Canonical MAAS
8.1#1 in bare metal provisioning softwareFrom $30 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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OpenStack Ironic
5.8#8 in bare metal as a service (bmaas) softwareFree planFree planAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Canonical MAAS | OpenStack Ironic |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Canonical documentation names Juju, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, OpenStack and Kubernetes as MAAS automation or orchestration integrations. | The documentation lists integrations with OpenStack Identity (Keystone), Compute (Nova), Network (Neutron), Image (Glance), and Object (Swift). |
| License | The MAAS source repository is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. | The OpenStack project is provided under the Apache 2.0 license. |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | Ironic provisions bare-metal machines and can run independently or as part of an OpenStack cloud. |
Canonical MAAS plans
- FreeFree
- Self-supportFree
- Essential$30 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
OpenStack Ironic plans
- OpenStack IronicFree
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 OpenStack Ironic if…
Ironic suits operators provisioning and managing bare-metal machines, either independently or in OpenStack deployments. It is for teams prepared to address network isolation and environment security themselves.