Azure Machine Configuration is ranked #12 of 25 in configuration management tools on Freedom251. It runs on Web. Paid plans start at $6/mo.
Azure Machine Configuration plans and pricing
All plansAzure resource Not published Azure Machine Configuration is free for Azure resources azure.microsoft.com · 22 Sept 2026
Arc resource $6/mo Billing is prorated hourly Billing is based on servers with one or more guest configurations assigned · Billing is prorated hourly azure.microsoft.com · 22 Sept 2026
Compared on configuration management tools
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $6/mo
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Agent model
- agent_based
- Drift detection
- Yes
- Patch management
- No
- Policy as code
- Yes
- Compliance reporting
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- AlmaLinux 9; Amazon Linux 2; Ubuntu Server 16.04–24.x; Debian 10.x–13.x; CBL-Mariner 1–2; Azure Linux 3; Windows 10–11; Windows Server 2012–2025; Oracle Linux 7.x–9.x; CentOS 7.3–8.x; RHEL 7.4–10.x; Rocky Linux 8–9; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 and 15.x
