OpenPBS

7.2easy start · #6 of 21
in Job Scheduler Software

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Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted.

OpenPBS is ranked #6 of 21 in job scheduler software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

OpenPBS plans and pricing

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OpenPBS open-source edition Free AGPL 3.0 license · community forum support has no guarantees openpbs.atlassian.net · 1 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes

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The record

Purpose: OpenPBS optimizes job scheduling and workload management in high-performance computing environments.
Deployment environments: OpenPBS supports HPC clusters, clouds, and supercomputers.
Scalability: OpenPBS supports millions of cores and has been tested beyond 50,000 nodes.
Plugin framework: Its flexible plugin framework provides administration visibility and extensibility for customized implementations.
Scheduling: Policy-driven scheduling balances job turnaround time and utilization with optimal job placement.
Health checks: The health-check framework monitors and automatically mitigates faults.
Resiliency: Automatic fail-over architecture has no single point of failure, and jobs continue running despite failures.
Licensing: The PBS Pro software is dual licensed as commercial software and under the AGPL 3.0 open-source license.
Audience: Public-sector organizations such as academia and research facilities generally opt for the open-source license.
Community support: Community support is provided through a volunteer forum with no fee and no guarantee that questions will be answered or bugs addressed.
Integration: OpenPBS is integrated into the OpenHPC software stack, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.
Security updates: Security updates are primarily delivered as minor-version patches, and known critical and high issues are fixed in the next major release.
SELinux limitation: The OpenPBS installation guide states that OpenPBS does not support SELinux.
Project support channels: The project provides a community forum, contributor portal, source code repository, and issue tracker.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Job Scheduler Software in 2026#6 of 21
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Sources

openpbs.org· checked 1 Oct 2026
openpbs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PBSPro/pages/105512962/PBS%· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/openpbs/openpbs· checked 1 Oct 2026
openpbs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PBSPro/pages/50774764/Secur· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/openpbs/openpbs/blob/master/INSTALL· checked 1 Oct 2026