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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 ip·Solis is a self-hosted platform for IT asset lifecycle management with self-service and automation — the layer between a CMDB, IAM/HR systems, and provisioning runbooks. Employees request VDIs, shared desktops, SaaS or any IT through a self-service portal with OIDC SSO (Entra ID, Okta and more); managers approve in one click, with multi-approver quorums, conditional rules and out-of-office delegation. Chained PowerShell 7 runbooks automate provisioning against Active Directory, SCCM, XenServer and VMware. Assets are managed across their full lifecycle: pooled or personal assignment, quotas, expiry and recycle workflows. Compliance is built in — access certification (ISO 27001/SOX/PCI), append-only audit log, SCIM 2.0 and HR-webhook leaver automation. Cost reporting tracks spend by provider, consumer and department. API-first: deploys in an afternoon via Docker, on-prem or air-gapped. Free for up to 25 users; commercial license above that. Source-available.
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 Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises 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 IT Operations, Workplace Engineering, IAM and IT FinOps teams, plus CISOs, in mid-market and enterprise organizations running mixed on-prem and cloud (Microsoft-centric) estates.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $30 Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing From €1,488/year (free up to 2 ip·Solis is source-available under the XenPool Commercial Source License — not open source. Free for productive use with up to 25 active users, including commercial use (plus private use, 30-day evaluation and non-productive research/teaching); no license file required. Above 25 active users a commercial license applies, in volume bands: 26–75 users €1,488/year, 76–250 users €2,988/year, larger volumes on request. Self-hosted via Docker Compose; B2B only. Free Version Supported Free Trial 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 Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Canonical Founded: 2010 United Kingdom maas.io	Company Information XenPool GmbH Founded: 2013 Germany www.ipsolis.com
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Categories Bare Metal Server Supported Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Supported	Categories IT Asset Management Supported
	Show More Features IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Audit Management Supported Compliance Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Not Supported Cost Tracking Supported Depreciation Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported IT Service Management Supported Maintenance Management Not Supported Procurement Management Not Supported Requisition Management Supported Supplier Management Not Supported
Integrations AWS Secrets Manager Not Supported Active Directory Not Supported Airstack Supported Ansible Supported Azure Key Vault Not Supported Cisco AnyConnect Supported CyberArk Conjur Not Supported HashiCorp Vault Not Supported IBM Cloud Supported Microsoft Configuration Manager Not Supported Microsoft Entra ID Not Supported Microsoft Teams Not Supported Ping Identity Not Supported PostgreSQL Supported Puppet Enterprise Supported SALT Supported ServiceNow Not Supported Sesterce Supported VMware ESXi Supported VMware vSphere Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 16 Integrations	Integrations AWS Secrets Manager Supported Active Directory Supported Airstack Not Supported Ansible Not Supported Azure Key Vault Supported Cisco AnyConnect Not Supported CyberArk Conjur Supported HashiCorp Vault Supported IBM Cloud Not Supported Microsoft Configuration Manager Supported Microsoft Entra ID Supported Microsoft Teams Supported Ping Identity Supported PostgreSQL Not Supported Puppet Enterprise Not Supported SALT Not Supported ServiceNow Supported Sesterce Not Supported VMware ESXi Not Supported VMware vSphere Supported Show More Integrations View All 21 Integrations
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