Canonical MAAS vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Canonical MAAS
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ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
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| Figure | Canonical MAAS | ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | $20.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 13 |
| Spec score · IT Automation Software | 9.3 (#2) | 9.1 (#4) |
| Company headquarters | Canonical's LinkedIn profile lists London, England as headquarters. | LinkedIn lists headquarters in Del Valle, Texas. |
| Company ownership | Crunchbase describes Canonical as a privately held, for-profit company and identifies Mark Shuttleworth as founder and CEO. | ManageEngine is the enterprise IT-management division of Zoho Corporation. |
| Founded | 2004 | 1996 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Pleasanton, California, USA |
| Integrations | Canonical documentation names Juju, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, OpenStack and Kubernetes as MAAS automation or orchestration integrations. | The integrated console lists Tenable Security, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Rapid7, ServiceDesk Plus, CrowdStrike and Analytics Plus integrations. |
| Purpose | MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources. | Patch Manager Plus automates patch management tasks from scanning and assessment through deployment and reporting. |
| What it does | MAAS is Canonical's private-cloud infrastructure manager that turns physical servers into cloud-like, repeatably deployable resources. | Patch Manager Plus automates discovery, testing, approval, deployment and reporting for operating-system and third-party application patches from a central console. |
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
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
- Free editionFree
- Professional Cloud$34.50 a month
- Professional cloud, monthly$34.50 a month
- Enterprise cloud, monthly$44.50 a month
- Professional On-Premises Annual$245 a year
- Professional on-premises, annual subscription$245 a year
- Enterprise On-Premises Annual$345 a year
- Enterprise on-premises, annual subscription$345 a year
- Professional cloud, annual$345 a year
- Enterprise cloud, annual$445 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.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus automates patch management from scanning and assessment through deployment and reporting. It manages patches for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and the vendor says it can deploy updates for more than 1,100 third-party applications, including Adobe, Java, and WinRAR. Administrators can form test groups, test patches, and automatically approve them for production. Real-time audits and reports show patch compliance and endpoint patch status. The Free edition is listed for up to 20 workstations and five servers; the trial runs for 30 days and requires no credit card. Edition differences matter: antivirus definition updates, driver and BIOS updates, and automated patch testing and approval are unavailable in Professional but shown in Enterprise and Free. Enterprise is described as suitable for WAN patching and includes distribution server support for bandwidth optimization. Listed prices include Professional cloud at $34.50 a month and Enterprise cloud at $44.50 a month. Professional on-premises costs $245 a year; Enterprise on-premises costs $345 a year.