Waldur

Spec sheet

Purpose

Waldur manages private clouds, public clouds, and HPC centers, automating OpenStack and Slurm with billing, self-service, and a support desk.Read 30 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Intended users

The maker presents Waldur for public-sector cloud, enterprise IT, and research infrastructure, including HPC centers and NRENs.Read 30 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Deployment

The maker describes Waldur as open source, API first, and deployable on premises or in the cloud.Read 30 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Security

The production checklist tells operators to replace the default secret key, disable default staff accounts, and ensure database backups are stored persistently.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.waldur.com

Support

Waldur offers professional software support for self-hosted installations with multiple support tiers and varying SLAs.Read 30 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Access controls

Teams can invite members and delegate resource management through role-based access controls.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Accounting

Providers configure offering prices; Waldur supports monthly limit-based, usage-based, prepaid, and one-time billing patterns.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.waldur.com

Audit and alerts

Trackable events, alerts and notifications support compliance and activity monitoring.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Cloud integrations

The integrations page describes support for OpenNebula, OpenStack and VMware vCenter, and says additional integrations can be delivered for a specific deployment.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Data responsibility

Waldur's data-processing disclaimer says deployment operators are responsible for applicable data protection and security measures.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.waldur.com

Hybrid cloud

Waldur supports OpenStack, Azure, VMware, SLURM, and MOAB integrations for cloud and HPC resource management.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.waldur.com

Identity integrations

Identity options include EduGAIN, LDAP and Active Directory, MyAccessID, Keycloak, SRAM via SCIM 2.0, SAML2, and built-in Waldur user management.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.waldur.com

Makers

Waldur is co-developed by OpenNode and the University of Tartu.Read 30 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Managed hosting

Managed Waldur hosting is offered for academic and R&D organizations by the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified University of Tartu HPC center.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Marketplace

Its built-in marketplace lets end users browse and consume services with approval workflows, usage-based billing, and resource lifecycle management.Read 30 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Open source and deployment

Waldur is open-source, API-first, and designed for deployment on premise or in the cloud.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

OpenStack integration

Waldur integrates with OpenStack Keystone, Nova, Cinder, Glance and Neutron services.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Reporting

Waldur provides real-time, historical and predictive reports for service providers and consumers.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Self-service

Its self-service portal supports social, national and federated identity providers.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Service desk

Waldur integrates with Atlassian ServiceDesk, Zammad, and Microfocus SMAX for ticketing from its interface.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.waldur.com

Software support

Professional software support is available for self-hosted installations with multiple support tiers and varying SLAs.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Support desk

Waldur includes customer support ticketing and can connect to third-party helpdesk backends.Read 29 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

Training

Training is available on-site or remotely through a conference system.Read 30 Sep 2026 · waldur.com

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