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Canonical Landscape
What Canonical Landscape is
Canonical Landscape is a systems management solution for administering Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud instances, IoT devices, and other Ubuntu systems. From a central portal, administrators can manage updates, run remote scripts, handle packages and repositories, set role-based access control, and monitor machines. It can alert on available updates and graph temperature, disk and memory use, system load, and custom metrics. A single instance can manage up to 40,000 machines, with an option to scale further. Landscape offers Canonical-hosted SaaS, Managed Landscape, and self-hosted deployment. SaaS is bundled with Ubuntu Pro; its free account covers up to five machines. Managed Landscape costs $6,861 a year per physical machine on public clouds, VMware, OpenStack, or LXD, and $9,470 a year per physical machine on bare metal. Self-hosted deployment requires the organization to install and maintain it. Landscape has a scriptable API and integrates with configuration management, monitoring, and ticketing systems. SaaS does not currently support repository mirroring or custom external identity-provider configuration.
Who it suits
Landscape suits teams administering large or growing groups of Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud systems, or embedded devices. Self-hosting is for organizations with the technical knowledge and resources to install and maintain it.
What it does well
- Central portal manages updates, packages, scripts, and access.
- One instance can manage up to 40,000 machines.
- Graphs system metrics and supports custom metrics.
- Offers SaaS, managed, and self-hosted deployment.
- Provides an API and third-party integrations.
What to know first
- SaaS is bundled with an Ubuntu Pro subscription.
- Free SaaS account covers up to five machines.
- SaaS lacks repository mirroring and custom external identity configuration.
- Self-hosting requires technical knowledge and maintenance resources.
Limits
The free Landscape SaaS account is available with Ubuntu Pro and covers up to five machines. SaaS does not currently provide repository mirroring or configuration of a custom external identity provider. Self-hosting uses HTTPS with TLS by default, but database encryption at rest is user-controlled and is not configured by Landscape by default.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape SaaS (Ubuntu Pro) | Free account with Ubuntu Pro · up to 5 machines | Free |
| Managed Landscape on public clouds, VMware, OpenStack or LXD | Per Landscape physical machine/year · Managed service · public clouds, VMware, OpenStack or LXD | $6,861 a year |
| Managed Landscape on bare metal | Per Landscape physical machine/year · Managed service · bare metal | $9,470 a year |
| Self-hosted Landscape | Ubuntu Pro subscription is the main licensing mechanism · enterprise-scale users should contact Canonical Sales | On request |
As landscape.is.canonical.com lists them, read 28 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://landscape.is.canonical.com/.
- Choose Canonical-hosted SaaS, Managed Landscape, or self-hosted software.
- For the free SaaS account, use an Ubuntu Pro subscription; coverage is up to five machines.
- For Managed Landscape, select the listed hosting environment and per-machine yearly plan.
- For self-hosting, arrange the technical resources to install, host, and maintain Landscape.
- Connect the scriptable API or supported systems integrations as needed.
Verdict
Landscape combines Ubuntu fleet administration, monitoring, and several deployment options. Choose a deployment with its limits in mind, including SaaS constraints and the work required to maintain a self-hosted installation.
Questions
Is Canonical Landscape free?
A free SaaS account is available with Ubuntu Pro and covers up to five machines.
What are the listed prices?
Managed Landscape costs $6,861 a year per Landscape physical machine on public clouds, VMware, OpenStack, or LXD, and $9,470 a year per Landscape physical machine on bare metal. No self-hosted price is listed; Ubuntu Pro is its main licensing mechanism.
Which deployment options does Landscape offer?
It is available as Canonical-hosted SaaS, Managed Landscape, or self-hosted software. SaaS is bundled with an Ubuntu Pro subscription.
Which platforms does it support?
The listed platforms are API, Linux, self-hosted, and web. Landscape manages Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud instances, IoT devices, and other Ubuntu systems.
Can Landscape connect to other systems?
It has a scriptable API and can integrate with configuration management, monitoring, and ticketing systems. Managed Landscape supports OpenID Connect and identity providers including Azure AD, Google, Okta, and IBM.
Who makes Canonical Landscape?
Landscape is Canonical’s systems management solution. Canonical was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Facts from Canonical Landscape's own pages
- Client limitation
- The Landscape Client snap does not support management of Debian packages. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Deployment options
- Landscape is offered as Canonical-hosted SaaS, Managed Landscape, or self-hosted software; SaaS is bundled with an Ubuntu Pro subscription. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2004 · landscape.is.canonical.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom · landscape.is.canonical.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Identity integrations
- Managed Landscape supports OpenID Connect and enterprise identity providers including Azure AD, Google, Okta, and IBM. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Landscape has a scriptable API and can integrate with existing configuration management, monitoring, and ticketing systems. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- Landscape is presented for teams administering large or growing Ubuntu estates across desktops, servers, clouds, and embedded devices. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Managed service support
- Managed Landscape includes an SLA with up to 99.9% uptime, 24/7 monitoring, and break/fix response by Canonical engineers. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Management
- From one portal, administrators can manage software updates, run scripts remotely, manage packages and repositories, configure role-based access control, and monitor client machines. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Monitoring
- Landscape can alert on updates and graph machine temperature, disk, memory use, system load, and custom metrics. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Landscape is Canonical’s systems management solution for managing Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud instances, IoT devices, and other Ubuntu systems. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- SaaS limits
- Landscape SaaS does not currently provide repository mirroring or configuration of a custom external identity provider. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Scale
- A single instance can manage up to 40,000 machines, with the option to scale for larger deployments. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Security
- Landscape SaaS data in transit uses HTTPS with TLS and data at rest is encrypted using AES-128. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Self-hosted requirement
- Self-hosted Landscape is installed, hosted, and maintained by the user or organization and requires technical knowledge and resources to set up and maintain. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Self-hosted security
- Self-hosted Landscape uses HTTPS with TLS by default, while database encryption at rest is user-controlled and is not configured by Landscape by default. · ubuntu.com, 28 Sept 2026
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