Canonical MAAS

Canonical MAAS is ranked #10 of 67 in IT automation software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.50/mo.

Canonical MAAS plans and pricing

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Self-support Free Free for all machines · no HA support · no RBAC · no Knowledge Base · no Sev 1 response SLA · no phone or ticket support canonical.com · 30 Sept 2026

Essential $30/yr per managed machine HA support · RBAC · Knowledge Base · no Sev 1 response SLA · no phone or ticket support canonical.com · 30 Sept 2026

Standard $50/yr per managed machine HA support · RBAC · Knowledge Base · Sev 1 response time: 4 hours · phone and ticket support during office hours canonical.com · 30 Sept 2026

Advanced $100/yr per managed machine HA support · RBAC · Knowledge Base · Sev 1 response time: 1 hour · phone and ticket support 24 hours a day, every day canonical.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on IT automation software

Free plan: Yes
API access: Yes

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Canonical MAAS

Purpose: MAAS is an open source platform for centrally managing and provisioning physical servers as cloud resources.
Lifecycle automation: MAAS automatically discovers, inventories, commissions, deploys, and decommissions physical servers.
Infrastructure as code: MAAS provides a cloud-like API and integrates with Terraform, Juju, and Ansible for infrastructure automation and orchestration.
Hardware discovery: MAAS discovers servers through PXE boot and supports IPMI-enabled machines, with discovery for subnets, VLANs, and switch fabrics.
Management interfaces: Nodes can be managed remotely through the web UI, command line, or API.
Operating system images: The feature tour lists Ubuntu, CentOS, Windows, and RHEL images, and says images can be synchronized or served from an onsite mirror for offline use.
Network configuration: MAAS supports IP assignment, bonding, VLAN configuration, virtual bridges, static routes, DHCP, and DNS management.
Storage configuration: MAAS supports storage layouts including Bcache, RAID, and LVM.
Virtual machines: MAAS integrates LXD and KVM capabilities to create and manage VMs through its UI, CLI, and API.
Hardware testing: MAAS can run built-in hardware tests or uploaded tests and retain historical test data and metrics.
Security and support: Canonical says Ubuntu Pro provides security patching and enterprise support for MAAS controllers and Ubuntu machines; controllers require Ubuntu Pro.
Support eligibility: Standalone Support covers machines that do not run Ubuntu Pro, but requires Ubuntu Pro on the machines hosting MAAS controllers.
Target users: Canonical describes MAAS as suitable for private cloud with OpenStack, server automation, and bare metal Kubernetes deployments.
Installation options: Canonical documentation describes a single-machine region-and-rack installation for homelabs, proofs of concept, or small production environments, and multiple controllers for high availability.
Price from: $2.50/mo

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Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best IT Automation Software in 2026#10 of 67
Best Bare Metal Provisioning Software in 2026#2 of 29
Best OS Deployment Software in 2026#2 of 27

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Sources

canonical.com/maas· checked 30 Sept 2026
canonical.com/maas/features· checked 30 Sept 2026
canonical.com/maas/docs/latest/how-to-guides/get-star· checked 30 Sept 2026