Metal³ vs Tinkerbell
Metal³
metal3.io
Tinkerbell
tinkerbell.orgSide by side
| Figure | Metal³ | Tinkerbell |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 0 |
| Spec score · Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS) Software | 7.6 (#6) | 7.1 (#11) |
| Spec score · OS Deployment Software | 7.3 (#18) | 7.1 (#23) |
| Spec score · Bare Metal Provisioning Software | 7.4 (#19) | 7.1 (#25) |
| Community support | The project offers community support through Kubernetes Slack, a mailing list, and a weekly community call. | The project directs users to its documentation, GitHub organization, and the #tinkerbell channel in the CNCF Slack workspace for help and participation. |
| Purpose | Metal³ is an open-source project that provides tools for managing bare-metal infrastructure using Kubernetes. | Tinkerbell is a bare-metal provisioning engine maintained by the Tinkerbell Community. |
In their own words
Tinkerbell
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