MAAS vs. MetalTrace Comparison


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About Self-service, remote installation of Windows, CentOS, ESXi and Ubuntu on real servers turns your data centre into a bare metal cloud. Metal-As-A-Service (MAAS) provisioning with Windows, ESXi, Linux. Bare metal cloud with on-demand servers. Remote edge cluster operations. Infrastructure monitoring and discovery. Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SALT, Juju integration. Super fast install from scratch. VMWare ESXi, Windows, CentOS, RHEL, Ubuntu. Custom images with pre-installed apps. Disk and network configuration. API-driven DHCP, DNS, PXE, IPAM. REST API for provisioning. LDAP user authentication. Role-based access control (RBAC). Hardware testing and commissioning. MAAS delivers the fastest OS installation times in the industry thanks to its optimised image-based installer. Works on all certified servers from any major vendor. Discovers servers in racks, chassis and data centre networks. Supports major system BMCs and chassis controllers.	About MetalTrace®, is the world’s #1 metals industry Mill Test Report Database, Material Test Report Database, MTR software and MTR search engine. MetalTrace® integrates with all ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Navision, AIMS, Infor SX, Trend, BPCS, Sage and more. MetalTrace® saves time and money. MetalTrace® – the standard for quality assurance document management. MetalTrace® is a fully scalable, customizable document management system designed to track metals industry quality assurance paperwork. Created by a MetalSmart™ company with metals industry expertise, MetalTrace® is suited for any company from Mills to End Users, including Service Centers, Distributors and Fabricators because the flexibility inherent in MetalTrace® allows for customization to your unique business environment. MetalTrace® provides 100% Traceability® for all documents including Mill Test Reports, Material Test Reports, MTR, Welder Certs, Certificates of Compliance, Travel Sheets, Drawings, etc.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Enterprises, companies and IT departments interested in a bare metal cloud platform solution with on-demand servers for their data centres	Audience Companies in the metals industry seeking a mill test report database solution
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $30 Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $5000 one-time payment Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Canonical Founded: 2010 United Kingdom maas.io	Company Information Trace Applications Founded: 1997 Canada www.traceapps.com/metaltrace/
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Categories Bare Metal Server Supported Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Supported	Categories Document Management Supported Quality Management Supported
	Show More Features Document Management Features Access Controls Supported Archiving & Retention Supported Collaboration Tools Supported Compliance Tracking Supported Document Archiving Supported Document Assembly Supported Document Capture Not Supported Document Conversion Not Supported Document Delivery Not Supported Document Indexing Supported Document Retention Supported Electronic Signature Not Supported Email Management Supported File Recovery Supported File Type Conversion Supported Forms Management Not Supported Full Text Search Supported Offline Access Supported Optical Character Recognition Supported Print Management Not Supported Version Control Supported Quality Management Features Audit Management Not Supported Complaint Management Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Supported Defect Tracking Not Supported Document Control Supported Equipment Management Supported ISO Standards Management Not Supported Maintenance Management Not Supported Risk Management Not Supported Supplier Quality Control Not Supported Training Management Not Supported
Integrations Airstack Supported Ansible Supported Chef Supported Cisco AnyConnect Supported Huawei FusionStorage Supported IBM Cloud Supported Intelligent Management Center Supported LDAP Supported PostgreSQL Supported Puppet Enterprise Supported SALT Supported Sesterce Supported VMware ESXi Supported Verizon Cloud Supported Show More Integrations View All 16 Integrations	Integrations Airstack Not Supported Ansible Not Supported Chef Not Supported Cisco AnyConnect Not Supported Huawei FusionStorage Not Supported IBM Cloud Not Supported Intelligent Management Center Not Supported LDAP Not Supported PostgreSQL Not Supported Puppet Enterprise Not Supported SALT Not Supported Sesterce Not Supported VMware ESXi Not Supported Verizon Cloud Not Supported Show More Integrations
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