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Best AWS Systems Manager State Manager Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from IT automation software ranked against AWS Systems Manager State Manager on the same published basis.

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

AWS Systems Manager State Manager alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Foreman7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Juju7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus7.3Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus7.3Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5OPSI7.3Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6PatchMon7.3Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Salt7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Canonical MAAS7.2Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9CFEngine7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Gluware7.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
11Rudder7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Rundeck7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13StackStorm7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Cobbler7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
15OpenVox7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Uyuni7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17BMC Helix AIOps6.8No—API, Linux, Web, Windows
18Chef Infra6.8No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Puppet6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about AWS Systems Manager State Manager alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Systems Manager State Manager?

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

What is the best free alternative to AWS Systems Manager State Manager?

Foreman is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.