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Best AWS Systems Manager State Manager Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from IT automation software ranked against AWS Systems Manager State Manager on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo8.1
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.9
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.8
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs OPSI
  4. 4
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs CFEngine
  5. 5
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.7
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs PatchMon
  6. 6
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.7
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Rudder
  7. 7
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Rundeck
  8. 8
    Canonical Landscape Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $571.75/mo7.5
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Canonical Landscape
  9. 9
    Gluware Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Gluware
  10. 10
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Juju
  11. 11
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Salt
  12. 12
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Foreman
  13. 13
    Heimdal Patch and Asset Management Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 7.1
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Heimdal Patch and Asset Management
  14. 14
    Matrix42 FastViewer Free trial AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb €45/mo7.1
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Matrix42 FastViewer
  15. 15
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Puppet
  16. 16
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo7.0
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Arista NG Firewall
  17. 18
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo7.0
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Canonical MAAS
  18. 19
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo7.0
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Chef Infra
  19. 20
    Google Cloud VM Manager Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free7.0
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Google Cloud VM Manager
  20. 21
    Hexnode UEM Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $2.20/mo7.0
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager vs Hexnode UEM

AWS Systems Manager State Manager alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus8.1Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus7.9Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OPSI7.8Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4CFEngine7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5PatchMon7.7Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Rudder7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Rundeck7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Canonical Landscape7.5Free plan$571.75/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Gluware7.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
10Juju7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Salt7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Foreman7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Heimdal Patch and Asset Management7.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Matrix42 FastViewer7.1No€45/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Puppet7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Arista NG Firewall7.0Free plan$22.50/moWeb
18Canonical MAAS7.0Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Chef Infra7.0No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
20Google Cloud VM Manager7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
21Hexnode UEM7.0No$2.20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about AWS Systems Manager State Manager alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Systems Manager State Manager?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, OPSI, CFEngine and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS Systems Manager State Manager?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.