Equinix Metal alternative
Maintain control and
modernize with Oxide
Speed, automation, and control. The first API-driven system delivering on-demand, elastic cloud resources on-prem.
Equinix Metal (formerly Packet), which is winding down by June 2026, showed that speed, infrastructure ownership, and network proximity could coexist in a developer-friendly platform.
We’ve built the first rack-scale system that delivers the same cloud architecture previously attainable only through the public cloud hyperscalers, on-prem – even in colocation facilities like Equinix.
Half the cost of both the public cloud and traditional on-prem
Predictable costs
API-driven automation for developer velocity
The tools you already know—like SUSE Rancher, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenTofu
Cloud-like elasticity in a controlled, secure environment
Virtual machines, NVMe block storage, VPC networking & security
High efficiency design
55% reduced power use
Customers migrating from Equinix Metal choose Oxide for autonomy and a seamless developer experience delivered by infrastructure built for the next decade of computing.
AI applications
The future of AI is efficient. Oxide’s power-optimizing architecture delivers the savings needed to run AI workloads seamlessly and sustainably.
End-to-end airflow design
Improved fan geometry, placement and operational timing reduces fan power draw from 25% to <2%.
Telemetry
Full system visibility made possible through hardware / software co-design.
Rack-level power delivery
From 64 power supplies to just two highly-available power shelves and DC bus bar,
Going beyond metal
Cloud architecture on-prem
Built for automation and ease of operation
With Oxide's fully programmable control plane, developers can spin up and tear down virtual machines and virtual networks within seconds via API, CLI, or web console. Oxide supports Terraform, Kubernetes, and Packer out-of-the-box. Infastructure-as-Code workflows carry over seamlessly.
Hybrid Cloud Adjacency
Deploy Oxide in an Equinix (or any other) colocation facility to maintain hybrid connectivity and retain the ultra-fast, low latency cross-connects that Metal offered, but on a system you own and control.
Hyperscale-Grade Efficiency
Oxide delivers hyperscale-grade power efficiency – 12x better cooling efficiency, half the power footprint, and 2x the compute density compared to a traditional server rack of comparable performance. This means cheaper and simpler operations.
High resource utilization
Traditional on-prem systems operate at only 20-30% CPU utilization due to inefficient resource allocation. Oxide's cloud control plane enables utilization rates that can help deliver 2-3X more useful work per dollar spent.
Secure by design
Oxide extends trust from the moment power applies and our purpose built root of trust validates its firmware, to each subsequent processor that boots. Our system is designed for automated encryption and decryption of storage, embracing security by default.
Investment protection
Oxide's solution is ownership – you own the Cloud Computer. And because we're built in the open, customers aren't locked into proprietary offerings that might disappear. We're a long-term platform you can rely on with a single dedicated offering.