Salt vs SolarWinds Patch Manager
| Salt | SolarWinds Patch Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Patch management | Yes | — |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | — |
| Supported platforms | Linux, Windows, macOS, AIX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, Gentoo, SUSE | Windows |
Both are listed in Best IT Automation Software. On Inferse, Salt scores higher on our published basis.