Canonical MAAS
8.1#1 in bare metal provisioning softwareFrom $30 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitCanonical MAAS vs Matchbox
What both publish
| Fact | Canonical MAAS | Matchbox |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | Matchbox matches bare-metal machines to profiles for PXE booting and provisioning clusters. |
Canonical MAAS plans
- FreeFree
- Self-supportFree
- Essential$30 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
Matchbox plans
- MatchboxFree
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 Matchbox if…
Matchbox suits teams provisioning bare-metal client machines in a lab or datacenter, especially where Fedora CoreOS or Flatcar Linux and network booting are part of the setup. It is aimed at self-hosted Linux or Kubernetes deployments.