What Open Source MANO does

Open Source MANO (OSM) is an open source project hosted under ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) that delivers a Network Functions Virtualization Management and Orchestration (NFV MANO) software stack. The platform provides telecommunications service providers and network operators with a vendor-neutral, standards-based alternative for orchestrating and managing virtualized network functions (VNFs), directly addressing vendor lock-in and the high deployment costs associated with proprietary MANO solutions. OSM is developed and maintained by the OSM Community under ETSI governance, with contributions from network operators, vendors, and individual developers, and follows an established release cadence of two standard releases per year.

OSM's underlying technology is a complete NFV MANO stack supporting the full lifecycle of virtualized network functions. The most recent release, OSM Release NINETEEN, published on 2026-02-12, delivers cross-module Python 3.13 support, Angular framework upgrades for the GUI, updated Kubernetes and Helm versions, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as the new base operating system. The same release introduces self-contained repositories and simplified development pipelines intended to lower the contribution barrier for OSM developers. ETSI serves as the parent organization providing institutional governance and oversight for the project.

As an open source project under a standards body, OSM does not operate as a commercial entity: it has no disclosed revenue, no pricing model, no venture funding, and no traditional go-to-market apparatus. Distribution is community-led and self-serve through official OSM release channels, with the platform offered freely under open source licensing to a horizontal primary segment of telecommunications service providers and network operators deploying NFV infrastructure.

Name

Open Source MANO

Website

https://osm.etsi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Open Source MANO (OSM) is an ETSI-hosted open source project delivering a vendor-neutral Network Functions Virtualization Management and Orchestration platform for telecommunications service providers and network operators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

NFV Orchestration Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

MANO (NFV Management & Orchestration) (HDAFANAC)

Keywords

• NFV orchestration
• Network virtualization
• MANO platform
• Telecom orchestration
• Cloud-native networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

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Core offering

Open Source MANO (OSM) is an ETSI-hosted open source Management and Orchestration (MANO) software stack for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). It provides a complete platform for designing, orchestrating, and managing virtualized network functions and services across network operator infrastructure. The project is developed by the OSM Community under ETSI governance with a regular cadence of two standard releases per year.

Product overview

Open Source MANO (OSM) is a single, unified open source MANO platform produced by the OSM Community and hosted by ETSI. The platform follows a cadence of two standard releases per year, with the latest being OSM Release NINETEEN. OSM provides NFV management and orchestration capabilities for designing, creating, and managing networks and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open Source MANO (OSM) ETSI-hosted open source NFV MANO platform produced by the OSM Community, providing a standard framework for designing, creating, and managing virtualized network functions and services. Targeted at telecommunications service providers and network operators deploying NFV infrastructure.
• OSM Release NINETEEN Latest standard release of the OSM platform with modernization of underlying technology stacks, providing updated Python, Kubernetes, Angular GUI, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base for NFV orchestration. Used by network operators and telecom providers for NFV deployments.

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Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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Direct peers

• ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform): Linux Foundation-hosted open source project for telecom network orchestration and automation. Directly comparable to OSM as both target NFV/SDN orchestration for telecom operators, though ONAP leans toward service design-and-automation whereas OSM focuses on the MANO layer.
• OpenStack Tacker: OpenStack project providing NFV Orchestrator (NFVO) and VNF Manager (VNFM) capabilities. Overlaps with OSM as an open source MANO implementation, primarily aimed at OpenStack-based NFV deployments.

Emerging players

• Cloudify: Open source orchestration platform with TOSCA-based modeling for NFV and multi-cloud workloads. Comparable to OSM in providing orchestration for virtualized network functions, with both an open source core and commercial offering.

Broad incumbents

• Kubernetes (CNCF): The de facto container orchestration platform, increasingly used as the substrate beneath NFV/CNF orchestration. While not a direct MANO competitor, Kubernetes-based approaches are absorbing functionality that traditional MANO stacks like OSM provide.
• Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO): Commercial multi-vendor service orchestration platform from Cisco with strong adoption among telecom operators. Competes with OSM in the orchestration layer, though NSO is broader (multi-domain, multi-vendor) and proprietary.
• Nokia NetGuard / AVA: Nokia's portfolio of network management, orchestration, and assurance products for telecom operators. Comparable to OSM as an alternative MANO/orchestration stack, but delivered as a commercial vendor solution.
• Ericsson Cloud Manager: Ericsson's NFV infrastructure and orchestration offering for telecom operators. Competes with OSM as a commercial, end-to-end MANO solution tightly coupled to Ericsson RAN/core products.
• Red Hat OpenStack Platform: Commercial distribution of OpenStack providing NFVI and integrated orchestration. Comparable to OSM as it often hosts or integrates with open source MANO implementations, and serves the same telecom operator customer base.

Others

• ETSI ZSM (Zero-touch Service Management): ETSI industry specification group working on closed-loop, end-to-end service management automation. Adjacent to OSM as a sibling ETSI initiative that complements MANO with higher-level automation frameworks.
• LFN (Linux Foundation Networking): Umbrella foundation hosting multiple open source networking projects including ONAP. Functionally an ecosystem peer to ETSI in the open source networking space, providing alternative governance homes for projects comparable to OSM.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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