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Canonical Landscape
What it is
Canonical Landscape is a systems management tool for administering and monitoring Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud instances, and IoT devices. It can install, update, or remove software, apply automated update and security patch policies, and configure users and groups. Monitoring includes update alerts, graphs for temperature, disk, memory, and system load, running-process views, and custom metrics. Security and compliance functions include patch compliance, role-based access control, audit logging, and compliance reporting. Administrators can mirror and stage APT repositories and manage custom packages. Landscape can be deployed as multi-tenant SaaS, as a Canonical-managed single-tenant service, or self-hosted on cloud or on-premises infrastructure, including air-gapped environments. One instance can manage up to 40,000 machines, with larger deployments possible. A scriptable API supports customization and integration with configuration management, monitoring, and ticketing systems. Managed Landscape supports OpenID Connect and listed enterprise identity providers. The managed service advertises up to 99.9% uptime backed by an SLA, 24/7 monitoring, and high availability. Landscape is available with Ubuntu Pro; support is for customers who purchase it with Ubuntu Pro.
For and against
For
- Manages Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud, and IoT
- Supports self-hosted and managed deployment options
- Includes patch compliance and audit logging
- One instance can manage up to 40,000 machines
Against
- Supported platform is Ubuntu Linux
- Support is available with an Ubuntu Pro purchase
- Listed managed options have annual per-machine pricing
The verdict
Landscape covers software management, monitoring, and compliance for Ubuntu environments, with deployment formats ranging from self-hosted to managed service. Teams should compare the deployment and Ubuntu Pro requirements with their infrastructure needs.
Who it suits
Landscape is aimed at system administrators, security teams, IT managers, and compliance officers managing Ubuntu deployments. It offers deployment choices for teams needing SaaS, managed single tenancy, or self-hosting.
Plans and prices
Landscape SaaS (Ubuntu Pro included)
Included in an Ubuntu Pro subscription · Multi-tenant service · Managed by Canonical · newest features arrive here first
Read 7 Oct 2026 · ubuntu.com
Self-hosted Landscape
Self-installed on-premises or in a cloud · Can work without internet · Available in airgapped environments
Read 7 Oct 2026 · ubuntu.com
Managed Landscape on public clouds, VMware, OpenStack or LXD
Canonical deployed and maintained · SaaS in an environment you control · Public clouds, VMware, OpenStack or LXD
Read 7 Oct 2026 · ubuntu.com
Managed Landscape on bare metal
Canonical deployed and maintained · Bare metal
Read 7 Oct 2026 · ubuntu.com
On the record
- Deployment models
- Landscape is available as a multi-tenant SaaS service, as a Canonical-managed single-tenant service, or self-hosted on cloud or on-premises infrastructure.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Fleet scale
- A single Landscape instance can manage up to 40,000 machines, and deployments can scale larger.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Identity integrations
- Managed Landscape supports OpenID Connect authentication and enterprise identity providers including Azure AD, Google, Okta and IBM.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Landscape has a scriptable API for customization and can integrate with existing configuration management, monitoring and ticketing systems.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Managed service
- Managed Landscape advertises up to 99.9% uptime backed by an SLA, 24/7 monitoring and high availability.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Management
- Landscape can install, update and remove software, define automated update and security patch policies, and configure users and groups.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- Landscape can alert on updates, graph temperature, disk, memory and system load trends, show running processes, and collect custom metrics.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Landscape is a systems management tool for managing and monitoring Ubuntu deployments, including desktops, servers, cloud instances and IoT devices.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Repositories
- Landscape can mirror and stage internal or external APT repositories and upload and manage custom packages.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- Features include patch compliance, role-based access control, automated audit logging and compliance reporting.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Landscape support is available to customers who purchase it with Ubuntu Pro.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Ubuntu Pro offers a 30-day trial for enterprises, and Landscape is available with an Ubuntu Pro subscription.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- Landscape documentation identifies system administrators, security teams, IT managers and compliance officers in organizations of all sizes as users.ubuntu.com · read 7 Oct 2026
