OpenStack Ironic
C
C tier on Bare Metal Provisioning SoftwareScore 6.6 · #17 of 29
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- api, Linux, self-hosted

Summary
OpenStack Ironic is ranked #17 of 29 in bare metal provisioning software on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.
OpenStack Ironic plans and pricing
All plansOpen source Ironic Free No paid plans or usage limits stated on the official product page ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
Compared on bare metal provisioning software
- API access
- Yesironicbaremetal.org
Facts
- Purpose
- Ironic manages bare-metal infrastructure across node discovery, cataloging, enrollment, provisioning, maintenance, and decommissioning.ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
- API
- Ironic provides RESTful APIs with a vendor-agnostic interface for managing machines through their lifecycle.ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Hardware protocols
- Generic hardware types include Redfish and IPMI, alongside vendor-specific types.docs.openstack.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Lifecycle management
- Ironic provides operators a view of hardware and extensible preparation actions before workloads are assigned.ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Multi-tenancy
- Ironic supports hardware ownership and leasing across non-overlapping hardware pools, and can optionally integrate with OpenStack Networking for workload network isolation.ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The product page describes a modular footprint for managing tens, hundreds, or thousands of physical machines.ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ironic documentation identifies Bifrost, Metal3, and OpenStack Compute as deployment options or adjacent projects.docs.openstack.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The security guide recommends disabling IPMI when a modern out-of-band management technology is available because IPMI is not secure.docs.openstack.org · 8 Oct 2026
- TLS
- Operators can configure TLS settings for outbound image downloads and Redfish BMC connections.docs.openstack.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirements
- Bifrost installation requires knowledge of the network interface for bare-metal communication and credentials for the hardware management controller.docs.openstack.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Bifrost lists CentOS Stream 10, Ubuntu 24.04, and Debian 12 and 13 as fully supported host operating systems.docs.openstack.org · 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project page says Ironic is supported by the OpenInfra Foundation and maintained collaboratively by vendors and contributors.ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
- License
- Ironic is collaboratively developed under the Apache 2 license.ironicbaremetal.org · 8 Oct 2026
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Sources
- ironicbaremetal.org· checked 8 Oct 2026
- docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/install/enabling-drivers.· checked 8 Oct 2026
- docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/install/deployment-scenar· checked 8 Oct 2026
- docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/admin/security.html· checked 8 Oct 2026
- docs.openstack.org/bifrost/latest/install/index.html· checked 8 Oct 2026




