrations or supported technologies.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The Enterprise Edition is described as intended for professional users and as suitable for production environments, research and development, and quality assurance.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Monitoring
- Nagios and Collectd monitoring and documentation are included.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Network and storage
- Features include automatic IP address management for the managed network and storage plugins for open-source and commercial storage technologies.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- openQRM is a data centre management and cloud computing platform for managing IT infrastructure.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scheduled support
- Scheduled support without an active SLA is listed at 120,00 EUR per hour.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security updates
- The Enterprise Edition page includes one year of minor and security updates; the SLA page also lists access to bug fixes and security patches.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Enterprise SLAs define response times and support hours, offer direct professional-services access by phone, Skype and email, and are available 24/7.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- The maker says openQRM went open source in 2004 and that its assets and intellectual property were acquired by Fiveways International Ltd in 2020, which appointed OPENQRM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD as master distributor.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Penrith, New South Wales, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2026
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