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Best Chef Infra Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from IT automation software ranked against Chef Infra on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo8.1
    Chef Infra vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.9
    Chef Infra vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.8
    Chef Infra vs OPSI
  4. 4
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    Chef Infra vs CFEngine
  5. 5
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.7
    Chef Infra vs PatchMon
  6. 6
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.7
    Chef Infra vs Rudder
  7. 7
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    Chef Infra vs Rundeck
  8. 8
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Chef Infra vs Salt
  9. 9
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Chef Infra vs Foreman
  10. 10
    Matrix42 FastViewer Free trial AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb €45/mo7.1
    Chef Infra vs Matrix42 FastViewer
  11. 11
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    Chef Infra vs Puppet
  12. 12
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo7.0
    Chef Infra vs Arista NG Firewall
  13. 13
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo7.0
    Chef Infra vs Canonical MAAS
  14. 15
    ManageEngine Endpoint Central Free plan Web $66.25/mo7.0
    Chef Infra vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
  15. 16
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Chef Infra vs OpenVox
  16. 17
    WAPT Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.0
    Chef Infra vs WAPT
  17. 18
    Action1 Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.9
    Chef Infra vs Action1
  18. 19
    ActiveBatch Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    Chef Infra vs ActiveBatch
  19. 20
    baramundi Management Suite Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.9
    Chef Infra vs baramundi Management Suite
  20. 21
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.9
    Chef Infra vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software

Chef Infra 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
8Salt7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Foreman7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Matrix42 FastViewer7.1No€45/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Puppet7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Arista NG Firewall7.0Free plan$22.50/moWeb
13Canonical MAAS7.0Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15ManageEngine Endpoint Central7.0Free plan$66.25/moWeb
16OpenVox7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17WAPT7.0No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Action16.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
19ActiveBatch6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20baramundi Management Suite6.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software6.9No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Chef Infra alternatives

What is the best alternative to Chef Infra?

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 Chef Infra?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.