Canonical MAAS
8.1#1 in bare metal provisioning softwareFrom $30 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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MetalSoft Bare Metal Orchestrator
5.9#7 in bare metal as a service (bmaas) softwareWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Canonical MAAS | MetalSoft Bare Metal Orchestrator |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Canonical documentation names Juju, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, OpenStack and Kubernetes as MAAS automation or orchestration integrations. | The product page lists VMware, KVM, OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible, and HashiCorp Vault among its integrations. |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | Bare Metal Orchestrator provisions, re-provisions, and manages general-purpose and specialized servers across generations and vendors. |
Canonical MAAS plans
- FreeFree
- Self-supportFree
- Essential$30 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
MetalSoft Bare Metal Orchestrator plans
- MetalSoft Bare Metal OrchestratorPriced on request
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 MetalSoft Bare Metal Orchestrator if…
It suits organizations managing bare-metal infrastructure across sites, vendors, or hybrid environments, including AI and HPC workloads. Teams planning Kubernetes-based deployments need to provide a cluster and a Site Controller VM at each site.