Best Fabric Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from configuration management tools ranked against Fabric on the same published basis.
- 1Fabric vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
- 2Fabric vs CFEngine
- 3Fabric vs Rudder
- 4Fabric vs Salt
- 5Fabric vs cdist
- 6Fabric vs config.XO
- 7Fabric vs Google Cloud VM Manager
- 8Fabric vs OpenVox
- 9Fabric vs pyinfra
- 10Fabric vs LCFG
- 11Fabric vs Quattor
- 12Fabric vs Rex
- 13Fabric vs Uyuni
- 14Fabric vs OpenDSC
- 15Fabric vs Chef Infra
- 17Fabric vs Puppet
- 18Fabric vs OpenText Dimensions CM
- 19Fabric vs Mgmt Config
- 20Fabric vs Radmind
- 21Fabric vs Azure Machine Configuration
Fabric alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS Systems Manager State Manager | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | CFEngine | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Rudder | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Salt | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | cdist | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 6 | config.XO | 6.5 | Free plan | €449/mo | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Google Cloud VM Manager | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 8 | OpenVox | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | pyinfra | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | LCFG | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | Quattor | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Rex | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 13 | Uyuni | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | OpenDSC | 5.7 | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows | ||
| 15 | Chef Infra | 5.6 | $4.92/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows | |
| 17 | Puppet | 5.6 | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows | ||
| 18 | OpenText Dimensions CM | 5.5 | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows | ||
| 19 | Mgmt Config | 5.4 | API, Linux, self-hosted | ||
| 20 | Radmind | 5.4 | Linux, Mac, Windows | ||
| 21 | Azure Machine Configuration | 5.3 | $6/mo | Web |
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Questions about Fabric alternatives
What is the best alternative to Fabric?
AWS Systems Manager State Manager, number 1 in configuration management tools with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: CFEngine, Rudder, Salt and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Fabric?
AWS Systems Manager State Manager 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.