Best System Center Orchestrator Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from IT automation software ranked against System Center Orchestrator on the same published basis.
- 1System Center Orchestrator vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
- 2System Center Orchestrator vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
- 3System Center Orchestrator vs CFEngine
- 4System Center Orchestrator vs OPSI
- 5System Center Orchestrator vs Rundeck
- 6System Center Orchestrator vs Action1
- 7System Center Orchestrator vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
- 8System Center Orchestrator vs Foreman
- 9System Center Orchestrator vs Google Cloud VM Manager
- 10System Center Orchestrator vs Juju
- 11System Center Orchestrator vs PatchMon
- 12System Center Orchestrator vs Rudder
- 13System Center Orchestrator vs Salt
- 14System Center Orchestrator vs Arista NG Firewall
- 15System Center Orchestrator vs Azure Automation
- 16System Center Orchestrator vs Canonical Landscape
- 17System Center Orchestrator vs Canonical MAAS
- 18System Center Orchestrator vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
- 19System Center Orchestrator vs OpenVox
- 20System Center Orchestrator vs StackStorm
System Center Orchestrator alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus | 6.8 | Free plan | $20.42/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus | 6.7 | Free plan | $0.82/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | CFEngine | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | OPSI | 6.6 | Free plan | €41.58/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Rundeck | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Action1 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | AWS Systems Manager State Manager | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Foreman | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Google Cloud VM Manager | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Juju | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | PatchMon | 6.5 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Rudder | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Salt | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Arista NG Firewall | 6.4 | Free plan | $22.50/mo | Web |
| 15 | Azure Automation | 6.4 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 16 | Canonical Landscape | 6.4 | Free plan | $571.75/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Canonical MAAS | 6.4 | Free plan | $2.50/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | ManageEngine Endpoint Central | 6.4 | Free plan | $66.25/mo | Web |
| 19 | OpenVox | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | StackStorm | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
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Questions about System Center Orchestrator alternatives
What is the best alternative to System Center Orchestrator?
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, CFEngine, OPSI and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to System Center Orchestrator?
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 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.