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Best Rudder Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Rudder vs Foreman
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.3
    Rudder vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo7.3
    Rudder vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  4. 4
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.3
    Rudder vs OPSI
  5. 5
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.3
    Rudder vs PatchMon
  6. 6
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Rudder vs Salt
  7. 7
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo7.2
    Rudder vs Canonical MAAS
  8. 8
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Rudder vs CFEngine
  9. 10
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Rudder vs Rundeck
  10. 11
    StackStorm Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Rudder vs StackStorm
  11. 12
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Rudder vs OpenVox
  12. 13
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Rudder vs Uyuni
  13. 14
    BMC Helix AIOps apiLinuxWebWin 6.8
    Rudder vs BMC Helix AIOps
  14. 15
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo6.8
    Rudder vs Chef Infra
  15. 16
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Rudder vs Puppet
  16. 17
    WAPT Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.8
    Rudder vs WAPT
  17. 18
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.7
    Rudder vs Juju
  18. 19
    NetBrain Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    Rudder vs NetBrain
  19. 20
    Okta Lifecycle Management Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $17/mo6.7
    Rudder vs Okta Lifecycle Management
  20. 21
    ActiveBatch Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.6
    Rudder vs ActiveBatch

Rudder 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
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
21ActiveBatch6.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Rudder alternatives

What is the best alternative to Rudder?

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 Rudder?

Foreman is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.