No. 21 of 27 ·OS Deployment Software

OpenStack Ironic

Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.1

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

OpenStack Ironic is ranked #21 of 27 in OS deployment software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

OpenStack Ironic plans and pricing

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OpenStack Ironic Free No price or plan limits stated on the official pages reviewed docs.openstack.org · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on OS deployment software

Bare-metal deployment: Yes
Operating-system support: multi_os
Deployment methods: network_media
Unattended deployment: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Ironic provisions bare-metal machines and can run independently or as part of an OpenStack cloud.
Hardware management: It manages hardware through common protocols such as PXE and IPMI as well as vendor-specific remote management protocols.
Integrations: The documentation lists integrations with OpenStack Identity (Keystone), Compute (Nova), Network (Neutron), Image (Glance), and Object (Swift).
Deployment options: Documented scenarios include standalone deployments, OpenStack without Nova, and full OpenStack deployments with Nova and Placement.
Standalone scale: The standalone scenario is listed for one to hundreds of nodes and does not provide multi-tenancy.
Hardware lifecycle: Documented features include inspection, deployment, cleaning, adoption, retirement, RAID and BIOS configuration, firmware updates, and rescue.
Security and access: The security overview describes API authentication and authorization through Keystone and a Secure RBAC model, while advising operators to assess and secure their own environments.
Tenant isolation limit: By default, nodes are provisioned on a flat network without precautions against interactions between tenants; the documentation says integration with OpenStack services can provide tenant-network isolation.
Disk cleaning limit: By default, cleaning erases local disk drives after instance deletion but does not reset BIOS, reflash firmware, or erase peripheral devices.
Support and community: The documentation links to support resources, bug reporting and triaging, and the Bare Metal community for engagement.
License: The OpenStack project is provided under the Apache 2.0 license.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

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Sources

docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/install/deployment-scenar· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/admin/features.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/admin/security.html· checked 4 Oct 2026