Canonical MAAS
8.1#1 in bare metal provisioning softwareFrom $30 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitCanonical MAAS vs Grendel
What both publish
| Fact | Canonical MAAS | Grendel |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Buffalo, NY |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | Grendel is a bare-metal provisioning system for High Performance Computing Linux clusters. |
Canonical MAAS plans
- FreeFree
- Self-supportFree
- Essential$30 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
Grendel 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 Grendel if…
Grendel suits organizations provisioning server racks over a network, particularly those working with HPC Linux clusters. Its documentation assumes basic HPC, Linux, and networking knowledge.