What is Canonical MAAS?
An open source system that automates deployment and administration of physical servers, offering programmatic control through APIs and integration with infrastructure-as-code tools.
Canonical MAAS pricing
We don't have Canonical MAAS's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- Terraform
- Juju
- Ansible
- LDAP
- Active Directory
- SAML
- Ubuntu Pro
Canonical MAAS FAQ
Common questions about Canonical MAAS, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Canonical MAAS?
An open source system that automates deployment and administration of physical servers, offering programmatic control through APIs and integration with infrastructure-as-code tools. It is indexed under Bare Metal Hosting.
Source: https://maas.io/
Is Canonical MAAS free to use?
Canonical MAAS is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://maas.io/
Can Canonical MAAS be self-hosted?
Yes. Canonical MAAS can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://maas.io/
What does Canonical MAAS integrate with?
We have confirmed 7 integrations for Canonical MAAS, including Terraform, Juju, Ansible, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML and Ubuntu Pro. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://maas.io/
Canonical MAAS alternatives
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Compare Canonical MAAS
Side by side against other bare metal hosting, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Canonical MAAS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.04 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 26 | 0.08 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 41 | 0.03 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing transparency | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-10-05 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 152 | highsource · 2026-10-05 · 90% |
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 4 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | HTML | highsource · 2026-10-05 · 90% |
Pricing
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