Canonical MAAS
8.1#1 in bare metal provisioning softwareFrom $30 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
6.8#4 in bare metal provisioning softwareFree planFree planLinuxWindows
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| Fact | Canonical MAAS | Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 | 1993 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | San Jose, California, United States |
| Integrations | Canonical documentation names Juju, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, OpenStack and Kubernetes as MAAS automation or orchestration integrations. | It provides SNMP extensions for network management systems and is compatible with Nagios plug-ins. |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | SuperDoctor 5 monitors hardware health and system availability in data centers in real time and alerts administrators. |
Canonical MAAS plans
- FreeFree
- Self-supportFree
- Essential$30 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 plans
- StandardFree
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 Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 if…
SuperDoctor 5 suits administrators monitoring Supermicro servers in data centers who need hardware alerts and remote management. It is available for Windows and Linux.