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Best BMC Control-M Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from IT automation software ranked against BMC Control-M on the same published basis.

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

BMC Control-M 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 BMC Control-M alternatives

What is the best alternative to BMC Control-M?

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 BMC Control-M?

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.