Canonical Landscape
6.8#9 in it configuration management softwareFrom $571.75 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Terraform
8.0#1 in infrastructure policy as code toolsFrom $0.10 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Canonical Landscape | Terraform |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Integrations | Landscape has a scriptable API and can integrate with existing configuration management, monitoring, and ticketing systems. | HashiCorp lists integrations for AI and MCP servers, audit, CI/CD, VCS, security scanning, policy, cost management, SSO, observability, and multi-cloud platforms. |
| Purpose | Landscape is Canonical’s systems management solution for managing Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud instances, IoT devices, and other Ubuntu systems. | Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code tool for defining, provisioning, and managing cloud and on-premises resources through human-readable configuration files. |
Canonical Landscape plans
- Landscape SaaS (Ubuntu Pro)Free
- Managed Landscape on public clouds, VMware, OpenStack or LXD$6,861 a year
- Managed Landscape on bare metal$9,470 a year
- Self-hosted LandscapePriced on request
Terraform plans
- FreeFree
- EssentialsPriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
- Terraform Community EditionFree
- HCP Terraform FreeFree
Pick Canonical Landscape if…
Landscape is aimed at teams administering large or growing Ubuntu estates across desktops, servers, cloud systems, and embedded devices. Self-hosting is for organizations with the technical knowledge and resources to install and maintain it.
Pick Terraform if…
Terraform Community Edition suits practitioners who want a downloadable command-line tool for infrastructure provisioning. HCP Terraform's free features are described as suitable for small teams, while larger organizations may need paid collaboration and governance features.