Canonical MAAS
8.1#1 in bare metal provisioning softwareFrom $30 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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ERA Provision
5.9#18 in os deployment softwareWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Canonical MAAS | ERA Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Company headquarters | Canonical's LinkedIn profile lists London, England as headquarters. | ERA One lists Geneva, Switzerland as its head office. |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Integrations | Canonical documentation names Juju, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, OpenStack and Kubernetes as MAAS automation or orchestration integrations. | ERA Control lists AD/LDAP, REST API, SIEM, STIX/TAXII, and NGFW integrations. |
| License | The MAAS source repository is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. | ERA Provision requires a separate license. |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | ERA Provision deploys operating systems on bare metal through PXE networking, images, automated installation scenarios, and ERA agent registration after installation. |
Canonical MAAS plans
- FreeFree
- Self-supportFree
- Essential$30 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
ERA Provision plans
No prices published.
Pick Canonical MAAS if…
MAAS suits teams managing physical servers for private cloud with OpenStack, server automation, or bare metal Kubernetes. Its single-machine installation is also described for homelabs, proofs of concept, and small production environments.
Pick ERA Provision if…
It is intended for organizations provisioning bare-metal systems in data centers, branch offices, or fleet deployment projects. It may suit environments that need local images and air-gapped deployment.