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Best Action1 Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from IT automation software ranked against Action1 on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Action1 vs Foreman
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.3
    Action1 vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo7.3
    Action1 vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  4. 4
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.3
    Action1 vs OPSI
  5. 5
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.3
    Action1 vs PatchMon
  6. 6
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Action1 vs Salt
  7. 7
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo7.2
    Action1 vs Canonical MAAS
  8. 8
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Action1 vs CFEngine
  9. 9
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    Action1 vs Rudder
  10. 10
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Action1 vs Rundeck
  11. 11
    StackStorm Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Action1 vs StackStorm
  12. 12
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Action1 vs OpenVox
  13. 13
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Action1 vs Uyuni
  14. 14
    BMC Helix AIOps apiLinuxWebWin 6.8
    Action1 vs BMC Helix AIOps
  15. 15
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo6.8
    Action1 vs Chef Infra
  16. 16
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Action1 vs Puppet
  17. 17
    WAPT Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.8
    Action1 vs WAPT
  18. 18
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.7
    Action1 vs Juju
  19. 19
    NetBrain Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    Action1 vs NetBrain
  20. 20
    Okta Lifecycle Management Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $17/mo6.7
    Action1 vs Okta Lifecycle Management

Action1 alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Foreman7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus7.3Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus7.3Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4OPSI7.3Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5PatchMon7.3Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Salt7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Canonical MAAS7.2Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8CFEngine7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Rudder7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Rundeck7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11StackStorm7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12OpenVox7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Uyuni7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14BMC Helix AIOps6.8No—API, Linux, Web, Windows
15Chef Infra6.8No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Puppet6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17WAPT6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Juju6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19NetBrain6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Okta Lifecycle Management6.7No$17/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Action1 alternatives

What is the best alternative to Action1?

Foreman, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, OPSI and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Action1?

Foreman is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.