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Best Microsoft Desired State Configuration Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from configuration management tools ranked against Microsoft Desired State Configuration on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
  2. 2
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs CFEngine
  3. 3
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.6
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Rudder
  4. 4
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Salt
  5. 5
    cdist Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.5
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs cdist
  6. 6
    config.XO Free plan apiLinuxWebWin €449/mo6.5
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs config.XO
  7. 7
    Google Cloud VM Manager Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free6.5
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Google Cloud VM Manager
  8. 8
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs OpenVox
  9. 9
    pyinfra Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs pyinfra
  10. 10
    LCFG Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs LCFG
  11. 11
    Quattor Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Quattor
  12. 12
    Rex Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Rex
  13. 13
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Uyuni
  14. 14
    OpenDSC apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs OpenDSC
  15. 15
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo5.6
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Chef Infra
  16. 16
    Fabric LinuxMacWin 5.6
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Fabric
  17. 17
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Puppet
  18. 18
    OpenText Dimensions CM apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.5
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs OpenText Dimensions CM
  19. 19
    Mgmt Config apiLinuxself-hosted 5.4
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Mgmt Config
  20. 20
    Radmind LinuxMacWin 5.4
    Microsoft Desired State Configuration vs Radmind

Microsoft Desired State Configuration alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AWS Systems Manager State Manager6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
2CFEngine6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Rudder6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Salt6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5cdist6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
6config.XO6.5Free plan€449/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
7Google Cloud VM Manager6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
8OpenVox6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9pyinfra6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10LCFG6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Quattor6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12Rex6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
13Uyuni6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14OpenDSC5.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Chef Infra5.6No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Fabric5.6No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17Puppet5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18OpenText Dimensions CM5.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Mgmt Config5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
20Radmind5.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Microsoft Desired State Configuration alternatives

What is the best alternative to Microsoft Desired State Configuration?

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 Microsoft Desired State Configuration?

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.