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Best xCAT Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from IT automation software ranked against xCAT on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo6.8
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo6.7
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    xCAT vs CFEngine
  4. 4
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo6.6
    xCAT vs OPSI
  5. 5
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    xCAT vs Rundeck
  6. 6
    Action1 Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.5
    xCAT vs Action1
  7. 7
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.5
    xCAT vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
  8. 8
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    xCAT vs Foreman
  9. 9
    Google Cloud VM Manager Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free6.5
    xCAT vs Google Cloud VM Manager
  10. 10
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    xCAT vs Juju
  11. 11
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo6.5
    xCAT vs PatchMon
  12. 12
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    xCAT vs Rudder
  13. 13
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    xCAT vs Salt
  14. 14
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo6.4
    xCAT vs Arista NG Firewall
  15. 15
    Canonical Landscape Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $571.75/mo6.4
    xCAT vs Canonical Landscape
  16. 16
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo6.4
    xCAT vs Canonical MAAS
  17. 17
    ManageEngine Endpoint Central Free plan Web $66.25/mo6.4
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
  18. 18
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    xCAT vs OpenVox
  19. 19
    StackStorm Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    xCAT vs StackStorm
  20. 20
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    xCAT vs Uyuni

xCAT 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
9Google Cloud VM Manager6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
10Juju6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11PatchMon6.5Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Rudder6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Salt6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Arista NG Firewall6.4Free plan$22.50/moWeb
15Canonical Landscape6.4Free plan$571.75/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Canonical MAAS6.4Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17ManageEngine Endpoint Central6.4Free plan$66.25/moWeb
18OpenVox6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19StackStorm6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Uyuni6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about xCAT alternatives

What is the best alternative to xCAT?

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 xCAT?

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.