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Best VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from IT automation software ranked against VMware Cloud Foundation Operations on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo6.8
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo6.7
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs CFEngine
  4. 4
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo6.6
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs OPSI
  5. 5
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Rundeck
  6. 6
    Action1 Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.5
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Action1
  7. 7
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.5
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
  8. 8
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Foreman
  9. 9
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Juju
  10. 10
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo6.5
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs PatchMon
  11. 11
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Rudder
  12. 12
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Salt
  13. 13
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo6.4
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Arista NG Firewall
  14. 14
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo6.4
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Canonical MAAS
  15. 15
    ManageEngine Endpoint Central Free plan Web $66.25/mo6.4
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
  16. 16
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs OpenVox
  17. 17
    StackStorm Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs StackStorm
  18. 18
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Uyuni
  19. 19
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs VMware Workstation Pro
  20. 20
    Cobbler Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    VMware Cloud Foundation Operations vs Cobbler

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus6.8Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus6.7Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3CFEngine6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4OPSI6.6Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Rundeck6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Action16.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
7AWS Systems Manager State Manager6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Foreman6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Juju6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10PatchMon6.5Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Rudder6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Salt6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Arista NG Firewall6.4Free plan$22.50/moWeb
14Canonical MAAS6.4Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15ManageEngine Endpoint Central6.4Free plan$66.25/moWeb
16OpenVox6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17StackStorm6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Uyuni6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19VMware Workstation Pro6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
20Cobbler6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
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Questions about VMware Cloud Foundation Operations alternatives

What is the best alternative to VMware Cloud Foundation Operations?

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 VMware Cloud Foundation Operations?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.