Canonical MAAS vs Macrium SiteDeploy
Canonical MAAS
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| Figure | Canonical MAAS | Macrium SiteDeploy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | $1.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · OS Deployment Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.0 (#9) |
| Spec score · OS Imaging & Deployment Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.0 (#8) |
| Founded | 2004 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | SiteDeploy is centralized OS imaging and deployment software for deploying golden images to multiple computers. |
| Storage | The documentation describes deployment storage options including software RAID, LVM, ZFS and bcache. | Golden image stores can use network shares, Amazon AWS Storage Gateway, or Azure Storage Accounts. |
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
Macrium SiteDeploy
- Core$20 a year
- Flex EnterprisePriced on request
- System BuildersPriced on request
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.
Macrium SiteDeploy
Macrium SiteDeploy has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.