No. 16 of 67 ·IT Automation Software

Uyuni

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Uyuni is ranked #16 of 67 in IT automation software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

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Uyuni Free Open-source configuration and infrastructure management; hardware requirements depend on deployment and channel requirements uyuni-project.org · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on IT automation software

Deployment model: both
Agent model: both
Drift detection: Yes
Patch management: Yes
Policy as code: Yes
Compliance reporting: Yes
Supported platforms: SUSE Linux Enterprise; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP; SLE Micro; SL Micro; openSUSE Leap; openSUSE Tumbleweed; Alibaba Cloud Linux; AlmaLinux; Amazon Linux; CentOS; Debian; openEuler; Open Enterprise Server; Oracle Linux; Raspberry Pi OS; Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Rocky Linux; Ubuntu

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The record

Purpose: Uyuni manages and updates tens, hundreds, or thousands of machines as an open-source configuration and infrastructure management tool.
Provisioning: It automates deployment of hardened operating system templates to bare metal, virtual machines, and containers.
Configuration management: Uyuni uses Salt, and its server functions as a Salt Master for registering and managing Salt clients.
Supported clients: Documented client systems include SUSE Linux Enterprise, openSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Amazon Linux, AlmaLinux, and Raspberry Pi OS.
Deployment environments: Client systems can be on-premises or in public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
Compliance auditing: Uyuni can check clients for public security patch status, perform subscription matching, and use OpenSCAP for specification compliance checks.
Access control: Role-based access control restricts users to actions and resources for which they have explicit authorization.
Monitoring integration: Uyuni supports monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, including server and proxy self-health metrics and Prometheus exporters on Salt clients.
Virtualization integration: Virtual Host Managers can inventory VMware vSphere hosts, including ESXi and vCenter, through the VMware API.
Security limitation: Uyuni does not provide certificates by default for securing its Prometheus monitoring configuration; users must provide and deploy certificates.
Monitoring requirements: Prometheus and Grafana must run on a machine separate from the Uyuni Server, and the documented monitoring server clients are SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap versions listed in the requirements.
Support and issue reporting: The project directs users to file bugs in its GitHub repository and offers asynchronous communication through GitHub Discussions.
Company: The site identifies Uyuni as a project of the openSUSE Project and credits Uyuni Contributors.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best IT Automation Software in 2026#16 of 67
Best Patch Management Software in 2026#8 of 45
Best Application Deployment Software in 2026#9 of 42
Best Remote Monitoring and Management Software in 2026#8 of 38
Best Configuration Management Tools in 2026#6 of 25
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Sources

uyuni-project.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
uyuni-project.org/uyuni-docs/· checked 4 Oct 2026
uyuni-project.org/uyuni-docs/en/uyuni/administration/audi· checked 4 Oct 2026
uyuni-project.org/uyuni-docs/en/uyuni/administration/role· checked 4 Oct 2026
uyuni-project.org/uyuni-docs/en/uyuni/administration/moni· checked 4 Oct 2026
uyuni-project.org/uyuni-docs/en/uyuni/client-configuratio· checked 4 Oct 2026
uyuni-project.org/pages/get-involved.html· checked 4 Oct 2026