# OpenStack Ironic vs Tinkerbell

| Attribute | OpenStack Ironic | Tinkerbell |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 37.8 (21% (low)) | 43.8 (22% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 80 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 64,999 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 50,060 | 296 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | An open source system that handles the complete operational lifecycle of physical servers, from initial hardware discovery and enrollment through deployment, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning. | A platform that automates provisioning and lifecycle management of bare metal servers, using declarative configuration patterns similar to Kubernetes, with integrated support for hardware control, system booting, and automated workflows. |
| integrations.count | - | 6 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Cloud-init"},{"name":"DHCP"},{"name":"Redfish"},{"name":"IPMI"},{"name":"Intel AMT"},{"name":"Kubernetes"}]` |
| language.primary | CSS | Go |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ironicbaremetal.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:32:18.019Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | - |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 113 | 14 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.25.0","date":"2026-07-31T23:35:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.24.0","date":"2026-07-29T14:48:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.23.0","date":"2026-03-24T09:49:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.22.1","date":"2026-01-07T17:37:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.22.0","date":"2025-12-01T18:24:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.21.0","date":"2025-09-15T15:37:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.20.1","date":"2025-08-26T00:33:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.20.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.20.0","date":"2025-08-25T15:34:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.19.3","date":"2025-07-31T16:04:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.19.2","date":"2025-07-29T15:47:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.19.1","date":"2025-07-18T03:03:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.19.0","date":"2025-06-28T14:44:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.18.3","date":"2025-06-13T18:38:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.18.2","date":"2025-06-08T00:35:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.18.1","date":"2025-06-03T02:30:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.18.0","date":"2025-05-24T18:30:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.17.1","date":"2025-05-10T21:55:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tinkerbell/tinkerbell/releases/tag/v0.17.0","date":"2025-04-10T21:31:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 2.8 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bulma&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ftinkerbell%2Ftinkerbell&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Bare Metal Hosting)

| Capability | OpenStack Ironic | Tinkerbell |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Provisioning speed | - | - |
| Billing unit | - | - |
| GPU bare metal | - | - |
| Private networking vlan | - | - |
| Ddos protection included | - | - |
| Oob management | - | - |
| Custom os pxe | - | - |
| K8s cluster API provider | - | - |
| Terraform iac provider | - | - |
| Datacenter regions | - | - |
| Nvme storage | - | - |
| HIPAA eligible | - | - |
| Open source self hostable | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:43:46.495Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*