Best Configuration Center Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from network configuration management software ranked against Configuration Center on the same published basis.
- 1Configuration Center vs ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager
- 2Configuration Center vs Unimus
- 3Configuration Center vs Netpicker
- 4Configuration Center vs Oxidized
- 5Configuration Center vs rConfig
- 6Configuration Center vs Arista NG Firewall
- 7Configuration Center vs NetKeep
- 8Configuration Center vs Gluware
- 9Configuration Center vs Mobile Net Switch
- 10Configuration Center vs Infoblox Cloud Network Automation
- 11Configuration Center vs Motadata ObserveOps Log Monitoring
- 12Configuration Center vs Infosim StableNet
- 13Configuration Center vs AlgoSec
- 14Configuration Center vs Kron NCM
- 15Configuration Center vs Nexsparkle ConfigVault
- 16Configuration Center vs Viewtinet Configuration Manager
- 17Configuration Center vs ExtremeCloud IQ
- 18Configuration Center vs Net-Monitor Network Configuration Management
- 19Configuration Center vs FirstWave opEvents
- 20Configuration Center vs NEC WebOTX Application Server
Configuration Center alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager | 6.7 | Free plan | $19.83/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Unimus | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Netpicker | 6.5 | Free plan | $625/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Oxidized | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | rConfig | 6.5 | Free plan | $333.25/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Arista NG Firewall | 6.4 | Free plan | $22.50/mo | Web |
| 7 | NetKeep | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Gluware | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Mobile Net Switch | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | Infoblox Cloud Network Automation | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Motadata ObserveOps Log Monitoring | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Infosim StableNet | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | AlgoSec | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Kron NCM | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 15 | Nexsparkle ConfigVault | 5.4 | No | $41.25/mo | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | Viewtinet Configuration Manager | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 17 | ExtremeCloud IQ | 5.3 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Net-Monitor Network Configuration Management | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 19 | FirstWave opEvents | 5.2 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | NEC WebOTX Application Server | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Configuration Center alternatives
What is the best alternative to Configuration Center?
ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager, number 1 in network configuration management software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Unimus, Netpicker, Oxidized and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Configuration Center?
ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.