Confluent vs Tinkerbell
| Confluent | Tinkerbell | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | api, Linux, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Bare-metal discovery | Yes | — |
| OS image deployment | Yes | — |
| PXE bootstrapping | Yes | — |
| Lifecycle management | Yes | — |
| Hardware inventory | Yes | — |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Out-of-band management | Yes | — |
Both are listed in Best Bare Metal Provisioning Software. On Freedom251, Confluent scores higher on our published basis.