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Best VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from IT automation software ranked against VMware Cloud Foundation Operations on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Foreman
  2. 2
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Juju
  3. 3
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  4. 4
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo7.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  5. 5
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs OPSI
  6. 6
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs PatchMon
  7. 7
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Salt
  8. 8
    Canonical Landscape Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $571.75/mo7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Canonical Landscape
  9. 9
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Canonical MAAS
  10. 10
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs CFEngine
  11. 11
    Gluware Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Gluware
  12. 12
    Google Cloud VM Manager Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Google Cloud VM Manager
  13. 13
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Rudder
  14. 14
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Rundeck
  15. 15
    StackStorm Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs StackStorm
  16. 16
    Cobbler Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.1
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Cobbler
  17. 17
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs OpenVox
  18. 18
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Uyuni
  19. 19
    BMC Helix AIOps apiLinuxWebWin 6.8
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs BMC Helix AIOps
  20. 20
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo6.8
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Chef Infra

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 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 Landscape7.2Free plan$571.75/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Canonical MAAS7.2Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10CFEngine7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Gluware7.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
12Google Cloud VM Manager7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
13Rudder7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Rundeck7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15StackStorm7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Cobbler7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
17OpenVox7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Uyuni7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19BMC Helix AIOps6.8No—API, Linux, Web, Windows
20Chef Infra6.8No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about VMware Cloud Foundation Operations alternatives

What is the best alternative to VMware Cloud Foundation Operations?

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 VMware Cloud Foundation Operations?

Foreman is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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.