Canonical MAAS vs ERA Provision
Canonical MAAS
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ERA Provision
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| Figure | Canonical MAAS | ERA Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 0 |
| Spec score · OS Deployment Software | 9.3 (#1) | 7.6 (#13) |
| Spec score · OS Imaging & Deployment Software | 9.3 (#1) | 7.6 (#12) |
| Company headquarters | Canonical's LinkedIn profile lists London, England as headquarters. | ERA One lists Geneva, Switzerland as its head office. |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Integrations | Canonical documentation names Juju, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, OpenStack and Kubernetes as MAAS automation or orchestration integrations. | ERA Control lists AD/LDAP, REST API, SIEM, STIX/TAXII, and NGFW integrations. |
| License | The MAAS source repository is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. | ERA Provision requires a separate license. |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | ERA Provision deploys operating systems on bare metal through PXE networking, images, automated installation scenarios, and ERA agent registration after installation. |
Plans
Canonical MAAS
- FreeFree
- Self-supportFree
- Essential$30 a year
- Essential$30 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Standard$50 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
- Advanced$100 a year
In their own words
Canonical MAAS
Canonical MAAS is an open source platform for provisioning physical servers as centrally managed cloud resources. It automates server discovery, inventory, commissioning, deployment, and decommissioning, and lets operators manage nodes through a web interface, command line, or API. Hardware discovery uses PXE boot and supports IPMI-enabled machines, as well as subnets, VLANs, and switch fabrics. MAAS integrates with Terraform, Juju, and Ansible for infrastructure automation. It can configure networking and storage, run hardware tests, and manage LXD and KVM virtual machines. Listed images include Ubuntu, CentOS, Windows, and RHEL; images can be synchronized or served from an onsite mirror for offline use. Canonical describes MAAS for private cloud with OpenStack, server automation, and bare-metal Kubernetes. A free self-support plan covers all machines but excludes HA support, RBAC, Knowledge Base, a Sev 1 response SLA, phone support, and ticket support. Paid plans start at $30 a year per managed machine. Ubuntu Pro is required for MAAS controllers; Canonical says it provides security patching and enterprise support for controllers and Ubuntu machines.
ERA Provision
ERA Provision has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.