Best GPU Cluster Management Software in 2026
18 gpu cluster management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Backend.AI | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | View |
| 2 | dstack | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | View |
| 3 | GPUStack | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | View |
| 4 |  Koordinator | 8.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 5 |  Kueue | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 6 |  HTCondor | 7.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 7 |  Slurm Workload Manager | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 |  OpenPBS | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 9 | ClearML | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 | Volcano | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 11 | NVIDIA Mission Control | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | self_hosted | View |
| 12 | HAMi | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 13 | Apache YuniKorn | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 14 |  KAI Scheduler | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 15 | SkyPilot | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | hybrid | View |
| 16 |  TORQUE Resource Manager | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 17 | Moab HPC Suite | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 18 |  Voda Scheduler | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
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Questions about this list
Which gpu cluster management software is ranked first on Inferse?
Backend.AI is ranked #1 of 18 with a score of 8.9. dstack is second and GPUStack third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 18 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, ClearML has the lowest first paid tier we found: $15/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.